

PdaNet is NOT FREE, and requires you to download PdaNet to your phone and to your computer. This is less complicated that "rooting" your Eris, but is still more complicated than.

Proxoid is FREE and makes your Android device a proxy server that your computer uses to make Internet requests. If you know what a proxy server is, and know a little bit about command line using Terminal, this is a viable option for you. If you have no idea what a "rooted" phone is, or what "brick" refers to, then you should just ignore this option entirely. For those who do NOT wish to accidentally brick their phone and don't want to break their TOS (terms of service) with their service provider, this option is a last resort. One example is Android Wi-Fi Tether, which is FREE. Use an application that requires a ROOTED phone.After scouring the web for tutorials on tethering the Eris, there seemed to be 3 options:

The phone in question is an HTC DROID ERIS, which some would say is impossible. So, tethering her phone was the only real possibility. She works mostly on the web, so it was imperative that she have a decent Internet connection during her travels. My girlfriend was going away for a few weeks, but where she was going, there was no easily accessible Internet.
