Android Tethering with PDAnet
Filed under Android
To make this post a little more real, I just turned off my laptop WIFI and started tethering my Google DROID. I have to first say that setting up tethering on my ANDROID phone was so easy it kinda hurt a little bit. You go to a market place, download a FREE application (accepted application in the market), run a couple steps and BAM. No Jail breaking, no worrying about rooting your phone, just so easy and safe. Here is a link to the application I used and feel free to let me know if there is a better one. Its called PdaNet in the market:
http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php
Here is a link to a YouTube video with complete instructions on getting tethering going (Note: This example uses Droid but I am sure it will work for other Android platforms)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5qtVP8qng4&feature=related
I am laying in bed right now and here is my http://reviews.cnet.com/internet-speed-test/ bandwidth test result: 1191.6 kbps! Not to shabby at all. Its actually a little bit faster than my WiFi from my bedroom (A little ways away from my home office WiFi).
Pros:
I can now have internet anywhere my phone does with no extra costs for WiFi. USB and Bluetooth tethering. It can access Verizon 3G without paying for the cost of a Verizon Wireless Mobile Modem. More ammo for the Android users to throw at the Mac iPhone dweebs :)
Cons:
You cannot WiFi tether without rooting your android device :(.
Feb22