#modem: how to use your phone as modem

Phone as modem

               

 Its always good to know the advantages of what we have especially in sticky situations.. All Android phones can generate a wireless Wi-Fi hotspot that your tablet, notebook or any other device can access to surf the Web. Enabling this feature is easily done provided you account for the basics.

***You must ensure have the latest version of software installed on your Android phone will help avoid any unexpected glitches. Let’s not forget your phone is likely to

benefit from general performance improvements too.

Checking for new software updates can be easily done by accessing the Settings menu.

Simply click on Settings > About phone > System update.

***Now it’s time to enable the hotspot feature in your up-to-date Android phone. Locating this setting is pretty standardized across different Android devices. Simply access the following menus:

Settings > under the Wireless and networks heading, select More > Tethering and Mobile hotspot.

Your Android phone is password protected to ensure random don’t jump onto your wireless hotspot and exhaust your mobile data allowance. Now is a good time to check or change the password. This can be done by selecting Set up Wi-Fi hotspot. Ticking the Show password field will ensure you spell the password correctly.

Now enable the Wireless hotspot option. This is the final step in enabling a wireless hotspot with a phone or tablet. All that remains is to nominate the Wi-Fi network from the device you want to surf the Internet from.

Tethering your Internet connection to a notebook or PC requires you enable a few more settings. You have the option of doing so wirelessly over Bluetooth or by establishing a connection over USB.

***This step involves pairing your phone to your notebook/PC over Bluetooth. Under the Tethering and Hotspot menu accessed previously, enable the Bluetooth tethering option.

Now make your phone visible to Bluetooth devices by going to Settings > Bluetooth > and clicking on your displayed [Smartphone’s name]. This should make your Android phone visible to other devices.

The next part of the pairing process involves recognizing your phone’s Bluetooth signal from your notebook/PC. Access the Bluetooth menu (Windows: found in Control Panel; Mac: System Preferences) to pair it with your Android phone. Once the computer and phone is paired, you can access your phone’s Internet connection just as an ordinary Wi-Fi network.

Tethering over a USB connection

Tethering over Bluetooth is convenient, but you might prefer the simpler setup of a USB connection.

Plugging an Android phone into a Windows notebook/PC for the first time will trigger the installation of drivers. Wait for this to finish and then, on your phone, open the Settings menu. Under the ‘Wireless and networks’ heading, select Tethering and mobile hotspot and then select USB tethering.

The network icon in the taskbar should display a wired connection when it is successful.

Simply uncheck USB tethering from your Android phone when you have finished tethering.