If you go to Start > Accessories you will see an application called Internet Sharing. Up until today I hadn’t paid much attention to it as it seems that everywhere I go today there is an internet connection in one form or another. Well Murphy’s Law went into effect today. I am actually away from the office today at a location where there isn’t a shred of an internet connection when I get a text from Brandon saying the site is down.
“Oh No!” I said, “How will the Shadow fans unite? I must do something!”
I fired up my laptop only to discover no wifi anywhere. What was I to do? A Shadowy image floated in my mind, it said “…internet sharing…oooooo…”
Of course! I hadn’t used Internet Sharing yet and I hoped for a simple setup. I pulled out my USB cable and connected the Shadow to the laptop. Activesync connected, and I activated Internet Sharing. After a minute Windows XP fully recognized everything. I opened Internet Explorer and voila! The connection worked!
It was 100% plug and play. The only thing I had to do was enable it from the Shadow. I was able to download some files and compare changes to troubleshoot the problem. 5 minutes after I knew the site was down, it was back up. The mobile internet isn’t the fastest available but it’s enough to get the task done. Thank you Shadow!
We’d love to know if anyone else has attempted to use the Internet Sharing, and if so what is your experience?
December 5th, 2007 at 1:59 am
awsome i always wondered how that would work.. shadow 2 the Rescue! lmao
December 5th, 2007 at 2:23 am
I had to use it a while back, when my wifi starting acting weird for a day or two. Works like a charm, it really is plug and play.
December 5th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Do you need to have the $20 data plan to do this? I am thinking about getting it. Thanks
December 5th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
I have the $20 data plan and as far as I know this should work with the cheaper one as well. Best way to find out is try it with the cheaper one, if it doesn’t work, get the bigger plan. T-Mobile should pro rate any plans with data. The bonus is that you get HotSpot coverage as well. If you try with the cheaper one, come back and let us know if it works so we can let other people know.
December 14th, 2007 at 5:34 am
i wonder if there is a way 2 do this and connect thro Xbox 360 Live if this phone can do that i promise ill keep this phone FOREVER!! sum1 check into this… my idea is usb cable thro the front then internet sharing lol but im jus guessing sum1 plz find a way!!
December 24th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Internet sharing DOES work on the $5.99 plan as I am using it right now to type this…I’m actually using the bluetooth PAN on my 12″ powerbook. I had to add a proxy setting in Firefox but all is well
January 29th, 2008 at 11:10 am
good to know that its really that easy, if i get into a jam i know now that there will be an easy temp solution
March 8th, 2008 at 11:55 am
How do i use the 5.99 a month plan, to browse the internet with a “PROXY”, how to i setup this “PROXY” because the only thing i can access is the crappy t-mobile web. and NOTHING ELSE.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:09 am
so when tmobiles 3g is accessible and we plug our laptops into the shadow, will we get broad band speeds?
July 17th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
i found out about the internet sharing a while ago and use it every day it is awesome especially cause we dont have internet at home its not to fast but it gets me connected to allshadow.com and lets me download quite a bit of things i really enjoy it.