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Trouble connecting to Steam with Verizon 3G tethered computer

AV1611

AV1611

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Guys:

I use EasyTether Pro to connect my Droid X2 to my laptop when I'm travelling. The phone just connects to the laptop via USB port. Works like a charm. I can check Gmail, surf anywhere including my bank website, use Ventrilo, but I can't get it to connect to Steam so I can play PC games that I have tied to Steam. I assume it's a port issue and Steam doesn't use port 80. So, how would I get Steam to recognize my connection so I can fire up a Steam registered game?

Thanks,

AV1611 out......
 
I had an issue similar with pda.net on an old eris. It corrupted my steam content. Had to reinstall on dsl/cable was the only way to fix it. If I was a betting man: It's some Verizon does on purpose.

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Would not be surprised if Verizon deliberately makes it difficult. Most of those game downloads average 5 gigs. They dont want you doing that on your phone, even if you've paid for a 10 gig plan.

And it doesnt matter if you just wanna play games you already installed, they probably consider all Steam traffic to be the same.
 
Weird, I can connect to Steam now. Netflix works, too. Throughput is lame, though, so I have to let Netflix cache for a few minutes before starting a show. Thankfully I have a grandfathered Verizon 3g plan so I have unlimited 3g. I highly recommend EasyTether Pro for Android. It just works. No tethering plan with your carrier needed. Rock solid connection. I can leave my Android connected all afternoon without dropping the connection between it and the laptop. The phone also stays fully charged while connected to the USB port.

AV1611 out....
 
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AV1611 said:
Guys:

I use EasyTether Pro to connect my Droid X2 to my laptop when I'm travelling. The phone just connects to the laptop via USB port. Works like a charm. I can check Gmail, surf anywhere including my bank website, use Ventrilo, but I can't get it to connect to Steam so I can play PC games that I have tied to Steam. I assume it's a port issue and Steam doesn't use port 80. So, how would I get Steam to recognize my connection so I can fire up a Steam registered game?

Thanks,

AV1611 out......
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If it is a single player game, then you can play in offline mode. If you are playing on-line though, I see your problem.
 
I couldn't even connect to Stream to validate the game so I could play. Then, for no reason it started working. Wasn't a multi-player game issue. Was a Steam + Verizon issue.

AV1611 out.....
 
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