Ben (or anyone else) - Got a pointer to a good source for turning a Droid Eris running on Verizon into a wireless access point? I'd prefer a recipe which does not require flipping the "I've been rooted" bit. Thanks Thomas On Apr 28, 2010, at 4:39 PM, Ben wrote: > Any android phone could do this, once you root it which is pretty trivial you can enable wireless tethering as well. The droid is awesome, if you buy it right they're pretty cheap! > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Ryan Coleman <ryanjcole at me.com> wrote: > Tethered at what cost? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 28, 2010, at 15:19, Adam Morris <adam.morris at redstargaming.net> > wrote: > > > I'm a helpless fanboi of the Motorolla Droid, so I'm inclined to say > > "get it", but I realize that it is nowhere near the cheapest. The > > Droid Eris is underpowered but I've heard good things about it. Its > > only $79 with a Verizon contract, and it can be tethered, so it > > might be your best bet. > > > > -Adam > > > > Tom Poe <tompoe at fngi.net> wrote: > > > >> I'm moving to Eden Valley, MN. Time to check up on latest > >> telecommunications options. I'm wondering what it might cost to > >> get an > >> android/open source cell phone that is usb capable? > >> > >> I'm thinking the cell phone could serve as a 911 phone on the road, > >> and > >> the usb connection with my desktop could double as computer Internet > >> access. Anyone have a recommendation on lowest cost option for > >> these needs? > >> Thanks, Tom > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > -- > Ben Lutgens > Linux / Unix System Administror > > Three of your friends throw up after eating chicken salad. Do you think: > "I should find more robust friends" or "we should check that refrigerator"? > -- Donald Becker, on vortex-bug, suspecting a network-wide problem > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20100428/b07480b4/attachment.htm