WiFi Tether App

[Natolx]

Alright got it working is there any way to modify the script so that the SSID is broadcast for a longer period?

[Dedman]

Is this like using your phone as an internet connection for your computer? Doesn't Verizon charge for this? Wouldn't this be against their policy?

That's what I need too. I'm already accessing the net on my droid through my wifi router at home. I want a way to access the net on my laptop through my droid while I'm on the road. I don't have any desire to root my phone, so I would pay for an app that does this.

[SwordOfWar]

Is this like using your phone as an internet connection for your computer? Doesn't Verizon charge for this? Wouldn't this be against their policy?

That's what I need too. I'm already accessing the net on my droid through my wifi router at home. I want a way to access the net on my laptop through my droid while I'm on the road. I don't have any desire to root my phone, so I would pay for an app that does this.

Pdanet is probably your best option without rooting. Yes this is against Verizon's policy and you will probably be charged if you use a lot of data without having an official tethering plan.

[tmiles]

anyone tried using pdanet with facebook? It will go to the homepage and that is it. farmville or anything else just flashes up and then goes away to "cannot display this page". Thanks. I have the full 29.00 version.

[modroid]

My motorola droid has been rooted and I have the wireless tether app wireless_tether_2_0_pre3_eclair loaded. I can thether my laptop to the phone with an ad hoc connection. My computer shows that I am connected with good signal strength. However, I can not access the internet on my computer. Not sure why. Has anyone experienced this problem or know what I can do to get it working?

[flameboy]

Now I have 2 kids with iPods and I'm thinking how nice it would be for them (agh me) that as I'm driving down the road they could through a wifi connection to the droid still have access to online content.

Wifi tether will not work with most portable devices like iPods because it uses an adhoc connection instead of becoming a hotspot. Many (most) portable devices that aren't laptops don't support this type of connection.

My understanding is that there are technical reasons why the phone cannot tether as a hotspot.... and while it may be possible in the future, you shouldn't be counting on it.

[LtKen]

Now I have 2 kids with iPods and I'm thinking how nice it would be for them (agh me) that as I'm driving down the road they could through a wifi connection to the droid still have access to online content.

Wifi tether will not work with most portable devices like iPods because it uses an adhoc connection instead of becoming a hotspot. Many (most) portable devices that aren't laptops don't support this type of connection.

My understanding is that there are technical reasons why the phone cannot tether as a hotspot.... and while it may be possible in the future, you shouldn't be counting on it.

My bet is because a computer to computer network only forwards the data, it only ties two network connections together. A hotspot or router actually reads packet information and discriminately forwards information.

I'm sure it's possible to make the droid into a hotspot, but it would chew through battery life like no other.

[dricket]

For the Samsung Droid Charge only, there's a wifi hotspot app that doesn't require root:
https://market.android.com/details?i...rs.wifihotspot