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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.