Well, that was fast. Just a couple hours after we noted Palm warning against hacking webOS to allow data tethering on the Pre, the first set of instructions has popped up. It’s not the cleanest hack we’ve ever seen — you need to root your phone, enable SSH, and then configure your browser to run through a SOCKS proxy — but it’ll certainly get the job done in a pinch. Just don’t go crazy, alright? We’ve got a feeling Sprint’s watching Pre accounts with an eagle eye.

Filed under: Cellphones, Networking

Palm Pre data tethering is a go, Sprint be damned originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments