flexte

thats the way i do it. sometimes it takes a few tries but it works.

xXiTzMeBXx

Okay so first of all, the device can be on a PAM plan, second of all...not on the consumer side (even if you place on a talk plan...the system will not allow the device/plan to work)....PDAnet works, you have to remove HTC sync for it to work it just wont access HTTPS sites.

I have a question though, I had a Win Mo device and had the PAM plan on my account. Easily able to connect to the web through internet sharing. Upgraded to the Hero and still have the PAM plan but am unable to tether...installed HTC sync...no modem driver...upgrading to latest HTC sync sw...still unable to tether, still not detected as a modem. For some reason Win 7 will not recognize the device as a modem even when I placed in internet sharing. At my wits end as far as how to get this to work. Does anyone know of any driver that can be installed, I thought I read somewhere it is operational in Europe.

Side note...rooted my device would this prevent the computer from seeing the device as a modem...I doubt it would but I am ignorant when it comes to Linux!

mroien

I use Wireless Tether for Rooted Phones. But, you have to root your phone for this to work. Then you install a custom ROM and all the ROMs I have seen have tethering on it. With PDAnet it does not allow certain HTML sites. Whereas, wireless tether lets you do anything and even block other users from using your signal.

xXiTzMeBXx

Not a fan of usb net, it won't allow me to access gmail and any other https sites...like my schools intranet for my online courses. Tried the WiFi tether with no luck, it works...I can detect my device...but rec the page cannot be accessed. Driving me bananas, but oh well a few more months and the overdrive becomes available for us!

sprucebeach

Not true for me. I have HTC Sync installed and use PDAnet on my Vista laptop all the time.


I upgraded to the paid version for access to HTTPS sites and I haven't yet encountered a site I couldn't access. Of course that's only my experience - there are still a number of sites on the internet I haven't visited.

Rhetoric

Of course, you could always just root your phone and flash with Modaco's latest Sprint HTC Hero ROM.. it comes with "Wifi Tether for Root Users" pre-installed.. works just fine.. and is absolutely FREE! No need to pay extra to access https sites, yadda yadda.. I believe you can even enable wep 128 bit encryption for the connection, too!

It will allow you to share the access with any wifi-capable device in your possession.. be it computers, PDAs, etc..

Do a lil googlin' and research modaco's roms...

Hope this helps!

Vogularis

As a novice in these matters I simply downloaded "Easy Tether" on to my HTC Hero from the Android Market. Free of course. Copied the app launcher onto my laptop desktop. Ran the program to install it. Opened it while the phone was tethered (via usb cable that came with the phone), by right clicking the new icon in the task bar, chose the top connection and BOOM- instant internet. No worries.

jb4kats

I am running my laptop right now using my Hero connected through pdanet. It does work, and my Hero is not rooted. Just go to junefabrics.com and download it and hook up your phone and voila!

bigjinc

How to tether with the sprint hero.
First download the sprint htc sync software
install it
after it is installed locate the driver folder and copy it to your desktop
plz note that if you have windows 7 64 bit as I do you can acquire the vista 64 drivers from the internet that work fine. In which case you then do not have to install the sync software as that is the only point of that is to get the driver
Uninstall the sync software
The go into your wireless controls options in the phone turn off the mobile network. Then pick the option directly below it, mobile network settings, this will bring up another set of options. All the way at the bottom is the settings for mode of operation. Select that and pick 1x which is the slowest Internet.
The reason you pick that is it takes slightly longer to connect to it which is for the next step.
Now switch back to your wireless controls and scroll to the bottom where you should see Mobile network sharing, which should be grayed out because the mobile network is not active. At this point plug your phone in and Windows should ask you for the drivers which are hopefully on your desktop. After the phone drivers are installed plug the phone in to the PC. Now here is the tricky part
You must connect to the mobile network sharing before you connect to the mobile network. So you must hit the mobile network check box then right away hit the mobile network sharing and if it connects to your pc before you connect to the mobile network you will not see any errors on the phone. If you see username/password incorrect repeat the previous step. It usual take me a couple tries. Once it connects you will not see any errors. Then go back to mode of operation and switch it back to hybrid and I get about a 1mb connection which is fast enough to watch hulu videos. You may have to wait around 30 secs for your computer to connect but if you did not see the error on your phone about the vision user/password error on the phone then it will work shortly. I got this phone to tether as I live in the country and the only other options are satellite or broadband card.
I know it works because I am doing this forum post from it as we speak
laptop with windows 7 64bit
Sprint HTC HERO
No root access or software needed just the drivers

Last edited by bigjinc; March 24th, 2010 at 04:58 PM.

BlackedOut

Or... you could just use PDAnet. lol

Bigg Fella

PDAnet installed and AWESOME!!

Bigg Fella

PS, this and this post is done over the PDAnet connection and it seems to be faaaaast...