Connect to Internet using your cell phone

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  1. May 31, 2010 #1
    Franknewbridge

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    Does anyone know if there is a way to use your cellphone to connect your ipad to the Internet? Seems to me I saw a post early on before the 3G models came out...
     
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    Matth3w

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    Depends what phone you have. If you have a phone that is rootable or supports tethering natively, then yes.

    My Motorola Droid is rooted (the equivalent of jailbreaking), and I have a WiFi tether app that uses the incoming 3G data connection to turn the phone into a WiFi hotspot that I can connect through (tether) with my iPad.

    There are plenty of phones that can do this, which do you have?

    To name a couple:

    - iPhone
    - Moto Droid
    - Palm Pre

    And a ton more. Almost every Android phone can do it if it's rooted. Still waiting on the HTC Droid Incredible to be rooted so I can pick that phone up.
     
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    Nexus One with Froyo has hotspot feature already and no root needed.
     
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    Yep, depends on the phone.
    Does the phone have built in wifi? Thats whats needed.
    Some phones(iphone) can do this but must first be hacked.
     
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