Android Tips & Tricks: A free, stealthy tether to your MAC or Win

You suddenly realize you need a data tether to your laptop in the wild and you haven't downloaded anything. It's PdaNet to the rescue!

1. Search PdaNET in the Android Market and download on phone.


2. Take the option to download the laptop executable file to the phone.


3. USB tether the phone to your laptop and transfer the file to the laptop.


4. Follow instructions in the install proceedure on the laptop

Your laptop is now tethered to phone's data plan via your USB data cable !

I tried this on two different Windows XP laptops and it worked without a hitch. In windows it also supports text messaging on your laptop screen with inbound notifications.