I recently got the HTC Mogul phone and service from Sprint. I had been using it sporadically as a network device via Bluetooth on the Macbook Pro in OS X 10.5 Leopard but had not tried it tethered in Windows Vista Ultimate in Bootcamp. I decided to try it USB so I wasn’t marrying the device to the same notebook twice, and I cannot be more pleased with the results.
I didn’t have to touch a single disc. I plugged it in via USB, selected "Internet sharing" on the phone via USB and plugged it in. The laptop chugged for about 30 seconds installing drivers and blam, I was online. Ok, maybe not blam, I did have to turn off WiFi for the browser to recognize the connection, but once I had done that I was set. As a matter of fact this is the 3rd time I have used it that way and I am writing and posting this blog via a cell connection.
I wish I could get it working USB on OS X, has anyone managed that? While wireless is nice, Bluetooth decimates the battery, I would much rather have it use my laptop’s battery.
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Did you ever figure out how to connect the USB to use the Mogul for DUN? I am currently using BT and then plugging in the USB so that
the MBP is charging it while using the BT for the connection. It’s kind of hokey but it works fine. It would just make more sense to use the USB instead of killing the battery using the BT on the MBP and charging the Mogul. I’m using the VZW branded version the xv6800. It’s a bit more difficult as VZW has it dumbed down. ICS is gone but there is a patch.
@Hans: I sure haven’t I wish I had though, I would love to use it USB’d to the laptop so I don’t kill the battery when I forget to turn off bluetooth.
ive got what your talking about , a ppc6800 and im using the usb cable to then internet share to my kraptop and ive got a problem with it , it’s actually killing the battery , ive already done a few work arounds and stopped activestink from opening , i dont even use it i removed it from my computer completly , what a waste , but id really like to figure out why my ppc6800 is being drained on its battery while i have it tethered to my laptop while using the internet , its driving me nutz…
It’s because your USB connector can’t charge your phone as fast as the battery is draining while you are surfing the internet. I just surf for a couple of hours then let it sit for a while until it is recharged…
I have tried the internet sharing feature on this HTC mogul and it will connect to the internet and i can browse the web but the connection will not last more than 5 minutes. After ~5 minutes, the internet connection is dropped and i have to re-connect on the phone itself.
I have it set to USB and Sprint PCS. I dont understand how it will connect just fine and allow me to browse for ~5 minutes, then all of a sudden just drop off and i loose svc…. I have done this procedure 5-6 times within a 45 minute range and its annoying…
I m not quite sure on how to do it but I also have a leopard and I have a program called syncmate driver and it allows the mac osx to recognize the htc through usb. it has an option to set up internet through usb