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04/6/2012 at 9:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by DaveCoaches on 04/6/2012
It was probably a few laptops that had the WiFi still turned on you could see. There are apps for Android that allow you to tether to the internet through then, either by USB or wireless.
I am with T-Mobile and while they tell you it won't work, it actually does and with unlimited internet usage on the phone it is cheap too.
Apparently some networks can detect if you are tethering and ramp the charges up accordingly, but I have never had a problem with T-Mobile doing this and I was using it for quite a while when my broadband was down at home.
Quote: Originally posted by Gailk on 04/6/2012
I have an android phone which also had very little signal.
If the OP has very little mobile signal, WiFi tethering to their mobile data really isn't going to do much.
Also, scanning for a WiFi network won't bring up hardware with active WiFi cards, only actual wireless networks broadcasting their SSID. It's possible other site users had set up their own WiFi hotspots though, using either a mobile or a "MiFi" type device.
Gail, if you do find yourself in a decent signal area and have unlimited data, most current/fairly recent android phones will be on Android version 2.2 or later, so will support tethering without the need for additional apps. Simply follow the instructions
here
Personally, I'm not aware of any widely available accessories that can reliably boost a 3G signal or wireless dongle that don't require some sort of piggybacking on a fixed internet connection anyway.
Hope this helps.
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