With my old Orange SPV C500 phone I could plug it into my laptop and the phone would use the laptop's Internet connection (once I've installed ActiveSync/WMDC). I've tried all the connection modes on my HTC Desire but they all look to be using the 3G connection instead. I've got HTC Sync 2.0.33 installed.
Is this possible? I'm not always going to be in areas where I can get 3G/HSDPA. Thanks
Best you search for the term "tethering" in this forum - you will find what you would like to know.
Thanks for the quick reply. I don't mean using my Mobile as a Modem though (i.e - tethering). That works a treat.
I mean plugging my mobile into my laptop and "using my laptops broadband" connection on my HTC Desire. Basically the other way around (laptop to mobile, not mobile to laptop). This is possible with Windows Mobile.
I think you misunderstand. OP wants to use the PCs internet connection for the phone if I understand the OP correctly.
This may be possible using some ADB commands, but I am not sure.
Zappza said:
I think you misunderstand. OP wants to use the PCs internet connection for the phone if I understand the OP correctly.
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Correct .
Zappza said:
This may be possible using some ADB commands, but I am not sure.
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What are ADB commands? I take it it's not officially supported? Like it is on Windows Mobile then. Thanks.
Sorry, got it now. You are right, WM (or better: ActiveSync from MS) had that functionality. HTC's Sync is far behind that - I'm close to throw it into the bin (if I only had something better). Therefore it is not possible to use your laptop as a modem for your phone. On the other hand: The Desire's WiFi-receiver is really excellent. Where you need access to a LAN try ES File Explorer together with either a WiFi or Bluetooth connection.
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HTC's Sync is far behind that - I'm close to throw it into the bin (if I only had something better).
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It pretty ropey. Thankfully I use Google to sync my stuff, so rarely need it.
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Therefore it is not possible to use your laptop as a modem for your phone.
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Thanks. Nevermind. It was worth asking.
As the HTC Desire has it's own Wireless and 3G/HSDPA. I won't use it often but it can be handy, when you have no 3G/HSDPA/Wireless available but a PC with USB Port and working Broadband.
glumardok said:
On the other hand: The Desire's WiFi-receiver is really excellent. Where you need access to a LAN try ES File Explorer together with either a WiFi or Bluetooth connection.
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Thanks. I'll take a look.
I also missed this feature from my WinMo HTC TD2
I hope one day this will be possible with our HTC Desire. Here in my office we dont have WiFi as we only use LAN with our laptops. And there are no WiFi signals nearby
I have to wait till I get home to be able to have WiFi and update weather and download and install stuffs in my Desire
it is already possible, do a search for "reverse tethering"
AndroHero said:
it is already possible, do a search for "reverse tethering"
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wow really??? Thank you very much for the info! Im sorry for the Android newbie question
dinoalbert said:
wow really??? Thank you very much for the info! Im sorry for the Android newbie question
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Here is some info on it, its about the nexus one but applys to the desire too
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/1042-reverse-tethering/
Thanks for the link. Will do some readiings for this one. I see its not that easy and it doesnt work for everyone. I was hoping its just a one-button-click process only just like "tethering"
The Desire HD has it
Thanks AndroHero and EddyOS.
Is it easy to use on the Desire HD? It's good to see HTC have added this to the latest version of Sense.
I only got GPRS in my last job, so I'd often turn on Wifi but this obviously isn't always going to be possible. If I'm by a PC I'd obviously use that for browsing mostly anyway but some things (like Market and some websites etc...) I'd not want to access from someone else's PC. I'd want to be using my phone.
No idea, doesn't work on the HD port though
Maybe it's a stupid question, but why would you want to use the internet on a phone when you're sitting in front of a computer that's connected to the internet?
Mostly I wouldn't but things like Market Place, checking E-Mails/Facebook etc... (not always possible/you'd want to from the PC you're at) to name some examples.
dickson123 said:
Maybe it's a stupid question, but why would you want to use the internet on a phone when you're sitting in front of a computer that's connected to the internet?
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personally i like to update everything on my phone via my work internet connection before i leave for the day. updating my daily news app takes over 40mb alone and i'd rather do that via my work internet connection than by using 3g.
What News App do you use? 40Mb is loads.
dickson123 said:
Maybe it's a stupid question, but why would you want to use the internet on a phone when you're sitting in front of a computer that's connected to the internet?
