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Turn a Smart Phone into a Wi-Fi Hot Spot

Discussion in 'Wireless News' started by charlyee, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. charlyee

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    Turn a Smart Phone into a Wi-Fi Hot Spot
    Yardena Arar, PC World
    Wed Mar 26, 8:00 AM ET


    Got a 3G smartphone with Wi-Fi? Then you might be soon be able to use it as a Wi-Fi hotspot for connecting your notebook or any other Wi-Fi enabled device to the Internet.

    North Carolina-based TapRoot Systems today announced its WalkingHotSpot software, designed to effectively turn a Wi-Fi- and mobile broadband-enabled handset into a Wi-Fi router. At launch, WalkingHotSpot will be available only for Windows Mobile or Symbian Series 60 smartphones. TapRoot CEO Bob Bicksler said.


    A free demo version will be available for individuals to download from TapRoot's Web site, Bicksler said. However, the demo will only support one Wi-Fi connection at a time.


    TapRoot ultimately hopes to sell the full-featured product (which supports multiple simultaneous Wi-Fi connections) to carriers, who would be able to offer it to their customers, probably as a paid service. TapRoot does not plan to sell directly to consumers.

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    PS: I wasn't aware of this at all, interesting:

    "Those based on EVDO (the mobile broadband technology used by Sprint and Verizon Wireless) cannot handle voice and data connections at the same time. If a call came in while you were downloading a file through a WalkingHotSpot Wi-Fi connection, the download would be interrupted. However this is a limitation of EVDO technology, so the same would hold true for use of these phones as modems via Bluetooth or a cable."
     
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    I've been using WMWiFiRouter for a while now. They are pushing this like its a new concept.

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    Jay, are you using it as a true router, i.e.connecting multiple WiFi devices simultaneously using your Tilt?
     
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    I have never tried, but I have heard from other beta testers that it has been done. (The software used to be freeware, but its in beta testing now for commercial release). I only own one computer with a wifi card in it.

    One guy even reported that when his broadband connection went down he directed the router's gateway to the phone, but left the router as the DHCP and DNS server for the network. All devices in the network used his phone without changing their individual network settings.

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    Interesting stuff.

    What will they think of next???
     
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    Would I get charged for PAM use if I was using WMFiWiRouter?
    I have unlimited data included on my plan but not tethering.
     
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    I wasn't charged on my AT&T plan, but if you start running an obscene amount of data they will probably catch & bill you.

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    Interesting, thanks. I would do some casual web browsing, I can wait till I'm home for downloading large amounts of data.
     
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    You should be fine. Just as a precaution, The new release of Windows Mobile 6.1 will allow carriers to know exactly when you are teathering. I'm sure there will be a hack in the future, but just be aware.

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    Yeah, with CDMA devices you can only use voice OR data, not both at the same time. I think that is why 3G GSM devices have such a battery life concern, because they run 2 connections at the same time instead of the "either or" situation with the CDMA ones.
     
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