usb connection charges, but computer won't connect

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okay

so i plug in my tilt into the cradle, or the mini usb cable connection that i have, and in either case, the orange light comes up and the phone does indeed charge...however, the computer does not pick it up at all, i've tried on several computers already, and i tried it with pdacorner 16 and 18, both of which worked fine up until recently when this started happening...

so my question is, is it possible for the mini usb port on my tilt to have gotten messed up to the point where it still charges, but the connection to the computer doesn't work...

if so, what can i do about it?

the main reason i want to connect to the computer is to be able to use the 3g internet on my laptop/desktop, is there another way to do this?

The answer to the first question to the best of my knowledge is yes. The second question, you can send it to HTC or another repair company to get it repaired. I assume you have already tried a hard reset though. You can still tether your computer to your modem using your device's Wi-Fi and a program like WMWifiRouter. It isn't free, but it has many useful features including the ability to use your device's data connection over Wi-Fi. And FYI, if your computer has built in bluetooth (or you have a USB bluetooth USB key like I do), I think you can also tether over bluetooth without WMWifiRouter. I hope that answers your questions

Dave