tether? wifi? hotspot?
 

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 :confused1:

Re: tether? wifi? hotspot?
 

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!

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thank you so much!

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you are welcome!

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Since the OTA arrived, we are unable to tether for free as Sprint/HTC locked us out. Hopefully the people at unrevoked can come out with a new version to let us back in...

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So if I want to connect my phone to my home's WIFI and then use my phone as a router to wired tether to my computer ( I do not have a wireless internet card on my computer) is that possible for free on a non-rooted EVO?

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Not sure I completely understand what your last post is asking OP. but I think this is it. If ur talkin bout gettin your homes WiFi internet connection to an older computer that doesn't have WiFi, just go buy a wireless adapter for $15 or $20 . Then you can connect it to your homes WiFi.

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

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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.

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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.