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    Lightbulb Don't have a wireless router but need WiFi access for your Android Smart phone?

    If your WiFi router ever goes wrong (and you have a modem) and you want to be able to access the internet on your Android phone or other then try using a program called Seventhgate.

    http://seventhgate.codeplex.com/


    It allows you to use a spare Wireless pci card etc to create a wireless network which Android phones can connect to (it seems my phone at least can't join and adhoc network)

    Its pretty ropey and sometimes it stops working and then you need to restart your computer but it does work.

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    Re: Don't have a wireless router but need WiFi access for your Android Smart phone?

    I use connectify to do the same thing with my laptop for when I can only get wired internet at hotels.
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    Re: Don't have a wireless router but need WiFi access for your Android Smart phone?

    Er... Why can't you use the 3G/gprs data services...?
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    Re: Don't have a wireless router but need WiFi access for your Android Smart phone?

    Cheap skate payg user

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    Re: Don't have a wireless router but need WiFi access for your Android Smart phone?

    Quote Originally Posted by peterb View Post
    Er... Why can't you use the 3G/gprs data services...?
    european roaming costs / rubbish 3g signal usually
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    Re: Don't have a wireless router but need WiFi access for your Android Smart phone?

    Quote Originally Posted by Kumagoro View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moby-Dick View Post
    european roaming costs / rubbish 3g signal usually
    Fair enough...
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