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WildBillyT · 02-21-2011, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LTs1ow

But I know if you use the verizon tether app, you pay for it. So IDK.

Woof. Let me know how it pans out.

Knipps · 02-21-2011, 10:31 PM

My friend did it with his original Droid and nothing's happened yet YMMV

Savage_Messiah · 02-21-2011, 11:05 PM

what the flying ****ing **** does YMMV mean

V · 02-21-2011, 11:09 PM

google kasey, google...

Anti_Rice_Guy · 02-22-2011, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah

what the flying ****ing **** does YMMV mean

http://tinyurl.com/b8pg6a

LTb1ow · 02-22-2011, 11:22 AM

Well apparently my brother has been using it for internet for a while now, damn college kids... last months bill indicated a large data use but no fees etc.

So we are good to go.

sweetbmxrider · 02-22-2011, 11:24 AM

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BigAls87Z28 · 02-22-2011, 11:44 AM

Awesome! Which app did you download?

LTb1ow · 02-22-2011, 11:49 AM

Easy tether, pretty straightforward, and its easy to switch between using the verizon or comcast connection.

BigAls87Z28 · 02-22-2011, 11:50 AM

do you have to download anything on your laptop?

LTb1ow · 02-22-2011, 11:52 AM

Ya, you download the app, then connect via USB, install program and voila.

BigAls87Z28 · 02-22-2011, 12:00 PM

Oooo....gunna have to try it. My laptop is a POS when it comes to internet connections. We will see how this works.

Knipps · 02-22-2011, 12:18 PM

I think the kid was keeping his use <5GB a month, If you can manage that it shouldn't be a problem

WildBillyT · 02-22-2011, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Knipps

I think the kid was keeping his use <5GB a month, If you can manage that it shouldn't be a problem

Even then, if you have the unlimited data plan I don't think they can say ****. At work we have a bunch of air cards issued out there (each has an issued phone # and they are treated like a phone) and some people used them as their normal internet connection every day for months. Performance is meh but it works. I've done way more than 5Gb a month on my MiFi and Verizon didn't say anything either.

LTb1ow · 02-22-2011, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

Oooo....gunna have to try it. My laptop is a POS when it comes to internet connections. We will see how this works.

Def give it a shot, the only thing it has given me an issue with is getting to my school google email account... which doesn't make sense being as I can do it on the browser on the phone..

But, its def faster than dial up yo!

HeadlessNorseman · 02-22-2011, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LTs1ow

They can do that?

Damnit.

If you have a GSM phone like T mobile you can root it and controll pretty much everything it does. And they will never know you are tethering it, other than a somewhat high data usage. Verizon can keep track of it

NJ346 · 02-22-2011, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LTs1ow

Def give it a shot, the only thing it has given me an issue with is getting to my school google email account... which doesn't make sense being as I can do it on the browser on the phone..

But, its def faster than dial up yo!

I looked up easytether last night after this thread and the problem with the google account is that it tries to connect through https which isn't supported in the free version of easytether but if you buy it for $9.99 it is. I'm gonna give it a try one of these days. Gonna be pretty sweet to have internet while your at say Atco

LTb1ow · 02-22-2011, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by NJ346

I looked up easytether last night after this thread and the problem with the google account is that it tries to connect through https which isn't supported in the free version of easytether but if you buy it for $9.99 it is. I'm gonna give it a try one of these days. Gonna be pretty sweet to have internet while your at say Atco

If you get service, which I think I did, but not sure.

NJ346 · 02-22-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LTs1ow

If you get service, which I think I did, but not sure.

service was always spotty for me, but I haven't been there in almost a year so it could have gotten better, and I have a better phone now

Tru2Chevy · 02-22-2011, 05:35 PM

AFAIK, Verizon will only flip and make you pay if they find that you are using the phone as a mobile hotspot (rooted) without paying them for it. The single USB-tethering doesn't seem to ruffle their feathers.

I was gonna do the USB tether on my X, but every app that I have looked at seems to have either no support, or very sketchy support for PowerPC Macs, and my laptop is a G4 powerbook, so it's not much use to me.

- Justin

BigAls87Z28 · 02-22-2011, 09:18 PM

Easytether looks like it had a recent update for Macs.

Blackbirdws6 · 02-23-2011, 08:01 AM

Tethering via USB is fine and you won't get charged as long as you have a good data plan. If you tether from the droid wirelessly (hot spot), this is when they will charge you. Rooted Droid here with a nice wireless tether app....no charges on my bill outside of my normal plan.

LTb1ow · 02-23-2011, 09:08 AM

Well comcast was at my house for two hours, managed to make the upstairs tvs all fuzzy and did not fix the internet iissue. Lovely.

Frosty · 02-23-2011, 09:21 AM

pwnd by the Comcast sub-contractor.

What did he say after he made the problem worse?

LTb1ow · 02-23-2011, 09:33 AM

The lack of internet is being caused by an issue at the pole, so it was out of his control. However, my upstairs cable apparently was creating a large amount of noise and to prevent it from spreading they. Installed a pad to keep it contained. So,gotta go find that and remove it.