However, I found this not to work as well as the non-RNDIS connection because at one point, I lost signal while my notebook was connected to the corporate Virtual Private Network (VPN). One is over the RNDIS connection that ActiveSync defaults to (essentially turning the USB connection into a TCP/IP network connection). PDANet support two modes of modem connection. But I picked the USB hardwired connection since that means that the smartphone is receiving (over the USB connection) power the entire time. PDANet supports connecting from the notebook (an IBM Thinkpad T42 in my case) to a smartphone via Bluetooth. There are some ladies sitting across from me whose outlets aren't working. If you ride a train with a setup like this, make sure you test the outlets before 'finalizing' your seat. So, for the entire trip to Boston, here's how I've been getting my work done (including that last post about Apple):įirst, I picked one of the desk seats on the Acela and underneath them are standard electrical outlets to keep your notebook powered up for virtually the entire trip. PDANet takes the Motorola Q (and other smartphones) and turns them into wireless broadband modems that can be used by your PC. Right now, I'm aboard the Acela Express train from Boston's South Station to Penn Station in New York City and I've had connectivity to the Net pretty much the whole way thanks to my Motorola Q and an awesome little app that I've written about before called PDANet from JuneFabrics.

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