Tether your Android Phone

Want to tether your Android phone to your laptop or netbook for glorious internet wherever you get a cell phone signal?  Well, you’re in luck, there are three ways to do it. The first, involves ‘rooting’ the phone, to load an unofficial add-on.  But don’t worry, the other 2 ways are easier.  Read on and find out which one is for you.

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iPhone 3Gs Tethering

Here is an easy and quick way to enable tethering on your iPhone 3gs and also 3g (even on AT&T!) by just visiting a link on your iPhone’s Safari browser.   There’s no jailbreaking needed. Here’s where you go:

http://help.benm.at/help.php

Scroll down to the Tethering & Internet Settings, then choosing your country and provider. This works for both AT&T and T-Mobile.

Now go to your settings and enable tethering. Check the video walkthrough above to help you configure tethering.

And if this disables visual voicemail on your phone, just go and reset your network settings, and it should be fixed. If that doesn’t work, try updating your phone with an older version of the AT&T carrier settings.
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Palm Pre Data Tethering

Data tethering on your Palm Pre is, of course, possible but Sprint doesn’t currently have a plan that supports or allows 3g tethering.  Therefore, there is no offiical way to tether your Palm Pre to your laptop or netbook.   However, some clever people have figured it out and published the details.  Basically, you need to root your phone, enable SSH, and then configure your browser to run through a SOCKS proxy.

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3g Tethering Supported by Apple

11:01AM Tethering! “This allows you to share you connection with your computer.”

11:02AM “This works with Macs and PCs, wired over USB, or wireless with Bluetooth. It is a seamless experience. There’s no need to run any software once it’s turned on. This requires carrier support. We have 22 partners in 44 countries…” No mention of AT&T. What!?
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