If you’ve got a Samsung Vibrant and want to take advantage of that unlimted 3G account you can tether without rooting the phone. This method uses a USB cable to provide internet access to Windows XP and Windows 7 computers. Samsung’s own Kies software handles the tethering, as long as you have the magic number to get connected on T-Mobile USA networks; ‘epc.tmobile.com’ for the APN name and ‘*99#’ as the phone number. [Zedomax] made the video after the break which takes you through the tethering ritual.
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doesnt it work over wifi like it does with the galaxy?
No it doesn’t. Not without root.
Sure looks a lot like an iPhone.
Can you just use June Fabrics’ PDA Net?
(weird name btw)
@sixx That is a galaxy S, just the tmobs-branded version. AT&T has the captivate and Sprint has the epig 4g.
@naturetm it does from that angle, but looks completely different head-on
@someone PDAnet is a POS. It’s all about FroYo, usb and wifi tethering 4 all!
My question is, what’s so bad about rooting? It doesn’t break the warranty, you get so many cool features…I can’t even think of a downside…
It’s still all about the Nexus XD
Any word of how to get this working with the AT&T version (captivate)? I don’t have one yet but I’m thinking about it.
It used to work until I rooted, now i got “Ras Creat Phone Failed”
if you get ras creat phone failed, then restart program as administrator, or go to services and restart “telephony” service.
Tethering doesn’t work anymore… says “device not supported” ever since tmob update.
I have confirmed what “rockjock” stated. Doesn’t work anymore since the ota update. T-Mobile killed it. Just switched from AT&T and it doesn’t look like they are any less stingy when it comes to broadband sharing.
if you get ras creat phone failed, then restart program as administrator, or go to services and restart “telephony” service.
will this work on a sprint,epic 4g