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update weather, friendstream, and install apps that need internet connection..
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Hi,
I know that today there will be quite some luck new owners
When I read the specification from HTC:
http://www.htc.com/www/product/desire/specification.html
It says:
Tethering
* Internet sharing through USB
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Does the HTC Desire has default app for that already installed?
Or we still have to find / buy from Market?
gogol said:
Does the HTC Desire has default app for that already installed?
Or we still have to find / buy from Market?
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It would have to be installed, otherwise I would expect there to be a footnote saying that it is not included in the package.
If they were going to list every feature that was added by installing market apps, the list would be at least 10,000 lines long
With HTC Hero it was included and worked pretty well. So it'll be at Desire as well, as it's part of Sense.
tethering means using the phone's data plan to access the internet from the PC ... correct? and that does not mean the other way around?
irkan said:
tethering means using the phone's data plan to access the internet from the PC ... correct? and that does not mean the other way around?
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Correct. It's an alternative to a mobile broadband USB dongle and much cheaper if you have an unlimited data plan.
would love wifi tethering, that would be awesome! i had it on a hacked rom of my G1, and that was excellent!
Ah thanks ... nice one if it is part of the HTC Sense package
Atomicman said:
With HTC Hero it was included and worked pretty well. So it'll be at Desire as well, as it's part of Sense.
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Here is how it works,
Connect phone to PC with USB, The connect to a PC icon comes up, select Internet Sharing.
Simples
Can you also do it connecting by Bluetooth?
works great and quite fast.
Bubbles ( other poster used simples already )
You can only tether via USB at this point. Maybe when Desire gets proper root, we can use Wireless Tethering
and for mac?
will tethering be available on OS X? 10.6 (snow leopard)?
Evening all,
This may be a noddy question, but having just got my shiny new Desire and plugged it into my laptop for the first time and selected 'Internet sharing' it connects to the PC ok, but doesn't connect to the network on T-Mobile (UK).
Any ideas on how / if it's possible to sort this - or is this possibly one of the reasons release was delayed, so they could lock it down unless you've specifically subscribed to use your phone as a usb modem?
This always worked fine on my T-Mobile MDA IV/Touch Diamond, but I was using one of Shaks' ROMs....
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will tethering be available on OS X? 10.6 (snow leopard)?
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I works fine on Ubuntu, so I don't see why it wouldn't work on OS X.
Ed-UK said:
Evening all,
This may be a noddy question, but having just got my shiny new Desire and plugged it into my laptop for the first time and selected 'Internet sharing' it connects to the PC ok, but doesn't connect to the network on T-Mobile (UK).
Any ideas on how / if it's possible to sort this - or is this possibly one of the reasons release was delayed, so they could lock it down unless you've specifically subscribed to use your phone as a usb modem?
This always worked fine on my T-Mobile MDA IV/Touch Diamond, but I was using one of Shaks' ROMs....
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Did you receive yours with the first bath (Saturday) or more recently? I somehow doubt they would delay release because of that as they could simply push OTA later.
Did you try other computer?
Now got laptop online through Desire
Mine arrived on yesterday (Monday). Trying to connect to a laptop running Windows 7. If I can't get this to work it'll be a major headache for me, as I used to use my touch diamond once or twice a week to go online when I was out and about.
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Right, it was a noobie mistake - always helps to install the HTC sync software and drivers off the SD Card supplied in the phone first!
This installs the relevant drivers into Windoze and, hey presto, after un-mounting the SD Card and reconnecting the device using the 'Internet sharing' option I got a stable network connection from phone to laptop.
Peace and harmony restored once more
Karolis said:
You can only tether via USB at this point. Maybe when Desire gets proper root, we can use Wireless Tethering
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Impossible to have wifi tethering without root?
id like to tether to my ipad...
totorip said:
Impossible to have wifi tethering without root?
id like to tether to my ipad...
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Same here... any ideas?
Thanks
Wizzy
I can confirm this works excellently and with no effort at all on Ubuntu.
Just plug in your device on the USB and set it to Internet Connecting Sharing. Ubuntu detects it immediately.
It must be this easy on Mac I imagine.
I would be interested to know whether all ROMs can do it though, I'm unbranded
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Hello,
can you please let me know how you managed to get it working with Snow Leopard ?
When I switch to tethering mode, I see a new modem ( I select generic & interface but I need to enter a login & password ( and also an accesspoint name & CID ) in order to connect.
