[08:08] <zequence> I'm using my ubuntu phone as a usb tethering device
[08:09] <zequence> Had to enable that feature using android tools you get from a PPA. The phone is not strictly Ubuntu. There's some android at the base
[08:09] <zequence> Well, around the base, or whatever
[08:10] <zequence> I have something around 20kb/s bandwidth, but this connection seems to be pretty stable
[08:11] <zequence> Took me a whole night to download 800MB
[08:11] <zequence> Anyway, I've been working on -controls
[08:11] <zequence> The first version of it, which was meant to be SRUd to trusty
[08:11] <zequence> I'm almost done. Just need to package it and upload it.
[08:19] <astraljava> Is the bandwidth due to ISP limitations, or do you think it's the tethering?
[08:19] <zequence> Bad connection to my GSM service
[08:20] <zequence> In part of the cabin I can get up to 200kb/s, but only for short periods
[08:22] <astraljava> Ok. Is it possible to put the phone in a better location, and use wireless tethering?
[08:22] <zequence> Don't think you can use wireless tethering on this device, not without reconfiguring network stuff manually
[08:23] <zequence> So, I haven't bothered. The usb part was pretty easy to set up. Just connect the phone, unlock its screen, run one command - done
[08:23] <astraljava> Oh... thank $deity I couldn't afford it after all. :D
[08:24] <zequence> YOu can do some stuff with it from the PC its connected to, using a tool called adm
[08:24] <astraljava> Right.
[15:15] <OvenWerks> zequence: do enjoy your vacation :)
[15:16] <OvenWerks> astraljava: I am not sure why one would do wireless teathering... to me it would make more sense to set the pc to wireless directly. I am not aware of any portable PCs that do not come with wireless anymore.
[15:21] <astraljava> OvenWerks: In my case, I use it when the housing network proves too slow, and I need more bandwidth, for streaming video or some such purpose.
[15:22] <astraljava> The 4G network in my phone is several magnitudes faster at best.
[15:24] <OvenWerks> astraljava: ok, I think I missunderstood you then. I was thinking you ment to set the phone to wireless connect and teather that to the pc via usb.
[15:30] <astraljava> Oh, no. :)