[Cialug] Commerical Interruption

[Jeff Chapin]

Something is wrong with your phone. I got it working with both cyanogen
and bugless beast on an original Droid.
Jeff

jeff at ocjtech.us wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 4:28 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>   
>> With Android 2.2 I am told that it's simple to setup the WiFi directly so
>> I can connect my netbook and/or notebook to use the 4G data.
>>     
>
> Only if your provider lets you.  Verizon, for instance, disables this
> in some (all?) phones, and charges extra fees for USB tethering.
>
>   
>>> Their usb modems actually specify they have a 5gig cap,
>>>
>>>       
>> Main reason for switching to Android 2.2 - using it's WiFi hotspot you
>> don't have to pay for a separate modem.
>>     
>
> I think that some devices aren't capable of WiFi tethering.  My Droid
> won't let me WiFi tether even after rooting it and installing
> cyanogenmod.
>
>