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Old 08-14-2009, 03:28 PM
Jon Westfall
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Originally Posted by Rob Alexander View Post
It takes me all of 15 seconds to get my phone and laptop hooked up using the built-in Internet Sharing tool. I usually use it via USB so as not to use up my battery, but I've done it with BT as well and it works fine. I just don't get why I would pay someone $30 to give me a prettier screen from which to press the 'go' button. I get that it has a few extra features like the USB stuff, but all I want is for my laptop to be on the Net when I'm out of wifi range and I have that for free.
Well, if that's the sort of tethering you're after, then you're right - why pay the money. But if you're trying to tether with devices such as a ipod Touch, or a non-connected Pocket PC, or a netbook without bluetooth (and without a USB cable), then this solution is much more flexible.
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