HTC Thunderbolt instruction

222 Internet connections

Using your phone as a modem (Internet Connection Mode)

No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use your phone’s data connection to connect to the Internet using your computer.

You need your SIM card inserted on your phone to use the data connection. To find out how to set up and use the data connection, see “Data connection” earlier in this chapter.

Before you can use your phone as a modem, be sure to install HTC Sync on your computer first. To find out how to install HTC Sync, see “Synchronizing with your computer” in the Accounts and sync chapter.

1.Make sure your phone’s data connection is turned on. See “Turning the data connection on or off” earlier in this chapter to find out how to turn on the phone’s data connection.

2.Connect the phone to the computer using the provided USB cable.

3.On the Connect to PC screen, select Internet Connection Mode, and then tap Done.

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HTC Thunderbolt manual Using your phone as a modem Internet Connection Mode

Contents

Master Your Device Conventions used in this guide Contents Quickly looking up information on the Web Getting started Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen Personalizing Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Breaking the contact information link between contacts Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account100 101 105 104106 107 123 Creating a slideshow 122124 127 153 151162 168 170 169171 173 12 Setting the time zone, date, and time 207197 198 216 215217 219 14 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 237Selecting an address or phone number in a webpage 228 229 244 Using the front camera 246245 247 271 16 278 288 292 Changing update schedule and content settings 295293 294 Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes 320 18 Finding and installing apps from Android Market 306Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment 321 308 326 Checking the power usage of applications 323 Basics Your phoneFront panel Basics Right panel Back panel Replacing the back cover Back coverRemoving the back cover Inserting the SIM card SIM card Basics Removing the SIM card Battery Inserting the battery Charging the battery Removing the battery Inserting the storage card Storage card Removing the storage card while the phone is on Removing the storage card Switching your phone off Switching your phone on or offSwitching your phone on Finger gestures Getting started Setting up your phone for the first time Getting started Home screenExtended Home screen Getting started Using Leap view Status icons Status and notifications Notification icons Getting started Opening the Notifications panel Notifications panelNotification LED Switching between recently-opened apps Closing the Notifications panel Connecting your phone to a computer Getting started Copying files to or from the storage card Searching your phone and the Web Setting your phone’s search options Quickly looking up information on the Web Translating words to other languages Adjusting the volume Adjusting the media volume Adjusting the ringer volumeAdjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls Adjusting the volume via settings Waking up from Sleep mode Sleep modeSwitching to Sleep mode Unlocking the screen Personalizing your phone with scenes PersonalizingMaking your phone truly yours Personalizing Using a preset scene Renaming a scene Creating a new sceneDeleting scenes Personalizing Changing your wallpaper Applying a new skin Adding a widget Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Changing the settings of a widget Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen Renaming a folder Adding folders on your Home screenCreating a new folder and adding items to it Moving a widget or icon Removing a widget or icon Rearranging the Home screen Choosing a preset sound set Changing your ringtones and alarms Customizing a sound set Creating a sound set Personalizing Deleting sound sets Rearranging or hiding application tabs Putting back the tabs you’ve removed Making a call on the Phone dialer screen Phone callsMaking calls Phone calls Using Speed dial Phone calls Calling a phone number in a text messageCalling a phone number in an email Making an emergency call Using Assisted Dialing Answering or rejecting an incoming call Receiving calls Phone calls HTC Caller ID Putting a call on hold Using in-call optionsSwitching between calls Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Setting up a three-way conference call Ending a call Muting the microphone during a call Checking calls in the call history Using Call historyChecking a missed call Clearing the call history list Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Call services Visual Voice Mail Setting up Visual Voice Mail Using Visual Voice Mail Turning Airplane mode on or off People screen PeopleAbout People People Setting up My contact card People Ways of getting contacts into your phoneAdding a new contact Importing contacts from your SIM card Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account Merging contact information Accepting matched contacts suggestions Breaking the contact information link between contacts Viewing a list of all your linked contactsManually merging contact information Your contacts list People Searching for a contact Filtering your contacts list Deleting contacts Backing up your contacts to