Android 2.2 internet tethering (Mac)?

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CrazeeGurl101z

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Ok I've had 2.2 for several days now and it's awesome! Being a new Android (switched from iPhone) I'm still learning! Anyone know how to actually use the internet tethering feature? I have a Macbook Pro so my internet/network settings is done through Airport...When I enable internet tethering nothing happens?
 
I don't know how WiFi works on a Mac, but assuming it's remotely similar to Windows... you turn WiFi Tethering on on the phone, make sure you have the various settings entered on the phone, then the instant you do that you should see a new WiFi network detected which, in Windows, you can just click on to connect.
 
in ubuntu its easy, as soon as you turn on wired tether in the phone, you are connected. and the same with wireless tether, as soon as I turn on the wireless hotspot option, my computer f ok nds it and connects
 
What do you mean by "active"? To activate it you just turn it on in the settings, connect your USB cable, and use HTC Sync.

If you mean "active" as in over WiFi, then you would need to root your phone to do this, but it is possible. Only, just like on any phone that does wireless tethering, your phone will run out of power very quickly, and the solution to that is to keep it connected to your laptop via USB, and if you're doing that there's no need for WiFi tethering.

If you mean HTC Sync doesn't work on a Mac, then that's not the phone's fault. That's one of the best known biggest issues any Mac owner will have - lack of supported software compared to a PC.

However, you can do USB tethering on a Mac by using PdaNet: http://www.junefabrics.com/android/mac.php give it a try for free. If I remember correctly the only thing you would ever have to pay for it access to https sites. But you get a two week free trial of that access anyway.
 
I'd just like to confirm that PDANet 2.42 works just fine with Android 2.2 on my Sprint Evo 4G phone. I use PDANet with a USB cable tether, then when I want other devices to share the Internet connection, I turn on Internet Sharing in MacOS X Snow Leopard. I do wish that Sprint did not charge an extra monthly fee for the hotspot capability of Android, and I will be impressed if/when I see a cell phone service provider allow WiFi hotspot features of Android or iOS without trying to charge for it.

4G network here in the Salt Lake City area is doing pretty well, with spotting coverage in the Salt Lake valley. That's a big reason I am sticking with Sprint. Keep it up, Sprint, I'm seeing 6-9Mbps download throughput, but less impressive 0.8 Mbps uplink and rather poor 0.35s ping latency as reported by speedtest.net.
 
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