Droid dialup

[loosecannon39]

No response last time so I'm trying again. Got my droid today. Hope to tether it soon. Is there any reason why I can't use it to connect to my present dial up until I am ready to tether??? Will this work, and will I fry anything on my new toy????
DAN

 

[hookbill]

No response last time so I'm trying again. Got my droid today. Hope to tether it soon. Is there any reason why I can't use it to connect to my present dial up until I am ready to tether??? Will this work, and will I fry anything on my new toy????
DAN

I really don't know anything about tethering other then I read you can't do it with Verizon. If I'm wrong don't worry, someone will correct me shortly.

 

[Backnblack]

You can do it with VZW but you are violating the TOS. If they catch you you can be charged for all the data you have used.

Look at PDAnet or Tether (formerly tetherberry)

 

[dezymond]

i believe you can tether with a program with PDAnet. I'm not 100% sure though. If you tether I don't think you use dialup, but you use data connection through the phone. However, Verizon is against tethering with the Droid right now and if they catch you tethering there will be a harsh punishment.

 

[Guurzak]

No response last time so I'm trying again. Got my droid today. Hope to tether it soon. Is there any reason why I can't use it to connect to my present dial up until I am ready to tether??? Will this work, and will I fry anything on my new toy????
DAN

What do you mean, "connect to your present dialup"? Are you trying to use the Droid as a modem and call into a 56k analog dialup service? I don't think that will work and can't think of any reason why you'd want to. Can you explain more specifically what you're trying to do?

 

[loosecannon39]

I am planning on tethering when available, but my pc is currently on dial up. I was asking if it is possible to use the droid instead of my home phone to connect to my dial up until the tethering is available.
DAN

 

[Backnblack]

I am planning on tethering when available, but my pc is currently on dial up. I was asking if it is possible to use the droid instead of my home phone to connect to my dial up until the tethering is available.
DAN

Pretty sure the answer is no on that.....

 

[hookbill]

Pretty sure the answer is no on that.....

I'm pretty sure he's right. Never heard of using any smart phone for dial up.

 

[loosecannon39]

Thanks for the response. Just talked to my son who is a computer whiz.(has an iphone) He agrees with the not happening opinion. I've read about the pdanet hookup for tethering but haven't decided yet whether or not to try it. This is my first smart phone and except for faster than dialup web use, it a toy rather than a necessity. Thanks again
DAN

 

[Guurzak]

You can't use modern cellphones for analog data services- no 56k dialup, and no faxing. The digital encoding done at the cell towers is not compatible with the analog encoding used by fax/modems; the data lost by the digital codecs is not perceptible to the human ear but it's enough to mess up a computer.

 

[FireDroid]

Just use the droid instead of the home computer on dial up!!:icon_ devil:

 

[dezymond]

How are you still on dialup?

2010...didn't think they still had dialup to be honest.

 

[P_McNeal]

Don't deny the man his right to AOL via dial-up!

:icon_ poke:

 

[ellokomen]

Windows phones can use dial up to connect, even you can tether another phone to use its data capabilities

 

[kountryj]

My grandmother has dial up..the bad part is she only connects at 26.4..try to use the net there..
I use pdanet and don't really have many problems with it..haven't got a bill yet either..its better using that and getting 2.4mbs than going to her house and getting 26.4kb..thanks to living in the boonies in alabama