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join:2001-04-01
Chicago, IL | Not meant for long term use I've used WMWifiRouter on my XV6800. This might be unique to my model, but it's a battery drainer. The charger can't keep up with the abnormal strain of both radio's churning away.
It's great for short term use though. | |
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Matt
Running Free
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC | Re: Not meant for long term use I used to use this on my XV6700. Very slick and useful. | |
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Anony
@t-com.hr
| Re: Not meant for long term use It's not that the charger can't keep up it's the fact the both radios being active create excessive heat which stops the charging process thus, draining the battery rather quickly. If I direct the A/C across my phone when I'm in the car it keeps it cool and the car charger has no problem keeping up. | |
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A900MHz Fan
join:2004-07-12
Mitchell, SD
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September 15th, @09:30AM
| Works slick! I've used it both on my 6700 and 6800, and it does indeed drain the battery quickly. If you tether it or charge it the service will run for hours with no problems. At least it does for me.
I also have an older copy that was not charged for!
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Cobra9777
Pain Is Just Weakness Leaving The Body
join:2002-09-28
Denton, TX
| Not impressed I have a pre-commercial version of WMWifiRouter (0.91) on my HTC 6800. Aside from the novelty aspect, it's not really very useful for anything. The battery consumption is insane. I prefer to tether over bluetooth using ICS. I only do this occasionally and have never been billed by my service provider. | |
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| flyingjoey
join:2005-11-07
Jersey City, NJ
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 ·Verizon FIOS
| Re: Not impressed I've managed to get 2-3 hours of solid use on my 6800 and version 1.11. I bought the product because I saw its value and convenience.
If you dim the backlight on you ppc to the minimum run the program you can get close to 3 hours of solid usage. When I bought my phone the guy at the store threw in a car charger, well it turns out that the charger he gave me is powerful enough to charge the phone while I’m using it as a wifi router.
BT Tethering is Slower than using the ad-hoc option provided by wmwifirouter. | |
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| splat1622
join:2008-09-08
Cave Spring, GA | what service do you use.i have verizon,and when i try to use their vzconnect they want to charge me 15 a month,also does anyone know if the two programs work on palm treo smartphone | |
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Smith6612
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join:2008-02-01
united state
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·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Dish Network
| YouTube... I found out how to do this while on YouTube a month ago. HOwever, with the way cell phone companies charge for data, this is certainly not meant for long term use, or else you get a huge data bill. But it is cool despite the fast drain on the phone's battery. | |
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| flyingjoey
join:2005-11-07
Jersey City, NJ | Re: YouTube... I've been tethering for over 5 years... I started with a samsung A800 phone tethering 1x then on the PPC6700 now the 6800. I've had the same phone plane for over 5 years. | |
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TCub
I'm metal.
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join:2008-09-03
Olmsted Falls, OH
clubs: | Re: YouTube... also most people with smartphones have data plans. for instance with my iphone and AT&T I have unlimited data (most likely capped though) and on my old moto Q from VZW I had the same thing (capped at 5GB a month I think) | |
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ryang
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join:2001-04-01
Chicago, IL | 6800 Glad to see some love for the 6800 here!
Who else lurks/posts on ppcgeeks/xda dev? | |
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MackMarvel
join:2004-02-15
Benton Harbor, MI
·AT&T Yahoo
| Re: 6800 said by ryang  :Glad to see some love for the 6800 here! Who else lurks/posts on ppcgeeks/xda dev? I do  | |
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| | stufried
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join:2003-10-13 | Re: 6800 All of these solutions only can create ad hoc connections. It would be nice if one could do a real AP. The article also ignores jokuispot. | |
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simon726
join:2006-12-21
Ajax, ON | ... i don't know how you could possibly save on getting a physical wi-fi router with this solution....lol | |
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