is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

title? data on the phone is turned off, but it is connected to the internet.

i only have 2mb of data so i need to be very careful

is data going to be used in this situation?

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

No, It will route through your computer. You are using the LAN, not the cellular connection.

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

Depends... Are you connecting to the internet via wifi... then no... data will not be charged to your data plan.
But if you are accessing data with your phone via 3g, you are being charged.

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

i am accessing the internet through the USB i believe.
i am running calkulins cdma rom 6.5.1 ... my phone is connected to my computer and i am using the internet on my phone....

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

One way to find out: Set your computer to use the OpenDNS servers, plug in your phone to the computer, and enter in an invalid address, (such as www.butt****bonanza.com), do you get an OpenDNS error message on your phone? If so, you are routing through your computer. No data is used. Try http://www.butt****bonanza.com/groovy.html It connects to absolutely nothing.

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

loll haha thanks.
i just dont want to go over the 2mb since its like 10$ for every exxtra mb

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

Wow....

If youre using your phone to give your computer an internet signal... YES, youre using your Data plan on your phone.

2megs is NOTHING, i just checked my account, since the 19th of last month, i have used 421,562 KB just using my phones browser. For the illiterate, thats 421 MEGS...

Why wont you add the $10 PV package?

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

You need to read more carefully, he is using his computer to provide Internet access to the phone, not the other way around.

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

I did read very carefully. He still isnt very clear on HOW his computer or phone is hooked up. He never says that he has home internet either. Why, if you are sitting at your computer, would you use your phone instead?

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

Is it even possible to share the internet from your laptop to your phone? I know you can set the laptop as a WAP and use the wifi on the phone, but he said he's connected USB, AFAIK there is no way to share an internet connection from a windows pc to any USB device...

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

Sure it is, it is part of Activesync. It is there from the PPC days when you actually bought a PPC separate from a phone, so the PPC had no net access, but you might want to grab your daily dose of news from the net to read while you are in the can.

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

Because something on his phone needs to access the net and he has a crappy data plan. For example what if he wanted configure email on the phone but didn't want to use his crappy data plan.

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

Do you really think he doesn't realize he can access the net on his phone without being connected to the computer? The only purpose for connecting the computer then saying you are using the internet on my phone in the same sentence is to use the computer's net connection.

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

Should really consider getting a data plan. why gets a smartphone without a data plan and then worry about going over 2mb? i am sure even if it;s not the old SERO bargains, any data plan is better than going over and paying exorbitant fee for the per kb.

Re: is data used when my tp is connected to my computer via USB
 

Yes it is possible to even make your laptop work as a AP. The only problem is that you must use another NIC (like the wired NIC) in order to get the initial connection you want to share. So for example, you'd get internet through your wired LAN and share it through your wireless so your phone can connect to it.

Just google it, it is really easy to set up.

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It is possible as I had Roadrunner Turbo setup on my home pc via cable modem. Plugged in my HTC Mogul and was able to surf on the phone using the RoadRunner connection.