Free WiFi app for Droid Phones!

Hi Hayden -

I realize you posted this a little while back, but figured some input might be welcome now anyway...

I've tried FoxFi, and it works pretty well. I like being able to st up our own network with security and we use it when we NEED wireless connectivity. The reason for my emphasis on NEED, is that when we have a good 3G signal on my Verizon Droid X and want to use the laptop down below, we use an app called PDAnet and connect the laptop and phone via USB. PDAnet does have an option to connect the phone and a device via Bluetooth, but the one time I tried it, I was connected to a Verizon page which advised I needed to upgrade to a broadband card. Using USB connection I get no such message (and I've been using PDAnet for about two years now)

PDAnet almost always gives us faster speeds than FoxFi and we use it exclusively for connecting when we need good security for online banking, etc. PDAnet is free for regular (http) sites, but $15 for a lifetime license which allows connection to secure (https) sites.

So far this has worked quite well for our Internet access in coastal US waters - We're planning to add a WiFi antenna system in the near future for other areas and/or when I don't have a 3G signal (like in NC). I have no affiliation with either company (and no real computer knowledge) - We're just regular happy users.

Daz
s/v Pau Hana
IP38-087

Hayden,

Has verizon challenged you on this? I was believe that verizon still expects you to pay for the hotspot software option with wome plans. Can they come after you for the cost of the hotspot service that you didn't buy????? I love the verizon network/service but hate their customer relations and pricing. See the article below - I don't understnad all that I read.

www.pcworld.com/article/261928/the_ultim...tethering_guide.html


george

Hi George - We haven't had any issues with Verizon when using PDAnet. In my mind, it's really no different than browsing with my phone, I'm just reading and typing on a larger screen/keyboard when I'm connected.

I tried FoxFi a while back, but as I mentioned in posts above, I've found PDAnet to be much faster (although not it's not a hotspot, you need to use a cable between the phone and computer).

Hi to you & Dorene from Daz & Judi (we met at BLM back when we first bought our IP)

PDAnet is on sale (tonight, at least) for $10 for a lifetime subscription. Anyone needing a copy for another phone, this is a good time to get it. Works Purrrfectly!