[Noisebridge-discuss] Fwd: Re: Android question: I want to share, via wifi, my Internet connection. What's the best way to do this?

[claudio donndelinger]

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From: "claudio donndelinger" <orias3141 at gmail.com>
Date: Jun 9, 2011 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Android question: I want to share, via
wifi, my Internet connection. What's the best way to do this?
To: "Taylor Alexander" <tlalexander at gmail.com>

Any (usually) rooted android phone will be capable of tethering, either over
wifi or usb. Gsm phones are easier, since there is only an APN that rarely
needs to be adjusted. It usually works out of the box. CDMA phones however
have an extra setting that can be adjusted either through the phone's
internal PST (##778 or other code) or through CDMA Workshop or QPST(MIP/PPP
settings).

Either way, root your phone, tether for free. Watch your data usage for a
tell tale spike. Check the forums at xda-developers for exact instructions
for you phone model.

Claudio
http://www.midsouthmakers.org
On Jun 9, 2011 5:45 PM, "Taylor Alexander" <tlalexander at gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting. Which phone? The only phones I'm aware of that allow that
would
> be the Nexus phones, because they are the only phones to run completely
> untouched stock android, but they're not "normal" tmobile phones.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Ryan Rawson <ryanobjc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Then don't tell tmobile, because I'm using it occasionally without
>> paying...
>>
>> Now it might be possible that the flagship phones (ie the ones that
>> retail for 450+) have it enabled, but the smaller android phones do
>> not.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Taylor Alexander <tlalexander at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Not free tethering, to my knowledge. Android supports free tethering,
but
>> > all US carriers make you pay extra for it.
>> > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Ryan Rawson <ryanobjc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Also note the android phones on T-Mobile ship with tethering
enabled...
>> >>
>> >> On Jun 9, 2011 1:44 PM, "Mitch Altman" <maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm not sure what phone you have, Michael, but if it is listed in
the
>> >> > CyanogenMod site, then I'd recommend doing the process we worked out
>> (and
>> >> > which I documented) at our Android/Arduino meetup this past weekend.
>> It will
>> >> > take about 1 (if everything goes smoothly) to 3 hours (if you have
>> trouble
>> >> > downloading, or whatever, as I did) to get your phone going -- but
it
>> is
>> >> > worth it. CyanogenMod has worked really well for me -- rock solid --
>> and no
>> >> > bugs that I've found with my usage. And tethering is built in. And
so
>> is
>> >> > using your phone as a hotspot for up to 5 other computers.
>> >> >
>> >> > Here's the documentation from the meetup on the process that worked
>> for
>> >> > me on my new G2 phone (similar process for other phones):
>> >> > https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/AndroidArduinoMeetup
>> >> >
>> >> > Mitch.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > ---------------------
>> >> >> Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 15:05:21 -0700
>> >> >> From: michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com
>> >> >> To: tlalexander at gmail.com
>> >> >> CC: Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Android question: I want to
share,
>> >> >> via wifi, my Internet connection. What's the best way to do this?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Good point, and thanks for the explanation.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On 06/08/2011 03:02 PM, Taylor Alexander wrote:
>> >> >> > Heh, well, on a normal computer, you don't have to jump through
>> hoops
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > enable root access, so there's not much of a need to give the
>> process
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > name. Since some Android phones are tricky, its more involved and
>> >> >> > kinda
>> >> >> > needed a name since people had to talk about it.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > And Cyanogenmod is the name of a customized version of Android.
>> >> >> > Cyanogen
>> >> >> > is the handle of the coder who started the project, though now
>> many,
>> >> >> > many people contribute to it!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > -Taylor
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Michael Shiloh
>> >> >> > <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com <mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com
>>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On 06/08/2011 02:46 PM, Jonathan Lassoff wrote:
>> >> >> > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Michael Shiloh
>> >> >> > > <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com
>> >> >> > <mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >> >> > >> Just out of curiosity, what exactly does "rooting" do?
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > In this context, you need to be root to modify the routing
table
>> or
>> >> >> > > netfilter code on the phone. Most (probably all)
>> vendor-distributed
>> >> >> > > images have access to "root" on the phone totally locked down.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > It's just a funny expression. I'm a Unix/Linux user from way
back,
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > know about root access. We've never called enabling root login
>> >> >> > "rooting".
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > M
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