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8.7 Using Your Phone as a Modem
(Internet Sharing)
With
Internet Sharing
, you can use your phone as an external modem for
another device such as a PDA or notebook computer.
Notes
• Make sure your phone has a SIM card installed, and your phone has a GPRS/
EDGE or phone dial-up modem connection. If your phone has not been set
up with a data connection yet, select Menu > Connection Settings on the
Internet Sharing screen. For more information about setting up a GPRS/EDGE
connection, see "GPRS/EDGE". For more information about setting up a phone
dial-up connection, see "Dial-up and Others".
• Before using Internet Sharing, disconnect your phone from Windows Mobile®
Device Center or ActiveSync®. In Windows Mobile® Device Center, mouse over
Mobile Device Settings , click Connection settings , and then clear the Allow
USB connections
check box. In ActiveSync on your PC, click
File
>
Connection
Settings
and then clear
Allow USB connections
.
To set up the phone as a USB modem
1.
On your phone, select
Start >
Accessories > Internet Sharing
.
2. In the PC Connection list, select
USB
.
3.
In the
Network Connection
list,
select the name of the connection
that your phone uses to connect to
the Internet.
4.
Plug in the USB cable between your
phone and the computer.
5.
Select
Connect
.