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By: Nano Theme » How to speedup mobile connexion under Linux » Nano Theme

Nano Theme » How to speedup mobile connexion under Linux » Nano Theme — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:32:56 +0000

[...] http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/01/tether-your-android-phone-to-your-linux-laptop/ [...]

By: Jonaylo

Jonaylo — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:13:41 +0000

+1..

thanks.. worked perfectly this way

btw LG GW620 if any1 wonders.!

By: SC Williams

SC Williams — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:48:16 +0000

Fantastic! Works with Linux Mint 10 on an old laptop that doesn’t have wifi.

By: Please recommend a tethering app for Android?

Please recommend a tethering app for Android? — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:38:32 +0000

[...] I know it works with 2.1 as well since my wife has a droid eris running 2.1. Looks like other people have had the same success: http://robert.penz.name/307/tether-a…lucid-via-usb/ http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/01/tet…-linux-laptop/ [...]

By: xjl

xjl — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:59:04 +0000

I did this on my LG Ally and openSuse 11.3. Works good except for SSL secured (https) sites.

The wording in the menus is a little different that what is posted here but close enough you can figure it out. The big difference was that I had to connect to hidden wireless network with Network Manager. Took me about 5 minutes to set up

By: Brian Havard

Brian Havard — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:33:13 +0000

I discovered this myself accidentally a while ago using an LG GT540. It’s a bit different from the description above. I found that I had to do the following:
- Change the setting “SD card & phone storage” / “Mass storage only” to OFF.
- Turn off mobile data with setting “Wireless & networks” / “Mobile network”.

The second one there seems to be necessary to stop the phone using mobile data which frees it up for the computer to use. There’s no “Mobile network sharing” option.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:21:52 +0000

Ubuntu 9.10 tethered with Samsung Vibrant Tmobile T959, Applications-Settings-Applications-USB settings-tick Samsung Kies..next under Development – enable Usb-debugging, Ubuntu 9.10 System-preferences-network connections-mobile broadband “add” country “USA”-T-Mobile-”plan” T-Mobile G1-”number” “*99#” apn epc.tmobile.com then click apply..next plugin usb cable goto Ubuntu 9.10 Network icon click on Mobile phone under wired connections and click connect. Goto Speedtest.net . I’m on Edge in central Oklahoma 0.08 Mb/s pretty slow but is working on my Dell Latitude D-610

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:53:18 +0000

I followed the documentation and everything works but errors on my HTC with invalid username and password. Any ideas on what i can do for the username and password for my HTC?

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:20:50 +0000

Cannot get this to work with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and HTC Droid Incredible 2.1… I enable mobile network sharing, however no notifications come up on my desktop as auth usb0. Cannot see connection via USB.

Anyone else get this to work via this combo ?

By: Christian

Christian — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:20:33 +0000

Great, thanks!

I used a HTC Desire (Android 2.1) with my SuSE Linux Notebook.
Worked great after I installed (via SuSE Yast) a new Network Interface for USB, with DHCP. Then stopped my Notebook’s WLAN, plugged the USB Cable in and chose “Internet Sharing” on my HTC Desire.

By: Tethering question - Android Forums

Tethering question - Android Forums — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:27:39 +0000

[...] haven't re-installed it since 2.1, but Proxoid worked well with Ubuntu Linux. And this instructional seems to imply you don't need a tethering app if your running [...]

By: R

Mon, 03 May 2010 19:16:38 +0000

I downloaded the 2.1 V3 leak for the DROID Eris– The options are available in this version, but I’m away from laptop– I’ll try this when I get home, thanks!

By: Steve Bremner

Steve Bremner — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:57:15 +0000

Just tested with my HTC Hero on 3 in the UK, works a treat. Also works on the wife’s Linux Mint build laptop.

By: Adam E.

Adam E. — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:26:18 +0000

U.S. Sprint HTC Hero…

It does have the option, but Sprint servers will not allow such access if you do not have that in your plan.

I tried. I failed. I am. Disappointed at Sprint.
(especially at their extremely high price!)

By: Bob Bob Horan

Bob Bob Horan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:25:21 +0000

This looks nothing like the Motorola Droid, which is running Android 2.0.1. How old is this article?

By: TK

TK — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:05:25 +0000

T-Mobile’s Android version does not offer this option. I’ve heard some folks jailbreaking their Android phone and then getting the option to tether.

By: John Lewis

John Lewis — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:19:17 +0000

As far as I can tell, this only works on the HTC Hero in the UK. Doesn’t work on any Android phones in the US — the option described simply ins’t there.

By: jack

jack — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:29:32 +0000

my phone firmware is 1.56. i hear rumors the 2.1 update will happen in march. i’m not holding my breath.

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Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:29:14 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:20:01 +0000

Must be an android newer than mine (1.5), I don’t see anything like a ‘Mobile Network Sharing’ checkbox.

Hopefully these things will be present whenever the 2.x update becomes available for the Samsung Moment.