@Jamie/Muse  look at PDAnet/FoxFi (if its a newer phone he will need PDAnet) anyway those guys are what I use. YOu can not only tether by USB. But he can plug his phone in to charge, and activate the app, and just hook up via wifi without the USB. That way he can charge and game. :D  There is a monthly bandwith limit that to exceed you must pay for the full version. Its like 7 buck. Buy it! It is hands down the best tether app I've ever used. Once I switched to them, I have carried it over across 4 android models.  Granted I use StraightTalk so if Jamie is on another mainline carrier I don't know what their policies are but I would read up on the app. They discuss the  various options that might work.<br/><br/>@Nic  when you posted about looking sideways at the paper, I picture the expression on your model's pic. :D<br/>