Currently I am using PC Remote Controller to access my computer via wifi. However, I cannot figure out how to get it to connect via 3G.
Disable WiFi in the settings of your phone? Or switch off your router? (Only if your computer is on another WiFi net or physically connected to the internet).
I know it can, because it says so in the description and they have a step-by-step guide on there website, however, it is confusing even with the screen shots and I think that is because the guide they have is outdated. Anyone know a way or figured it out?
There is no difference in m.o. to set up. The RDP software simply uses whatever connection is available with a preference for WiFi. It's just very laggy on 3G. Not at all comfortable to work with and confusing. But if you're in a pinch: it works!
I am willing to consider other applications if they do not cost much.
Try
Teamviewer. Has worked for me for almost 2 years. And it doesn't cost much: it's FREE (for personal use)!
I am only looking into getting an application like this for entertainment purposes, to fool around with my outdated-knowledge-of-technology of family and friends I have.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what they all say of course...
But if you think you can run it on someone else's computer without them being aware of it you're wrong. You always need the other side's cooperation (namely their ID and their unique, randomly generated password, which never works twice).
Anyway, RDP is ideal for remotely accessing your own computer back home or at the office as if you sat in front of it, or for troubleshooting your (own or someone else's) computer, if you are so inclined. It's enabled me to be a 24/7 helpdesk/system administrator for a few friends' Macs when problems suddenly pop up without having to synchronize appointments or brave traffic (and all the associated expenses, risks, non-productive time wasted and environmental pollution). Which in one case is quite impossible anyway because those Macs are on the other side of the Atlantic...
Net result: almost instant 'service'. Even across the ocean. It's an
incredible time and expense saver!
I simply listen to their complaints and take over their machines to sort it out. All the while they can see, on their screen,
exactly what I'm doing. So if they don't like what they see me doing they can instantly pull the plug on the connection.
I usually operate
Teamviewer comfortably on one of my iMacs or MBP with a proper mouse and enough screen real estate when I troubleshoot other people's Macs. But in a pinch I can (and have) run it from my Android phone too.
Oh, and I've also used it to run Windows Vista and Windows 7 machines remotely, either from my Macs or my Android phone. It's cross-platform. That was always on WiFi, though. Over 3G is too much of a hassle.
