HOW TO CONNECT TO PC OVER WIFI (HOME NETWORK)??

Wow, look at that, which is also listed in the Mega-List of Apps under "Remote Computer/File Access." There's also this thread. All of which were found merely by typing "connect to computer with wifi."

Personally, I've never had a problem using Orb to access my files, either over wifi or with 3G. You just have to set it up right.

Nope, Websharing is a direct connection to your PC. So is Orb and Android Manage Wifi.

As far as not having to use 3d party software on your PC, I highly doubt you will be able to find anything. Its pretty much required in order to control back and forth information.

Please use the modify or edit functions to edit your previous post if you need to add something rather than posting back to back messages. Thanks.


Actually, I was misremembering since I stopped using it awhile back, but yes, with Websharing, you can connect to your network with your phone just like you do with your USB cable, only using wireless. You have two options, neither of which requires installing anything on your computer or using "cloud" crap. Did you even read my review about it? I go in depth about how to use it.


Correct. I don't know of any apps that don't require installing something on your PC in order to access the data on it. Even Bluetooth File Transfer, which works great, requires a small app to be installed on your PC. Not sure what the big deal is, though. They are generally very small files, even the Orb stuff.

Again, the only thing I can suggest is Orb Live, which you've already shot down. If set up properly, you can access anything on your computer - files, music, videos, whatever.

The vast majority of reviews are written by retards who have no idea how to use their phone, how to use the app properly, use apps that aren't for their phones, don't like a font color, etc. Many of the reviews are along the lines of "I can't log in," which isn't an app issue, its 99.999% of the time a user issue.

ALWAYS take them with a grain of salt and look at other statistics as well.  If you look on AppBrain.net, you'll see that OrbLive Free has between 10,000-50,000 downloads and 346 people have reviewed it. The paid version has between 1,000-5,000 downloads with 286 ratings.

I've been using it since September 20th (purchased it 5 days later) and have never had a problem. The only time I haven't been able to access my computer is when I didn't have a strong enough 3G signal to watch videos on. Even then it was still sufficient to stream music, though.

Good luck.

I have been using AndFTP for awhile now and I really like it. However, I connect to an actual server, I don't have my computer set up as one. So can't really advise on how to do that. Hmm.. now you have me wondering if I could use it to access my computer files as well. I've been having to use either the USB or OrbLive to access my computer. I'll have to look into that. Nice to have other options.