pdanet tethering vs profile tethering TEMP

[impulse462]

Is there a reason that when I use pdanet to tether on my 3gs or my friends 3g, the backside, after 10-15 minutes, gets ridiculously hot but when i use the normal method of tethering the phone remains the standard temp?

 

[gmcd]

I've noticed the same thing and I'm also curious.

Had better luck with regular tethering in general, but maybe that's just me.

 

[Tex-Twil]

Is there a reason that when I use pdanet to tether on my 3gs or my friends 3g, the backside, after 10-15 minutes, gets ridiculously hot but when i use the normal method of tethering the phone remains the standard temp?

Well ... the logic would tend to say:

PDANet uses more CPU => more heat.

But there might be other reasons. (I don't use <=> )

 

[lavrishevo]

The heat is coming from both the adhoc wifi network and 3G going at the same time. This is why with the AT&T tethering uses only bluetooth or USB. On Windows PDAnet via USB does not heat up the phone. But, heavy downloading over bluetooth via AT&T still drains the battery faster then then it can charge. Tethering over USB is the best way.