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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 > Device
Management > 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.