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Using tethering on my mobile phone

Want to use your mobile phone to establish an internet connection from a laptop or desktop? It's called tethering. It's easy, but you need to set up your mobile phone for internet before you can use this function.

Go to www.htc.com on your computer.
Find the download section on the website to download HTC Sync Manager.
Download and install HTC Sync Manager on your computer.

Tap the menu icon.

Tap Settings.

Tap Connect to PC.

Tap Default connection type.

Tap USB tethering.

Tap Ask me to turn off the function.

When the field next to the menu item is empty, the function is turned off.

Tap the Return key.

Tap More.

Tap Portable hotspot & tethering.

Tap USB tethering setting.

Tap Windows or Mac OS X depending on the operating system on your computer.

Connect the data cable to the phone socket and to your computer's USB port.

Tap USB tethering to turn on tethering.

When the field next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.
An internet connection from the computer via your mobile phone is established.

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