Thanks for your help.
Regards.
Is there a way to use my Desire to connect my laptop to the Internet
laptop has bluetooth and wi-fi
at the moment I use a pay as you go dongle for my laptop
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stevie_a said:
Is there a way to use my Desire to connect my laptop to the Internet
laptop has bluetooth and wi-fi
at the moment I use a pay as you go dongle for my laptop
"TA"
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Just look at the specifications on the htc website.... there you'll find the answer.
Honestly with a bit of search you could have answered this yourself but since I'm not the worst person here I'm gonna explain...
The desire has out of the box tethering, you simply plug the charger/usb cable to the desire and put the other end in the laptop.
By doing that an option screen appears as you pull down the notification bar.
With the following options:
1. Charge only
2. Htc Sync
3. Diskdrive
4. Share your mobile connection (could be named different. I'm dutch so my desires settings are dutch.)
Selecting number 4 will install a modem on your pc and then your able to internet through your desire.
Staffie
Thanks
sorry for being so irritatingly lazy ....
I will do better the next time
Promise i will
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If you install PDANet, you can tether via Bluetooth. It appears to be dial up networking (which it isn't in reality) rather than a PAN, but it does work ok.
Regards,
Dave
Stafflover said:
Just look at the specifications on the htc website.... there you'll find the answer.
Honestly with a bit of search you could have answered this yourself but since I'm not the worst person here I'm gonna explain...
The desire has out of the box tethering, you simply plug the charger/usb cable to the desire and put the other end in the laptop.
By doing that an option screen appears as you pull down the notification bar.
With the following options:
1. Charge only
2. Htc Sync
3. Diskdrive
4. Share your mobile connection (could be named different. I'm dutch so my desires settings are dutch.)
Selecting number 4 will install a modem on your pc and then your able to internet through your desire.
Staffie
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When i try to do this it tries to load the drivers which it cant find and so no connection for me.
i'm on xp
You need to install HTC Sync, which should have come on the SD card supplied with your phone.
You can also download the latest version from HTC.com
Regards,
Dave
http://www.dev47apps.com/
Yeah this app works great, goes over wfi and simple enough to set up. Works wonderfully with msn! Since i dont have a webcam, my i9000m can be used instead! No streaming audio atm but soon the devs say
Downloaded. Works great as a webcam replacement. No hassle installation even on Windows 7 x64.
I cant have more than 320x240
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Can this app be enhanced to use the usb cable rather than wifi?
Can it be enhanced to work with other front facing camera phones?
working @ HTC Desire
can confirm that this app works on an x10 and w7 ultimate x64
skype recognized it as a webcam, still need to check the config tho
next tests
gtalk
msn
Where do I get the app for the phone ?
The title states this can be used as an HD Webcam... I tried the standard HD resolution (From Wikipedia: 720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes having a resolution of 1280×720) but with this resolution the app FC's which it states it does if not setup correctly. The highest resolution I can goto is 480x480, going any higher on either height or width causes distortion in the picture. Anyone have any other suggestions for getting this to be HD?
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The title states this can be used as an HD Webcam... I tried the standard HD resolution (From Wikipedia: 720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes having a resolution of 1280×720) but with this resolution the app FC's which it states it does if not setup correctly. The highest resolution I can goto is 480x480, going any higher on either height or width causes distortion in the picture. Anyone have any other suggestions for getting this to be HD?
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At least you can get it to work. I used the recommended settings, it still wants me to force close; even in 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7, it only shows the DroidCam logo in the Skype video area.
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At least you can get it to work. I used the recommended settings, it still wants me to force close; even in 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7, it only shows the DroidCam logo in the Skype video area.
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Could that be to do with the connection you're using?
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Could that be to do with the connection you're using?
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Isn't it only Wi-Fi? Should I use EasyTether and try it like that over the USB cable?
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Isn't it only Wi-Fi? Should I use EasyTether and try it like that over the USB cable?
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AFAIK it is only wifi, what I meant is could it be the pc isn't "seeing" the phone over the network? Or vice-versa.
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AFAIK it is only wifi, what I meant is could it be the pc isn't "seeing" the phone over the network?
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Well the phone connected, the PC says "Connected". I could only get the phone to connect once though. Once I've connected and disconnected by a force close, the program no longer connected even when I can telnet into the computer on that port. This happened to all 3 computers I tried.
