htc Sync and tethering?

[jimmyco2008]

So I was thinking about getting the next htc Droid that comes out on Verizon, and I was looking at it's htc Sync on their webiste....... Says you can share internet with it????

HTC Mobile Phone Support - DROID ERIS by HTC (Verizon) - Downloads

Given it's on the Droid Eris webpage, htc Sync works with all htc phones.

So does anyone know what exactly what teh "Mobile Network sharing function" is?????

 

[jimmyco2008]

..And more importantly, does Verizon disable this wonderful feature?

 

[furbearingmammal]

It's called mobile hotspot or USB tethering and Verizon will charge for or disable it.

The only workaround would be to root and use either a custom ROM or the tethering app(s) from the Google Code repositories.

 

[jimmyco2008]

...So you can't use that unless you pay Verizon for it?

 

[furbearingmammal]

Unless you root, correct.

 

[jimmyco2008]

Looks like I WILL need PdaNet after all...... Thank you very much!

 

[furbearingmammal]

Easy Tether is cheaper if you're going to do the paid version.

 

[jimmyco2008]

Oh? How does connecting to your computer work? Do you have to manually enable the tethering connection on your computer, or can you just plug in your phone and BAM?

 

[furbearingmammal]

You install a small application and drivers on your PC just like with PDA Net, turn on debugging on the phone, and then run the app with your USB cable plugged in.

It's virtually identical except for the app on your phone, basically.

 

[jimmyco2008]

..Except PdaNet has a somewhat rediculous txt message app, of which the texts don't even show up on your phone? And is easytether faster than PdaNet? I mean is the tethering speed faster?

And if I may ask, don't you have to re-root the phone every Android OS update?

 

[furbearingmammal]

They're all about the same speed, really.

You only have to re-root if you're not ROMing or you want to update to get the latest features. However, many people have said that rooting to get the free tethering apps from my signature are worth the price of admission.

 

[jimmyco2008]

ah. Tempting, but I would rather not risk bricking something I paid $200 for haha....

 

[furbearingmammal]

It's not the $200 you paid, it's the $90 co-pay for an insurance claim or the $500 replacement cost if you don't have insurance and have had the phone more than 30 months.

 

[jimmyco2008]

30 days you mean? And that's still expensive!

 

[furbearingmammal]

3 months. Oops! Square Trade and a vendor on this site offer 90-day insurance plans.