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Guest DaBeeeenster
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Hi,

If I enable this on my desire, it appears in my OSX network preferences as "Android Phone", but I'm not sure what information to enter into the Telephone Number, Account Name or Password. I'm on O2. Anyone know?

Guest mooves
Posted (edited)

Ive tried to get this running too but no luck. Normally with usb / bluetooth connections you dial *99# with no username or password and it connects.

seems at this stage the only way to use it is to bootcamp into Windows install HTC sync and then it works.

Hi,

If I enable this on my desire, it appears in my OSX network preferences as "Android Phone", but I'm not sure what information to enter into the Telephone Number, Account Name or Password. I'm on O2. Anyone know?

Edited by mooves
Guest DaBeeeenster
Posted
Ive tried to get this running too but no luck. Normally with usb / bluetooth connections you dial *99# with no username or password and it connects.

seems at this stage the only way to use it is to bootcamp into Windows install HTC sync and then it works.

Wow, that really sucks!

Guest daveba
Posted
Ive tried to get this running too but no luck. Normally with usb / bluetooth connections you dial *99# with no username or password and it connects.

seems at this stage the only way to use it is to bootcamp into Windows install HTC sync and then it works.

Actually this works perfectly in Linux (Ubuntu) also. I've just tried it and it works just fine.

Maybe Jobs has decided that only iPhones can connect to Mac ?

Guest DaBeeeenster
Posted
Actually this works perfectly in Linux (Ubuntu) also. I've just tried it and it works just fine.

Maybe Jobs has decided that only iPhones can connect to Mac ?

What settings are you using?

Guest daveba
Posted
What settings are you using?

There is no settings.

USB 3g connectivitiy is built into the network manager applet in Ubuntu. You just plug it into the USB and select USB internet on the phone dialog that pops up on the desire and then select usb0 internet on the network applet and you're tethered.

Guest mooves
Posted

Not true. on my HTC magic I was able to Bluetooth tether it using WiFi tether for root. Just waiting for it work on the desire...

Actually this works perfectly in Linux (Ubuntu) also. I've just tried it and it works just fine.

Maybe Jobs has decided that only iPhones can connect to Mac ?

Guest daveba
Posted
Not true. on my HTC magic I was able to Bluetooth tether it using WiFi tether for root. Just waiting for it work on the desire...

Huh ? We are talking about USB tethering here ! Read the subject before you post ! So again USB tethering works perfectly in Linux(Ubuntu).

Guest MaTiCeK
Posted

Seems like a tunneling app on the mac side is needed. :rolleyes:

Guest ksria
Posted
Hi,

If I enable this on my desire, it appears in my OSX network preferences as "Android Phone", but I'm not sure what information to enter into the Telephone Number, Account Name or Password. I'm on O2. Anyone know?

I have gotten tethering working with a piece of software for Mac OS X PDANet and the same andoid app as well. I'm no Mac Expert, but it worked with one of the phones I tried on Leopard

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