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Old 11-15-2010, 11:23 PM
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Is there a way to use my cellphone to connect to the Internet with my laptop?
I am currently using a Verizon stick to access the internet out in the field. Is there a way to use the cellphone to connect to the Internet? May be a very stupid question, but thought I would throw it out to our Techies...

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Old 11-15-2010, 11:30 PM
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Yes-- tethering: http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/pho...-to-tether.htm.
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Old 11-15-2010, 11:43 PM
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cool. Thanks.
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I use PdaNet with my Andriod and it works great. EasyTether is another good one to use.
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I use PdaNet with my Andriod and it works great. EasyTether is another good one to use.
Guessing you're not on Froyo yet?
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I have an HTC Hero running 2.1 (think that Froyo) and it has tethering, but my service provider (Ntelos) doesn't allow it to work. The other two work fine though.
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I rooted my android and am using wireless tether
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always wondered about doing this. does it have to be a smartphone?
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