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How does BlackBerry Bridge work?
After pairing your tablet and smartphone using the BlackBerry Bridge app, your tablet and smartphone are connected
through an AES-256 encrypted Bluetooth connection. When you reply to messages on your tablet, such as from the Bridge
BBM app, the message is sent using your smartphone's data connection rather than using the Wi-Fi connection on your
tablet.
If your tablet is not connected to a network, some apps on your tablet might be able to use your smartphone's connection
to the Internet instead. BlackBerry Bridge is designed to connect to the Internet in the following order: Wi-Fi (on your
tablet), Wi-Fi (on your smartphone), and, only then, your mobile data plan (on your smartphone).
Note: Some wireless service providers require that you have a tethering plan to use the Bridge Browser app.
Who is tethering for?
Tethering is a feature for all BlackBerry PlayBook tablet owners who have a Bluetooth enabled smartphone (which is not
necessarily a BlackBerry smartphone) with a data plan. Contact your wireless service provider for information about their
tethering fees and policies.
Why use tethering?
Internet or IP Tethering lets you use a device that has a data connection, such as a Bluetooth enabled smartphone, as a
modem so that other devices, like your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, can access the Internet.
How does tethering work?
You first pair your tablet and smartphone using Bluetooth technology. Then, when you select the tethering option on the
tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet can use a data-enabled smartphone with a Bluetooth DUN profile as a modem to
access the Internet.
Do data charges apply?
Data charges might apply if you aren't on a Wi-Fi network while BlackBerry Bridge is connected.
If a Wi-Fi connection is not available while BlackBerry Bridge is connected, applications on your BlackBerry PlayBook
tablet can use your BlackBerry smartphone's mobile connection to access the Internet.
To avoid incurring data or roaming charges, make sure that you're connected to a Wi-Fi network on your tablet or
smartphone before using applications on your tablet that use the Internet, such as the Browser.
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