A question on tethering speeds

[resultsmayvary]

Hey all. New to the forums here so I just wanted to say hola first and foremost.

Secondly, I was wondering if there is any way to increase the speed I'm getting from USB tethering on my Droid2. I used to tether with a Sprint Blackberry and while doing this I was able to not only surf the net but I was fully able to play online games with a pretty small amount of ping. The speeds with my Droid 2 however seem to be noticeably slower.

I've heard that PDAnet might be closing certain ports and that may7 be the cause, is this true? I have easy tether installed as well and I seem to be having less that stellar speeds on both.

I'm not opposed to rooting my phone if a better connection can be created as a result, just need to know if it's possible at all first.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Gibbsinator]

Well, Sprint claims to have the fastest network, if that's true, there lies your answer. What kind of ping are you getting now btw? What games are you trying to play?

 

[evilsock]

Id root if I were u and try barnacle and wireless tether for root users, goto speednet and do a test with all, u may get slightly faster speeds with wifi tether, but it will not be what ur used to from sprint, still probly better with rooted apps, I like barnacle

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