[Noisebridge-discuss] /tether.me

[maestro]

thanks to all...
all info is great and supports what i have found on my own...
it will be great for everyone out there to NOT do business with any
companies that do not openly support tethering on unlimited data
plans...
but i guess as long as there are sheep...


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On 1/2/13, 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>
>>
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>> 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...
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>> dean.mao at hackerdojo.com
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>>>
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