while we're desperately trying to root this phone, here is a link to a couple of apps that don't require root access to tether: https://market.android.com/search?q=pdanet. I'm writing this from my USB-tethered indulge using a free version of easytether lite. unlike PDANet, which is $30 for full version, paid version of easytether is only $10. free version doesn't let you access https but only http. the speed sucks, though, as it feels like it's being throttled somewhere along the way - I'm barely getting half the speed I'm getting on the phone itself...