Heads up! O2 charges per mb when using internet sharing app.

[NxJay]

Just a heads up for all you guys on O2 with the unlimited (yeah, right) web bolt on.

Was browsing thru my online bill today and i've racked up charges for data usage. It's not too expensive (average GBP7 per 100mb) but it's still a charge nonetheless for a service that should be covered by the damn bolt-on.

The strange thing is, the charges only seem to happen when i'm using the internet sharing app on my hima (and have it connected to my laptop via USB). However, when i'm browsing thru PIE on the XDA, there are no charges at all.

I'm wondering...if the internet sharing app essentially just provides a gateway between the phone and my laptop, how does O2 know to charge me for just PC browsing but not phone browsing?

Anyone have any ideas?

[newquaymarc]

glad I saw your post, what software n settings are you using? I need to get laptop xda sharing working, im with orange £1 for the day unlimited but can't get the sharing workin

[NxJay]

I'm using the standard internet sharing application (found in the start menu>programs section) that came with my ROM.

To get GPRS/3G settings, go to start menu>settings>connections and run the Network Wizard application. It'll ask you whether you want to autoconfigure for orange. Select yes and let it do it's thing.

Once you've done that, fire up the internet sharing application.
PC Connection: select USB
Network Connection: select the GPRS connection

Then connect your XDA to your computer (i use the docking cradle) and voila.

I'm also on Windows Vista Ultimate. Basically it was a case of doing the above and nothing else. Vista automatically realised what my phone was trying to do and gave me internet access straightaway. I'm not sure if XP'll do the same.

Good luck

[newquaymarc]

yep all working now and only a quid day and no extras charges on orange