Hello Chromers

[CarthachMM]

I am new here. I have a Droid 2 and I like it a lot. I am not very knowledgeable with computers but I am a quick learner. I have used gmail for many years and Chrome browser for a few years. I still don't actually have my CR-48 because it is at my house in Michigan. I am a journeyman lineman for the IBEW. I build powerlines. Right now I'm working in Massachusetts which is 9+ hours from home. I will be returning to Michigan this friday and I'm very excited to get my new lappy.

I have a few questions which may seem simple, but please, bear with me. I apologize in advance for my ignorance.

First, is it possible to use a bittorrent service with the CR-48? I would like to have something other than my D2 for music. I will assume that if possible, this might require an external drive.

Second, I have been reading up on rooting my D2. Would this be possible with the CR-48? I would really like to tether my CR-48

I'm really just a consumer looking to save a buck. I am away from my wife and my two sons for months at a time sometimes. Any way to keep in contact with my entire family is great. I love my D2, but my fingers are like dried up kielbasa so touch screens leave something to be desired.

If I think of more questions, I'll try to make them comprehensible.

Thanks

[conor]

Hi and welcome , right now I am trying out mSpot music player from the webstore....I download an application to my main PC where my itunes is then mspot uploads it and on the CR-48 it gets synced to the app, also my Android Captivate has the mspot app and the music is there, kinda cool so far, the music gets uploaded to the cloud, a little slow in uploading to the main service , been nearly 24c hours for just under 2GB of music..a small trade off I guess.

not sure if this is what you are looking for but hope it helps.

[CarthachMM]

Thanks conor. I'll give it a try asap.

[Noodle 5]

For the rooting I used this program to root my Droid 1. It worked great. I now can use it to tether my CR-48 when I don't have wifi. You don't need a custom rom to get the free thether just an app. This is a wireless thether app and this is a wired thether app. Hope this helps.

[CarthachMM]

Thank you Noodle 5

[markml0528]

I used this method to root my phone, it doesn't require a pc.

Much simpler guide for rooting (no pc required) - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum

To tether, I use Wireless Tether for Root Users.

[iwearhats]

or Z4Root. It's as simple as downloading it from the Android Market and pressing a button. I second mSpot. As a concert promoter, my music is my job and this has been the best tool I've found to keep it with me. The Android app works great.

[conor]

Z4root unfortunately is not available in the market, it was available at one point apparently. Gotta side-load it right?