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Use the phone as a Bluetooth modem
You can connect your phone to a notebook or desktop computer through Bluetooth and use the phone as a
modem for the computer.
For the computer to use the Internet connection of your phone, activate Internet Sharing on your phone, then
set up a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) between the computer and your phone.
1. On your phone, turn on Bluetooth and set it to Visible mode.
2. Initiate a Bluetooth partnership from your phone by following the steps in “To create a Bluetooth
partnership.“
3. Click Start > Internet Sharing.
4. Select Bluetooth PAN as the PC Connection.
5. From the Network Connection list, select the name of the connection that your phone uses to
connect to the Internet.
6. Click Connect.
7. On your computer, set up a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) with your phone:
• For Windows XP
a. Click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections.
b. Under Personal Area Network, click the Bluetooth Network Connection icon.
c. Under Network Tasks, click View Bluetooth network devices.
d. In the Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box, select your phone, then click Connect.
• For Windows Vista
a. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center.
b. Click Manage network connections and then under Personal Area Network, double-click
Bluetooth Network Connection.
c. In the Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box, select your phone, then click Connect.
8. On the Internet Sharing screen on your phone, check if a connected status is displayed, which indicates
that your computer has been successfully connected to the Internet using your phone as a Bluetooth
modem.