Carriers like to charge for tethering, as it’s another pricey feature they can add to wireless bills. Customers don’t like being charged for tethering, as they’re paying a second time for the data they’ve already paid for. In these kinds of business/customer conflicts, the balance of power is usually decided by the amount of competition. As there are only four major carriers in the US, it’s now established that tethering costs consumers money. Fortunately for customers there are developers like Koush who are looking to shake things up. He has released a new app that tethers for free without requiring root.
The app is called Clockworkmod Tether, and it’s now in alpha. It tethers to a Windows, OS X, or Linux machine via USB. Not only does it bypass the requirement of paying extra for tethering, but it also goes undetected by the carriers.
If this sounds familiar, it’s because it does essentially the same thing as PDANet. It too will tether via USB without carrier detection, but there’s a big difference: PDANet costs $16 (for the full version), and Clockworkmod Tether is free. But as Koush’s new app is only in alpha and it will stop working on January 7 (he will release updates before then), there’s nothing stopping him from charging for it later.
In the meantime you can try Clockworkmod Tether by following these steps:
2. You’ll need to have ADB drivers for your Android device installed on your computer (that usually means installing the Android SDK).
3. Connect your device to your PC via USB
4. Open the app and press start. It should start tethering your device’s connection to your desktop.
If you run into device detection errors, then you’ll want to double check that you have the ADB drivers installed. If your device is detected but the app isn’t properly working, try restarting it.
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