Tether...anyone?

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Just wondered if anyone has tried to tether yet, and if it worked or not? Thx

Originally Posted by Bmerz

Just wondered if anyone has tried to tether yet, and if it worked or not? Thx

I am right now... works great. using built in wifi tethering with wpa2 encryption.

Originally Posted by rhca50

I am right now... works great. using built in wifi tethering with wpa2 encryption.

So I should be able to just plug the phone in and tether away? Sorry, I am new to this, and have never tethered before. I have CoNcast, but it would be nice to be able to take my laptop with me, and use it while out and about.

Does the tethering option have the built-in wpa2 encryption? As I am assuming that is a security thing - again new to all this.

Originally Posted by Bmerz

So I should be able to just plug the phone in and tether away? Sorry, I am new to this, and have never tethered before. I have CoNcast, but it would be nice to be able to take my laptop with me, and use it while out and about.

Does the tethering option have the built-in wpa2 encryption? As I am assuming that is a security thing - again new to all this.

If you use wifi-tethering, then you might not even need to plug in... the only reason to plug in would be to feed your phone power, rather than depleting it uber fast while tethering.

wired-tethering (the other kind) is also built in, but I can't tell you how to do it. I always use wifi (so I can "enable" multiple devices simultaneously)

Originally Posted by rhca50

If you use wifi-tethering, then you might not even need to plug in... the only reason to plug in would be to feed your phone power, rather than depleting it uber fast while tethering.

wired-tethering (the other kind) is also built in, but I can't tell you how to do it. I always use wifi (so I can "enable" multiple devices simultaneously)

Ohhh, Ok - so I don't have to plug it in - I thought I had to. So I should be able to just (for example) take it to the park on my lunch break, and be able to set the phone next to my laptop and get connected...?

Sorry for all the questions, just curious how this works - as I'd like to take advantage of it. Thx!

Originally Posted by Bmerz

Ohhh, Ok - so I don't have to plug it in - I thought I had to. So I should be able to just (for example) take it to the park on my lunch break, and be able to set the phone next to my laptop and get connected...?

Sorry for all the questions, just curious how this works - as I'd like to take advantage of it. Thx!

Yeah exactly! as simple as that =D

Just for quickie, but the speed is a bit slow. (use mobile hotspot)

Originally Posted by mingkee

Just for quickie, but the speed is a bit slow. (use mobile hotspot)

that seems pretty good for NY seeing as peak time is all the time

Originally Posted by mingkee

Just for quickie, but the speed is a bit slow. (use mobile hotspot)

Thx for posting your results. Makes me wonder how much better you would have gotten, if the phone had HSPA+...?

I guess we'll never know (thx Goog and Sam!)!

Originally Posted by Bmerz

Thx for posting your results. Makes me wonder how much better you would have gotten, if the phone had HSPA+...?

I guess we'll never know (thx Goog and Sam!)!

No, it doesn't. It has regular HSPA as nexus one.