To use ClockworkMod Tether, users typically followed these steps:

Key distinction: CWM Tether did require root. It used the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to establish a connection, which made it accessible to ordinary users.

ClockworkMod Tether is a relic—a beautifully functional one. It arrived when we needed it, worked reliably, and then gracefully (if quietly) retired as the industry caught up. Today, it serves as a case study in clever engineering: using existing protocols (ADB) in unintended but non-malicious ways to give users what carriers refused.