the storage cardImporting contacts from the storage card Contact information and conversations Editing a contact’s information Sending contact information as a vCard Editing a contact group Contact groupsCreating a group Sending a message or email to a group Deleting a group Rearranging your contact groupsRearranging the members of a contact group Changing the default communication method Setting the default communication methodPeople widget Adding People widgets Getting in touch with a contact Selecting a keyboard layout Using the onscreen keyboardKeyboard Keyboard Entering text Keyboard Enabling multiple keyboard languagesChanging to the landscape onscreen keyboard Entering words with predictive text Setting a second language for the keyboard Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card Editing text Setting the voice input languageEntering text by speaking Selecting text Copying and pasting text Adjusting touch input settingsTouch Input settings Keyboard Text input Keyboard About Messages Messages Messages Sending a text message SMS Messages Sending a multimedia message MMS Messages Creating a slideshow Messages Resuming a draft messageViewing and replying to a message Replying to a message Viewing a message Replying to another phone number of the contact Viewing push messages Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message Copying a message to your SIM card Managing message conversationsProtecting a message from deletion Deleting several messages within a conversation Deleting a single message Deleting several conversations Deleting a conversation Sent messages Setting message options Storage settings MMS settings Voicemail notification settings About online accounts Accounts and syncSynchronizing with online accounts Accounts and sync Synchronizing with a Google Account Accounts and sync Adding a social network account Managing your online accounts Synchronizing with your computer Installing HTC Sync Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Accounts and sync Setting the Music sync options Setting the Gallery sync options Setting People sync options Setting Calendar sync options Setting Bookmarks sync options Setting Documents sync options Setting Maps sync options Synchronizing your phone Installing apps from your computer to your phone Synchronizing another phone with your computer Facebook for HTC Sense Social  See Facebook photos right on the Gallery app Social Social Tweeting on your phone Using Peep Searching for Twitter users to follow Sending a tweet Sending a direct message Setting Peep options About the Twitter widget Friend Stream Social Updating your status Commenting on and liking Facebook posts About the Friend Stream widget Checking notifications from your social networks Chatting with friends Chatting in Google Talk Changing your online status and picture Accepting chat invitations Adding and managing friends Changing the settings and signing out Viewing your Gmail Inbox Using Gmail Email Sending a new message Reading your messages Replying to or forwarding an email message Searching and organizing your emails Page Changing Gmail settings Page Getting help Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Using MailAdding a POP3/IMAP email account Checking your Mail inbox Up to 15 email accounts can be shown in the unified inbox Email Page Managing email messages Sending an email message Switching to other mail folders Email Reading and replying to an email message Setting the priority for an email message Working with Exchange ActiveSync email Changing email account settings About Calendar Calendar Calendar Creating calendar events Calendar Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Calendar Month view Changing calendar views Day and Agenda views Week view Viewing an event Managing calendar events Sharing an event vCalendar Editing an eventDeleting an event Dismissing or snoozing event reminders Calendar event reminders Showing or hiding calendars Displaying and synchronizing calendars Reminder settings Changing Calendar settings Calendar view settings About the Calendar widget About the HTC Clock widget Clock and Weather Clock and Weather About the Clock app Clock and Weather Using Desk Clock Clock and Weather Setting your home city Using World Clock Setting the time zone, date, and time Adding a city to the World Clock screen Setting the alarm clock Deleting an alarm Setting an alarm Changing alarm sound settings Checking weather Adding a city to the Weather screen Changing weather options Changing the order of cities on the Weather screenDeleting cities from the Weather screen About the Weather widget Internet connections Checking the data connection you are usingData connection Turning the data connection on or off Internet connections Creating a new access pointEnabling data roaming Internet connections Wi-FiTurning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network Checking the wireless network status Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security Adding connection widgets Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Setting up secure credential storage Connecting to a virtual private network VPN Adding a VPN connection Connecting to a VPNDisconnecting from a VPN Using your phone as a modem Internet Connection Mode Internet connections Using your phone as a mobile hotspot Going to a webpage Using your phone’s web browserWeb browser Choosing when to show Flash content Setting your homeChanging the