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ganstar
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
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 Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:48 pm Post subject: Smartphone as modem |
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Does anybody tether their smartphone to their computer and use it as a modem. If so, how do you find it? Reliability? Speed? Ok for video/movies?
With unlimited data plans available, i was thinking i could possibly ditch the internet to subsidise a nice new sp. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:00 am Post subject: |
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no.. 3G speeds are not great to rely on all the time.
It's really not a terribly good idea. |
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JSC
Joined: 07 Dec 2010
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I've tethered my laptop to my HTC Desire. Speed and reliability were decent enough for email and basic surfing, but I didn't feel like it was adequate for streaming or large file transfers.
YMMV with a different location and phone. |
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akcrono
Joined: 11 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:50 am Post subject: |
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I've tethered my laptop to my HTC Desire. Speed and reliability were decent enough for email and basic surfing, but I didn't feel like it was adequate for streaming or large file transfers.
YMMV with a different location and phone. |
Everyone I've ever known who has tethered (myself included) says the exact same thing. |
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freddy teacher
Joined: 01 Jan 2011
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| be careful with the term "unlimited." There is likely a fair-use clause somewhere in there...the last thing u need is to stream movies like a mofo and have to pay 2,000,000w because your gf wanted to watch her korean dramas... |
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six
Joined: 01 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| it also drains battery life like crazy, so it seems like it'd be hard on the phone to set it up for near-constant use. |
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archmagos
Joined: 14 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| it also drains battery life like crazy, so it seems like it'd be hard on the phone to set it up for near-constant use. |
Quite right ... you could avoid this by plugging the phone into the wall, but then you'd be better off with a fixed-line connection for the reasons mentioned above. |
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