[Cialug] Commerical Interruption

[jeff at ocjtech.us]

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.

-- 
Jeff Ollie