Newbie hotspot question

[cpinto]

I must have a different charger than you. Ill look for a connection cable on ebay or something

It should be the same. My charger has two parts. The power supply and the USB cable which will disconnect from the power supply.

If it's the one you got with the X, they should be the same.

 

[tawalker42]

I had the phone shipped to my house and this is the charger that came in the box. I bet its not the right one.

 

[cpinto]

I had the phone shipped to my house and this is the charger that came in the box. I bet its not the right one.

Correct. Did you buy this direct from Verizon? You should have gotten a Sync cable and USB charger.

Strange ...

Well, these cables are fairly standard now, and easy to buy at any Best Buy, Walmart or Online.

 

[TwerpPoet]

It is just a standard USB to MicroUSB cable. You should be able to find one anywhere that they sell computers and accessories.

 

[tawalker42]

Bought one off of Ebay. Thanks guys!

 

[Leah2353]

Pda net

I've downloaded it on my imac and uploaded the app to my droid but for some reason my computer isn't recognizing the droid as being plugged in. Anybody else have this problem? Thanks again.

Leah

 

[TwerpPoet]

I've never used PDAnet or tethered myself, but a quick look at their site's help shows this,
PdaNet Desktop for Mac which is probably most of your problem.

Since it says that the current version doesn't work, maybe an older one would. Go ahead and read through their FAQ. You may have to contact them to see if they have a way to support your G4.

PdaNet for Android FAQ

 

[Leah2353]

Yeah, I did read that. It says it works on 10.5 (which I have) but not on imacs (which I have). Thought I'd give it a try anyway...

 

[TwerpPoet]

Well, just in case it does.

When you connect the phone to the computer via USB cable you will get a notification. Pull down notifications, tap on the USB connection notification and it will give you several options. Give them each a try and see if it helps.

 

[Leah2353]

Yeah, I tried that. When I select the first three, it says no phone connected. When I select charge only, I just get the spinning colorwheel and nothing happens.

 

[TwerpPoet]

This looks promising.

Nonrooted tethering with a Powerbook G4? - Android Forums

The 11th post summarizes the guy's experiences.

 

[TwerpPoet]

Also check Post 13 on this thread.

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-applications/31382-need-help-tethering-mac-pdanet-2.html

 

[Leah2353]

I have an older, non-intel based mac and I think that might be the problem. I've seen a couple folks suggest that Pda net isn't supported on them... Boo!

 

[TwerpPoet]

The first link I showed in post #26 was for a G4 using a different solution than PDAnet.

 

[Leah2353]

Yep, I read through that and I'm not sure what it all means. My computer is from 2003 (ancient) and I don't think I have bluetooth capability. When I open the bluetooth icon it says I don't have the hardware. Again, I'm a pretty basic computer user so I could be mistaken here... I can't tell how I appreciate your help though!