Quick update to my previous post on using your Sprint Android device as a Wi-Fi Hotspot.
It seems Sprint finally got wise to people using the Hotspot Widget app that was available in the Android Marketplace. I've been geting "critical system update" messages throughout the past week on my Optimus S and it turns out this patch is to fix the Hotspot exploit. Good news is, this patch does not apply to the Quick Settings method I laid out in my previous post.
If you haven't accepted this update on your Sprint Android device yet, I'd advise against it (it doesn't do anything else from what I have read other than patch the Hotspot exploit). If you have, the Quick Settings method still works.
I'm not encouraging folks to do this as it is technically a paid feature from Sprint and tethering without that option on your account puts you at risk but if you choose to do otherwise on your own, that's your choice. :)
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