User Rating3.96/5PdaNet has been one of the most popular software for Windows Mobile phones, Palm OS phones and the iPhone. It is now ported to the Android system! PdaNet provides you with FULL Internet access so all your email, instant message programs will work without any setting changes. Just like the old PdaNet, it is as simple as clicking on the PdaNet tray icon and your computer will go online instantly.
PdaNet does NOT require root access or hacking your phone’s firmware in order to work. It is just a regular Android application that works on Android phones as-is. Currently PdaNet supports USB tethering on all Android OS’s and devices. Tethering is fast, secure and will also charge your phone at the same time. Your phone can either connect to 3G data or WiFi, even through VPN and PdaNet will share the connection with your computer.
Price: Free
PdaNet Android Tethering app is Awesome! Just what business users, tech junkie,s students or anymore who wants to tether their laptop on the go. Take advantage of 3G or Wifi Internet connection speeds to power your PC. This app is most useful because it does not require “Root” access to the phone, plugs in USB port with dual benefit of charging the phone… best of all it’s Free!
When we first evaluated the app, there were issues of connection being dropped sporadically. With the release 1.15+ these issues seem to be resolved.
Caution: be sure your data plan can handle the traffic you may use and check your cellular terms and conditions regarding tethering as to not end up like this guy. 
Watch a video how to turn your Google Android into a Wifi Tether/Router.
(4.5 out of 5)
Should you Download PdaNet for Android? A Must Have for any Android with a Laptop!
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Hi, I just bought a HTC Magic from the french SFR. I was wondering if the “reversal” of this application would be available. I mean, to use the internet connection available in the computer to serve my Android over USB? Since @work I’m in a 3G shadow area and no Wifi available. Thank you
This application is currently not designed for that, but a good idea. Hopefully a developer comes along and create it.
How does PdaNet play with Ubuntu?
Fernando,
If you are using a laptop with WiFi, it’s actually very easy for you to turn your computer into a type of wireless modem/router for your phone using the computer’s WiFi as long as it is connected to the internet through an ethernet connection. You want to set up what is called an ad-hoc network, it will turn your computer into a router with no extra equipment. Unfortunately, if the computer you are working with isn’t wifi capable, then you are out of luck.
It would seem useful to note that PDAnet only works on Windows and not with MacOS, Linux or any other operating system.
Ok here’s an odd question.. could you set up an ad-hoc network using your PDANet connection to your android phone as your internet connection, and the laptop as your wireless router? Basicly I’m trying to get other devices (a couple of pod touches and another laptop) to connect to the laptop ad-hoc and use the PDAnet connection as my internet connection. Possible?
Well here’s an update to my question above. I tried it with the new G2 MyTouch and it works (at least on Vista, I haven’t tried it on XP). ITs actually very easy, just connect to PDA net, share the PDANet connection to the internet and bind it to the wireless connnection, then put the wireless in ad hoc mode and presto, you have 3G ad hoc network that all your devices can connect to. I tried using it with my ipod touch and it works great.
@AKCobra That’s awesome, thanks for coming back and sharing. Let me know how your other tests go!
While doing this tethering, does the connection show up to the carrier as a tethered connection or just a regular phone data connection. So would the carrier charge for the data because of the tethering or would they not know the difference?
Thanks,
Ok I’m confused.com! I’ve got it working via usb with my laptop, but first, what the different between that & using the phones software to connect?
Also I don’t have a landline & want to know if WiFi Tethering to share the phone internet connection wirelessly (like 3’s MiFi Dongle).
I basically want to connect my ps3 to the net using my phones internet connection…is it possible?
If you have wi fi on your laptop and want to use the laptop for the ps3, just bridge the connections LAN and wireless and you will have a network bridge.You also need a crossover cable to plug into the ps3 from the notebook. create a different IP address for the network bridge. I suggest manually setting the IP settings. Dont know if this helps but my ps3 had a weak signal from my router so this is why i setup my laptop to be my wireless adaptor, now i get perfect signal and i dont disconnect.
I would like to know how to use my phone t-mobile G1 to VPN from windows 7 ultimate with pdanet to windows 7 ultimate. I already created the vpn for incoming connections on the windows 7 side im trying to connect to. The problem im facing is where to put the name of the computer. it just says username and password. The server address is correct. I dont know what type of VPN is allowed and if anyone can give me step by step I would appreciate it. I use PDANET for testing Security from outside connections out of our domains for some clients. I would love to VPN to my home network, and if that works i’ll VPN into a exhange server to see how it works.
I find this app surprisingly complicated to set-up. The configuration on my PC is complicated and frankly the performance of the connection (on full 3G mind you) is not fast enough to load a “Hello world” basic HTML site.
I’ll admit that I may be setting up the system incorrectly, but n=1=me and me=unhappy. The beauty of web 2.0, my voice is as loud as anyone else.
2 stars.
i use t-mobile G1 android phone…using the PDAnet…it works fine, untill i come to use windows live messenger and its basically go stuff yourself…steam works, yahoo messenger work, skype works…just not live messenger…it will log in for a short period…like 10seconds then log off again and wont reconnect
Ok, I have Pda installed on my pc and laptop. It works great. Now im trying to hook up wirless router so I can use the laptop and other computers in the house. The router intstalled fine and all. But im now trying to my Xbox 360 to hook in but its not getting a signal. Im running a ethernet cable from the wirleless router to the box. But its not getting ip address.. Is this possible to use the phone, and its internet to run xbox live. And how would I hook it all up.