Aye, I have the Android 2.2 version, the wireless tethering just works. Maybe I'm suppose to be paying something extra but I haven't had to yet. I simply connect to the wireless network created by my phone and I'm able to access the internet on my laptop. On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Eric Cope wrote: > Android 2.2 has this feature built in. You can also tether by USB then share > your internet connection. Sprint offers this feature as part of the data > package. Other carriers like Verizon charge for it. > > Eric > > On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Benjamin Francom wrote: >> >> One solution you are describing would be  "Mobile Broadband." >> Most of the major carriers will offer it. We used it several years ago >> through Sprint. It was approx. $60/month, and worked well for a remote >> office we had.  They have routers that support the cards as well. >> >> http://shop.sprint.com/en/solutions/mobile_broadband/mobile_broadband_router.shtml >> >> Some folk'll tether their phone for this type of service, and I've heard >> Android's can create Wireless AP's on the fly.  As with anything there is >> always the security aspects of these solutions to consider. >> >> -Ben >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 1:12 PM, wrote: >>> >>> Hi, Maybe a little of topic but I 'd  like to ask, >>> >>> I know there's satellite ISP, you get a disk attached to your house >>> maybe and you can surf. >>> >>> But isn't there a USB device that you can use with laptop to get >>> internet connections. Is that cellular internet? >>> >>> What I'm interested in are wireless ways of getting an internet >>> connection, other than being near a wireless access point of your own or >>> someone else's (w/permission) access point. >>> >>> Thanks,  Lee >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss