Are you a proud owner of HTC Hero. Did you know that this phone is one of the finest Android Phone up to date! Now did you know that the HTC Hero can function as a USB Modem? Here are some steps you have to take.
Considering the HTC Hero has the ability to act as a USB Modem, now one can online anywhere provided your telco has 3G or you’re trying to connect to a wireless network using your non-wifi capable notebook (who still has it though?). Highly applicable to those wanting to connect using 3G, this setup is imminent.
What are the steps to connect to setup the HERO as a USB Modem?
Before continuing, here are some major steps you need to take and download before continuing. Download HTC Sync software for the HTC Hero from the HTC main site. Install it and ready to go.
Steps
- Once HTC Sync is installed, on the Hero device.
- Browse to Settings –> Wireless Controls and enable Mobile Network Sharing.
- Now connect the Hero to the PC via USB cable. Windows will detect the new hardware automatically and install an “HTC Remote NDIS Network Adapter”
Simple? You can now use your HTC Hero now as a Modem. Trouble is that maybe your Windows can’t locate the drivers specifically to automatically install the HTC Remote NDIS Network Adapter. So in order to save your time to look for the drivers, here are the links to download either the 32 bit or the 64 bit drivers.
HTC Hero 64 Bit Drivers (Vista 64 Bit)
HTC Hero 32 Bit Drivers (Windows XP, Vista 32 Bit)
So this saves a lot of time and finally your HTC Hero is good to go.
Notes: Will add more information about the HTC Hero in the coming future. A new category is now created.
i thought this is a std feature in most phones ? but one thing good about USB compared to tethering via bluetooth is that it doesn’t drain the phone’s battery 😛
the other i accidentally left my bluetooth on and my notebook connected automatically to my phone and downloaded a file for windows update >.<!
probably the most expensive 25Mb download i ever paid T.T
I followed your directions but I was not able to get my phone to work with my PC. ANy other suggestions?
Yeah … contact your wireless provider!
As described above, I couldn’t find the NDIS network adapter listed in Vista’s Network Adapter section. I downloaded the drivers from Softpedia as recommended, unzipped, but the package contained no executable files only .dlls .sys and so on. Now, what do I do next?
This works wonderfully! Thanks for including the drivers (I could not get it to work without them)
Hi, this worked perfectly with my windows 7 pc, thanks!! Could not get it work with my XP laptop. Keep getting “limited or no connectivity,” any ideas??
EXCELLENT tip. Worked well and very easy to install if you have your computer searching for the driver in the right area. KUDOS.