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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.

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

Tap Apps.

Tap Settings.

Tap More settings.

Tap Tethering and portable hotspot.

Tap USB tethering to turn on tethering.

When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.

An internet connection from the computer via your mobile phone is automatically established.
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from your computer.

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