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Well the phone connected, the PC says "Connected". I could only get the phone to connect once though. Once I've connected and disconnected by a force close, the program no longer connected even when I can telnet into the computer on that port. This happened to all 3 computers I tried.
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Hmm, that is rather weird, even after the FC's for me it still works, I just lowered the resolution. All I can think of is telling the dev about it and see if they can help or if someone else here can help. I don't know that much about the way this works really.
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Hmm, that is rather weird, even after the FC's for me it still works, I just lowered the resolution. All I can think of is telling the dev about it and see if they can help or if someone else here can help. I don't know that much about the way this works really.
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Oddly enough, I think I could try it via EasyTether and see since that /is/ an Ethernet connection meaning it will work to connect by IP.
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Oddly enough, I think I could try it via EasyTether and see since that /is/ an Ethernet connection meaning it will work to connect by IP.
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Ah I see, well give it a try and tell me if that works please, because I'd quite like to be able to use something like that rather than over wifi.
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Ah I see, well give it a try and tell me if that works please, because I'd quite like to be able to use something like that rather than over wifi.
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I confirmed it worked. Thanks for the idea . Well; you didn't quite give me the idea but you helped me come up with it .
Although, the same issue is happening with the transport something.
Im having an issue. After using for over 10minutes straight I get a time limit error message on my pc screen and it drops the connection and im forced to restart both apps on phone and pc. Help?
Also I cant go above recommended settings. Would this be updated in the future? especially since my phone is capable of recording 720p?
Tmo G2
Just to say it works flawlessly (thus far) on HD2 running MDJ Desire HD Build 4.0
Hello all,
I'm now using my HTC Tocuh pro 2. I love the phone.
I have a desktop at home with good internet speed. So i was thinking if i can use my PC's internet on my phone . I mean share my PC's internet connection with my phone.
I do not have any wifi device or bluetooth for my desktop. So. i can only use my usb cable to connect the phone and pc.
Is it possible?
Please help.
no one has any idea?
sorry i dont have the answer to your ? im new at this I have a ? for anyone on here though i have a htc tilt 2 through att and I was able to get android on my phone but when I stick my sim card in it doesnt work I was just wondering if you can use a sim card with it. Sorry ive looked at the forums and havent found an answer
rajprince said:
I have a desktop at home with good internet speed. So i was thinking if i can use my PC's internet on my phone . I mean share my PC's internet connection with my phone.
I do not have any wifi device or bluetooth for my desktop. So. i can only use my usb cable to connect the phone and pc.
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http://blog.mycila.com/2010/06/reverse-usb-tethering-with-android-22.html
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sorry i dont have the answer to your ? im new at this I have a ? for anyone on here though i have a htc tilt 2 through att and I was able to get android on my phone but when I stick my sim card in it doesnt work I was just wondering if you can use a sim card with it. Sorry ive looked at the forums and havent found an answer
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May been u need to u get it unlocked to use SIM from different provider!!
Thank you.
But i'm using windows mobile 6.1 and desktop with windows 7.
I'm not using Android.
Any help?
Is it possible to access PC internet on Android mobile via USB.
Previously i had windows mobile and this feature was present there.. but i am not able to setup in Galaxy s2.
can you please tell me how to do it.
Thanks,
Raj..
rajpandey10 said:
Is it possible to access PC internet on Android mobile via USB.
Previously i had windows mobile and this feature was present there.. but i am not able to setup in Galaxy s2.
can you please tell me how to do it.
Thanks,
Raj..
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As far as im aware there is not USB tethering Built into the SGS2 (unsure) but if you check for "tethering" apps on the market there are some decent ones some of which are free of charge
rajpandey10 said:
Is it possible to access PC internet on Android mobile via USB.
Previously i had windows mobile and this feature was present there.. but i am not able to setup in Galaxy s2.
can you please tell me how to do it.
Thanks,
Raj..
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I think you are talking about the "Intenet Passthrough" feature, which is also available on a few lesser phones recently (http://www.htc.com/www/howto.aspx?id=52436&type=1&p_id=399). I don't really see an easy option for this. Hope something is done by the Devs or Samsung to cure this.
Thanks for your reply, yes i am looking for "internet pass through", it is available in HTC phone but not in S2, i searched in the apps but i didnt find any good apps which does support this.
Let me know if you know about any app.
Thanks