tether? wifi? hotspot?

hidaya · #1 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 04:28 PM

ok so please dont shoot me as ive never used tether. i now have the evo and realize that they offer wifi or hotspot. my question is what is the difference between the three of these?
the other day i used the wifi.. then began to panic that i was going to be charged for using the wifi.
i have tried to read up on this and have asked the sprint reps about it. please help

**apristel** · #2 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by hidaya

ok so please dont shoot me as ive never used tether. i now have the evo and realize that they offer wifi or hotspot. my question is what is the difference between the three of these?
the other day i used the wifi.. then began to panic that i was going to be charged for using the wifi.
i have tried to read up on this and have asked the sprint reps about it. please help

Nothing to worry about.

Here ya go

Sprint Hotspot = $30 a month, you can use your phone to connect your laptop, ipods..whatever to wifi internet, just like you would in your house using your wireless router. 4g and 3g connection.

Wifi Tether = FREE - This will require you to root your phone. You can connect devices just like the Sprint hotspot, using 4g and 3g connections.

Wired Tether = FREE - Just like Wifi tether only you connect your phone to your laptop via usb cable and you can get internet on your laptop using your phones internet connection.

Wifi = Connecting your phone to your wireless router or coffeeshops wireless internet is free. It's just a feature of your phone. Don't panic. It's free!

Hope that helps you out!

hidaya · #3 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 04:40 PM

thank you so much!

SunnyGeek · #4 (**permalink**) 07-01-2010, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by apristel

Nothing to worry about.

Wired Tether = FREE - Just like Wifi tether only you connect your phone to your laptop via usb cable and you can get internet on your laptop using your phones internet connection.

Hope that helps you out!

How do I do that? I have tried with no luck.

wampuscat · #5 (**permalink**) 07-01-2010, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SunnyGeek

How do I do that? I have tried with no luck.

What did you try with. I was using easytether from the market. You install it on the phone and install there application on your computer and just plug it in and connect . Couldn't get pdanet to work for some reason.

SunnyGeek · #6 (**permalink**) 07-01-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wampuscat

What did you try with. I was using easytether from the market. You install it on the phone and install there application on your computer and just plug it in and connect . Couldn't get pdanet to work for some reason.

I didn't realize there was an app for it. I'm going to give it a try when I get near my computer.

Odeezie · #7 (**permalink**) 07-01-2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by apristel

Nothing to worry about.

Wired Tether = FREE - Just like Wifi tether only you connect your phone to your laptop via usb cable and you can get internet on your laptop using your phones internet connection.

Wait I thought you had to be rooted for this to work? I have always gotten an error when trying to do this, before and after the update.

wampuscat · #8 (**permalink**) 07-01-2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Odeezie

Wait I thought you had to be rooted for this to work? I have always gotten an error when trying to do this, before and after the update.

You don't have to be rooted for wired usb tethering , only for wireless tether.

Odeezie · #9 (**permalink**) 07-02-2010, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by wampuscat

You don't have to be rooted for wired usb tethering , only for wireless tether.

Alright so after reading a few other threads, it sounds like I need 3rd party software to get it working. If that is the case, why is it even an option to tether if it doesn't even work? (I'm getting the data call failure error)

**TheBundo** · #10 (**permalink**) 07-02-2010, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Odeezie

Alright so after reading a few other threads, it sounds like I need 3rd party software to get it working. If that is the case, why is it even an option to tether if it doesn't even work? (I'm getting the data call failure error)

Because Sprint wants you to see what you can buy from them, even though it's included in the Android OS (before they disable it). The nice thing is, Android is open source, and free to Sprint, and they can hack away, and so can we