Phone as modem

TEFKAB · #1 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 01:55 PM

Can the HTC be used as a modum for internet connection on a laptop?

Is the data service subscription the same for phone use and laptop use?

I would like broadband access on the phone as well as on my laptop.

**rstoyguy** · #2 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TEFKAB

Can the HTC be used as a modum for internet connection on a laptop?

Yes it can.

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Originally Posted by TEFKAB

Is the data service subscription the same for phone use and laptop use?

The service is called Phone as Modem and it is $39.99 for the 40MB plan, $49.99 for the unlimited which on sale right now for $39.99 for unlimited usage.

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Originally Posted by TEFKAB

I would like broadband access on the phone as well as on my laptop.

Sprint is planning to cap this usage to 5GB per month, and there is a program called PDANet that prevents sprint from seeing that you are tethered. I tether for my high speed connection so I use it heavily and use on average 5 - 7 GB monthly now. And while they can, I do not know of anyone that tethers normally and had sprint tack on a Phone-as-Modem plan.

black_mamba · #3 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 02:36 PM

This has been answered many times before, searching is usually the fastest way to find an answer. That being said, yes you can tether and you do not need PDAnet to do so. WinMo comes with an Internet Conn Sharing program as part of it's OS. You will need to delete a reg entry to prevent Sprint from seeing you do so, though. I haven't been following the thread about the cap, but I thought it was just an unconfirmed rumor. I have been tethering since I got mine last Nov and had been avg 6-8 GB/mo until I recently got my home internet back up.

slyaii · #4 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 02:54 PM

use this version and do not get any other cuz it's no longer free. i used this on my plan and my bill stayed the same. have fun with it.

**imneveral0ne** · #5 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 04:37 PM

was it ever free?

**rstoyguy** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 04:50 PM

I paid $29.95 for my version of pdanet. Version 1.8

ajones7279 · #7 (**permalink**) 05-31-2008, 06:04 PM

I've been tethering for weeks, right now matter fact, using simply internet sharing and I haven't been charged for it. I'm running one of OMJ's custom roms if it helps

mhtese · #8 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 10:02 AM

I'm trying to use pdanet , but it keep saying for me to connect the device. Its connected but no luck on trying to connect to the internet. Is there a step by step on doing this?

marchande · #9 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 10:12 AM

last I checked pda net was never free.. also.. 1.4 doesnt work on the mogul.. 1.8 will work flawlessly.. ive been using pda net since the days when I had a treo 650 and it worked great back then.. ... as for getting pda net to work.. you plug it in.. and right click on the pda net icon on your desktop.. and click on connect.. and done.. thats it.. your connected... or you can set the options to always connect when you attach your phone.. (not really recomended) there are a few enhancements that you can turn on... personally I have gotten better bandwidth.. and better stability with the 3g enhancements turned on... (any one have diferent results? )

hope that helps you out.