Interesting feature of the EVO 4G

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Saw this when I first plugged in the device, but never got around to taking screenshots until today. As far as I know, this is a new feature on the EVO 4G, but may just be a new feature of the 2.1 Sense interface. I last used the HTC Hero on 1.5, so I'm not sure.

Either way, there's this cool interface you're presented with when plugging in the phone - asking you what you want to do. This is very similar to the Palm Pre's options when plugging in. Upon further investigation, this is actually an "application" called PC Synchronization. Here's some screenshots:

had those options for 3 months or so on Hero.
PC Sync is just HTC Sync.

Can you usb tether to your comp?

Originally Posted by joselb

Can you usb tether to your comp?

yes, it's quite easy with the Internet Sharing option

I 've had the same options minus 1 on my touch pro. Of course it was running a custom rom but still , nothing new .

Yep, same here on the Touch Pro 2. When you plugin, you are asked if you want to run ActiveSync, Disk Drive, or Internet Sharing. This is on the mostly stock ROM.

very old option for rooted hero users =P

So, the question is, for an EVO, does the USB Internet Sharing cost anything? I never saw anything about it or was offered/requested to pay for "tethering", only the $30 wifi hot spot.

Originally Posted by tschwenke

So, the question is, for an EVO, does the USB Internet Sharing cost anything? I never saw anything about it or was offered/requested to pay for "tethering", only the $30 wifi hot spot.

you will get error 67 on both "internet sharing" and the "mobile hotspot" apps on the stock rom and with most rooted roms... it can be hacked tho, i know because it was done on the hero