Okay, I switched networks to Sprint, and got the HTC Evo. I should have mentioned before that my desktop OS is Linux of the openSUSE variety. I didn't realize I'd need pdanet client software on the desktop, so I'm still not tethered, and I'll be working on that later, after a couple big assignments are out of the way. I'll keep looking for other tethering solutions. Any suggestions from any Linux users out there? Until then, I thought of something cool to share. I have a new way to get a favorite Linux distribution:
1. Download entire DVD ISO file to huge flash memory on phone at 4g speeds while away. 2. Transfer to desktop when home. Sweeeet. My phone is 5 times as powerful as my first pentium laptop was. Okay y'all, go back to your PHP'ing. Thank you, Brandon Stout http://flfn.org On 10/19/2010 01:35 PM, Ashley Oviatt wrote: > Technically, pdanet does beat the system, but V is aware of it and it > doesn't affect their bottom line really, so they let it slide. There are > people on the forum who use > 5 gigs of bandwith a month on rooted > phones and V hasn't said boo to them, so ymmv. > > Ash > > On 10/19/2010 1:19 PM, Brandon Stout wrote: >> On 10/19/2010 01:00 PM, Ashley Oviatt wrote: >>> Oh, one thing about the X though, it is a battery hog. I don't >>> leave on any of the wireless stuff except 3g, which is not easy to >>> turn off, but I need to charge it daily, sometimes twice daily if I >>> turn on GPS, bluetooth, and wifi. >>> >>> Ash >>> >>> On 10/19/2010 12:54 PM, Ashley Oviatt wrote: >>>> I have the droid X and it is awesome. Does so much stuff that I >>>> never knew I needed. >>>> >>>> You can root it pretty easily, but I haven't done it yet, because >>>> I'm kinda nervous that Big red V might come down on rooters. >>>> >>>> Your only choices for tethering are to root the phone, or use >>>> pdanet for corded or btooth if you don't want to root your phone, >>>> or pay the $ to V every month for cordless hotspot. >>>> >>>> There is a really active forum at http://www.droidforums.net/ >>>> They can help you, and have sticky posts about this very topic. >>>> >>>> Ash >> Thank you Ashley. That's a cool forum that'll keep me busy for a >> while now. Sounds like pdanet is a good choice since it'll keep the >> battery charged and I can get what I want without having to beat the >> system, or at least it looks that way. >> > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net -- Thank you, Brandon _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
