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Re:Show HN: HoRNDIS - an Android USB tethering driver for Ma... by Nate75Sanders on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @10:40PM (#4786953)
Serious question...not trying to be snarky...

Why would anyone use anything but FoxFi?

http://foxfi.com/

EDIT: I suppose FoxFi doesn't work on some phones + using both radios at the same time might run down the battery quicker.

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Re:Show HN: HoRNDIS - an Android USB tethering driver for Ma... by dkulchenko on Thursday November 15, 2012 @12:03AM (#4787184)
From personal experience, USB tethering is both faster (bandwidth-wise) and uses considerably less battery than Wifi tethering.
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Re:Show HN: HoRNDIS - an Android USB tethering driver for Ma... by mcbridematt on Thursday November 15, 2012 @12:24AM (#4787248)
The implementation of Access Point mode in some phones isn't great (especially in high noise environments), I've found that Bluetooth PAN mode tends to be more reliable, actually.
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