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connection, because of its ability to stream content, Bluetooth connections are more commonly
used for actions such as playing the music on your BlackBerry device through a separate speaker
or making calls on a headset that is using your BlackBerry device's mobile network connection.
NFC
NFC is a short-range wireless technology that's used for quickly creating connections between
your BlackBerry device and other NFC-enabled devices or NFC tags. With NFC you don't need to
enter pairing information to make a connection, so it's useful for on-the-go actions such as
transferring contact cards with people you meet, or grabbing information from a poster that
contains an NFC tag. Depending on your wireless service provider and the applications you have
installed on your BlackBerry device, NFC can also be used to turn your device into a digital wallet
to allow you to do things such as make payments with your BlackBerry device.
Shared Internet connections
You can use your BlackBerry device's connection to the mobile network to allow other devices to
access the Internet. This functionality is particularly useful if you want to browse the Internet on your
laptop or Wi-Fi only tablet but you don't have access to a Wi-Fi network.
Internet tethering
You can use Internet tethering when you only have one device that you want to connect to the
Internet through your BlackBerry device's mobile network connection. You can connect the device
to your BlackBerry device using a USB cable or, if both devices are Bluetooth enabled, you can
use Bluetooth technology instead.
Mobile Hotspot
You can use Mobile Hotspot mode to connect up to eight devices to your BlackBerry device. (The
number of devices that you can connect depends on your wireless service provider.) Connecting
your devices using Mobile Hotspot mode is like connecting to a Wi-Fi router; you can use the Wi-Fi
connections on your devices, but you don't need access to a Wi-Fi network.
VPN connections
You can connect your BlackBerry device to a virtual private network (VPN) over your mobile network or
using a Wi-Fi connection. While your device is connected to the VPN, you can send data to and receive
data from the private network across the public network.
Turn on airplane mode
In some places, such as on an airplane or in a hospital, you need to turn off all the connections on your
BlackBerry device. Airplane mode lets you quickly turn off your connections and, when you're done
using airplane mode, turning off airplane mode restores the connections that were previously turned on.
1.
On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.
Tap Settings > Network Connections.
Settings and options
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