Android Tethering

    Whats is Android Tethering?

Tethering refers to connecting one device to another. In the context of mobile phones or Internet tablets, tethering allows sharing the Internet connection of the phone or tablet with other devices such as laptops. 

Connection of the phone or tablet with other devices can be done over wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), over Bluetooth or by physical connection using a cable for example, through USB.

If tethering is done over Wi-Fi, the feature may be branded as a Mobile Hotspot. The Internet-connected mobile device can thus act as a portable wireless access point and router for devices connected to it.

Many mobile phones are equipped with software to offer tethered Internet access. Windows Phone 7, Android (starting from version 2.2), and iOS 3.0 (or later) offer tethering over a Bluetooth PAN or a USB connection. Tethering over Wi-Fi, also known as Personal Hotspot, is available on iOS starting with iOS 4.2.5 (or later) on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad (3rd generation), certain Windows Phone 7 devices (varies by manufacturer and model) and certain Android phones (varies widely depending on carrier, manufacturer, and software version).^[1]

In some countries this feature is only legitimately available by paying to add a tethering package to a data plan or choosing a data plan that includes tethering. There are, however, several ways to use tethering without paying for it, including rooting Android devices or jailbreaking iOS devices and installing a tethering application on the device.^[2] Some operators have asked Google or any mobile producer using Android to completely remove tethering support from the operating system on certain handsets.^[3] Tethering is also available as a downloadable third-party application on most Symbian mobile phones^[4] as well as on the MeeGo platform^[5] and on WebOS mobiles phones.^[6]

^{Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethering}