*Words of Wisdom From The Elder

I just tried it too...I rocks!!!!

Is there a way to get this to work in windows XP?

dude....great posting! your info helped me perfectly with finding the latest ROM and how to establish a teathered internet connection. i didn't realize that my phone would be essentially reset to default so I lost my contact info and had to do the manual set up after the installation of the latest ROM. I had my contact info in Outlook so it wasn't too bad.....just created a new POP3 account, paired with ActiveSync, filled out some preferrences, etc....

Don't know why but this "internet sharing" feature seems to be so much slower than connecting with the wireless modem on the old ROM, to the point of being functionally impractical. Perahaps its user error? Any suggestions for improving the connection speed?

All I know is mine is pretty fast and works really well.

Keith, quick question, maybe you can help me out. I updated my ROM and the phone works great, but whenever I Coonect the "Internet Sharing" (both usb & BT, I see the new network appear and then I get "The remote party has ended this connection" Do you know what could be wrong? thank you! I am under Cingular with an unlimited data plan.

I'm running under Vista and I haven't seen that at all. Nothing comes to mind as to what it might be based on my experience either. First thing I would do is fire up a sniffer or something like that to see what is going across the wire, that may hold an answer.

Can anybody tell me the settings that need to be made at the browser end ???? any proxies that might b needed to set ???

You don't need to do anything in the browser. It just sorta works.

Make sure you're using activesync 4.5 under XP. Just went through a bit of troubleshooting related to having an earlier version of activesync. When I installed 4.5, it worked great!

Now, how do you disable text messaging? I have email on this phone. Who needs texting with email?

For people that don't have email on their phone, if they wanted to text you to send you a quick message what are they going to do? Walk to their computer and send you a message?

Saying that you don't need text messaging because you have email on your phone now doesn't correlate to me. That's like saying I have shoes so I don't need my feet anymore. Doesn't make sense to me. Sorry.

Doesnt work for wm6 users. I just ended up using an aircard instead. Sure it costs more but I can afford it =P

i have an 8525 with at and t and i have an unlimited data plan. i use this feature often and completely love it it works fast and is a great option when my router isnt working. i want to know if there is any other charges if i have the unlimited data plan?

As long as you don't get too crazy or carried away they won't say anything. If you use it all day everyday, Then they will. Unlimited means unlimited within normal use not saturate the line 24/7.

Hey i have the 8525 under at&t, and I just want to be able to use the internet. Since the phone can pick up wifi signals, if i connect to a network than i should have internet free of charge right? At this point i wouldn't be using the At&t internet service? Just wanted to be sure because I tried something similar n ended up being charged. That time it was through Activesync which allowed me to have internet access on phone from laptop with wireless connection. I downloaded a couple ringtones etc n the bill came in somewhat loaded. Any suggestions on the two questions or statements Keith or anyone else?

@Lee

If you have WIFI and use it on the phone then there are no charges whatsoever. However, here is my take with that phone Lee. For me, that phone is a brick without the data plan. That phone has 3G on it which is reaching the speeds of WIFI. So for what, $30 a month you can get unlimited data from ANYWHERE. That gives you email and other things no matter where you are at. For me just using the WIFI isn't an option and sorta kills the attractiveness of the phone. That is just me though.