[Noisebridge-discuss] /tether.me

[Dean Mao]

Just use cyanogenmod 9 -- it supports usb tethering just fine.  I plug in
my phone via usb, check the usb tether checkbox, and I'm online in seconds.
 I don't need any fancy app to help me tether.  The downside is that you
have to find a phone that is cyanogenmod compatible.



On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Taylor Alexander <tlalexander at gmail.com>wrote:

> That requires an app on the PC you're tethering with (it's not wifi
> tethering), but it works, and the developer is cool and supports the open
> source community.
>
> I was going to comment on this earlier, but really ANY android phone that
> you can install cyanogenmod or AOSP/AOKP on will work for WiFi tethering
> (those builds will have tethering included - it's actually part of stock
> android but carriers remove it).
>
> Also, if you want Wifi tethering, that can use a lot of power - sometimes
> more power than a charger normally can provide, meaning that even plugged
> in, the phone's battery might drop or even die with heavy use. Most likely
> though that won't really happen.
>
> As far as no contract, unlimited data, etc, I have no idea. I think Sprint
> might still allow unlimited data, but I'm not sure.
>
> I tether all the time with my Galaxy Nexus on Verizon without any
> tethering data plan and no one ever seems to notice, so I think the only
> issue is finding a carrier that will give you unlimited data.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 6:49 PM, maestro <maestro415 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> *anyone know this app, have used, thoughts???...
>>
>> *
>> <http://lifehacker.com/5872489/clockworkmod-tether-tethers-your-android-phone-for-free-no-root-required><http://lifehacker.com/5872489/clockworkmod-tether-tethers-your-android-phone-for-free-no-root-required>
>>
>>
>> message ends
>>
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 10:31 AM, maestro <maestro415 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> *thanks...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Dean Mao <dean.mao at hackerdojo.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I use the tmobile 4g plan, 100 minutes, 5GB data, no contract, $30 a
>>>> month.  I use the data plan to provide me with "extra minutes" via google
>>>> voice and my freeswitch voip server.  The extra minutes via my voip server
>>>> are around 1 cent a minute, or if it's from google voice it's free.  I'm
>>>> just using an old Nexus S phone running cyanogenmod 9, but I assume you can
>>>> probably get any cyanogenmod compatible phone and it would work fine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 2:09 PM, maestro <maestro415 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> *any good info on CURRENT/NEW droid or open source phones that can be
>>>>> tethered WITHOUT $charges or drop in data transfer after any point in time
>>>>> (of course having to hack this is fine as long as it WORKS ALL THE TIME)
>>>>> will be much appreciated and you can hit me off-list or let others know in
>>>>> a continuing thread...
>>>>>
>>>>> *also which data plan company (if one) please...
>>>>>
>>>>> basic requirements:
>>>>>
>>>>>    1. must be open source and fully hackable
>>>>>    2. best price possible
>>>>>    3. have physical keypad(i will sacrifice this if there is no other
>>>>>    choice but really prefer to have one)
>>>>>    4. must be able to tether unlimited (can leave online as long i
>>>>>    want) at highest possible unlimited data rate
>>>>>    5. prefer no contract (if i can't get around this, one with a low
>>>>>    flat rate)
>>>>>
>>>>> i will be looking around on droid dev/hack sites, hackaday/lifehacker
>>>>> et.al but like to see what you folks come with...
>>>>>
>>>>> so far new htc droid and another have caught my eye but being how new
>>>>> they are not much hacking on them yet...
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks for any and all knowledge...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> happy new year...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> message ends
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
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