Rogers, Android, tethering...

[Aaron Doucette]

If you are using it to provide service to a laptop, there's no reason you
can't plug it in to the laptop to keep the charge topped up.

I do this on the train where VIAs wifi gets sketchy (or I want to access a
blocked service).

The wifi hotspot capabilities are secure too (WPA2/PSK).

On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Ori Idan <ori-RdxWQVHs3mjDN57Tih+YPw at public.gmane.org> wrote:

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> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Alejandro Imass <aimass-EzYyMjUkBrFWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org>wrote:
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>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Aaron Doucette <instantkamera-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>> wrote:
>> > What about tethering wirelessly? I know my stock Nexus S has had that
>> > capability since I got it, is that feature blocked in proprietary
>> firmwares?
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Peter King <peter.king-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I have been trying to tether my laptop (running gentoo) to my Android
>> >> phone
>> >> (Samsung Galaxy S non-rooted). According to the gentoo wiki page, one
>> need
>> >> only enable certain kernel options -- for USB network adapters, enable
>> the
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>> I second Aaron. Forget about the USB tethering and use the portable
>> hotspot feature.
>>
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> Using the hotspot takes much more energy while tethering uses power from
> the computer.
> I don't think it makes any difference regarding connecting the internet.
> I sometimes got the same problems as he described and did not find a
> solution. Sometimes it work and sometimes it doesn't (I tried both
> tethering and hotspot).
> I would be happy to know how to solve this problem.
>
> --
> Ori Idan
>
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