screen orientation Browsing full versions of all websites Zooming in or out on a webpage Navigating on a webpageSelecting a link in a webpage Web browser Opening a new browser window Switching between browser windowsSelecting an address or phone number in a webpage Downloading applications from the web Finding text within a webpage Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Selecting text Searching or translating text Bookmarking a webpage Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pagesOpening a bookmark Editing a bookmark Clearing the list of previously visited pages Setting browser optionsViewing a page that you often visit Clearing the list of most visited pages Bluetooth basics BluetoothTurning Bluetooth on or off Changing the phone name Bluetooth Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Reconnecting a headset or car kit Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth deviceDisconnecting a Bluetooth device Bluetooth Unpairing from a Bluetooth device Sending information using Bluetooth Bluetooth Where sent information is saved Receiving information using Bluetooth Bluetooth Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen Camera basics Camera Camera Viewfinder screen Camera Using the front cameraZooming Taking a photo Auto focusing Recording video You have an incoming call Your phone’s battery level reaches 15% or lowerCamera flash doesn’t turn on? After capturing Adding effects Changing camera settings Camera About the Gallery app Photos, videos, and musicBrowsing your Gallery Photos, videos, and music Selecting an album Photos, videos, and music Viewing photos Photos, videos, and music Editing your photos Viewing videos Photos, videos, and music Sending your photos and videos Sharing your photos and videos on the Web Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Listening to music Photos, videos, and music Flipping through your albums Browsing music in the Library Creating a playlist Setting a song as ringtone Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Sharing music using Bluetooth About the Music widget Sharing media on your home networkFinding music videos in YouTube Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Using Google Maps Turning on location servicesMaps and location About Google Maps Maps and location Getting around maps Maps and location Searching for a location Maps and location Adding a place to search Searching for a place of interest near you Getting directions Maps and location Adding a location as a footprint Using HTC Footprints Editing or deleting a footprint Revisiting a footprintSharing your footprints Deleting multiple footprints Importing footprints Using Car Panel Using VZ Navigator Watching videos on YouTube More apps Sharing a video link Searching for videosCapturing a video and sharing it on YouTube More apps More apps Reading news feeds Reading a story Subscribing to news channels Adding a keyword Manually checking for new storiesStarring a story Adding the News widget Changing update schedule and content settings Viewing a document, spreadsheet, or presentation Working on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations Creating a new document or worksheet Editing a document or worksheet Keeping track of your stocks Adding a stock quote or stock market index Changing update schedule and color settingsChanging the stock list order Deleting stock quotes and indices About the Stocks widget Listening to FM Radio Tuning in to an FM station Adding the FM Radio widget Recording your voiceClosing or turning off FM Radio Renaming a voice clip Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneSharing a voice clip Using Flashlight Finding and installing an app Finding and installing apps from Android Market Do any of the following to find an app Creating a Google Checkout account Opening an installed app Sharing games and apps Uninstalling an app Tap an app, and then choose how to share it More apps Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out SecurityProtecting your SIM card with a PIN Security Protecting your phone with a screen lockChanging your screen lock Security Forgot your screen lock pattern? Settings on your phone Settings Settings Settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually Changing display settingsAdjusting the time before the screen turns off Turning automatic screen rotation off Keeping the screen on while charging the phone Switching animation effects on or offRecalibrating the G-sensor Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes Changing sound settingsEnabling or disabling audible selection Choosing the notification sound Switching to speakerphone automatically Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment Changing the phone language Optimizing your phone’s battery life Managing memory Checking the power usage of applicationsChecking how much phone memory is available for use Checking the available storage card space Moving applications to or from the storage card Uninstalling third-party applications Checking information about your phone Setting up Backup Assistant Back up, update and resetChanging the backup schedule Backing up your contacts Manually backing up your contacts Update and reset Updating the phone software Checking for phone system software updates manually Restarting or factory resetting your phoneRestarting your phone soft reset Update and reset Performing a factory reset hard reset Trademarks and copyrights Trademarks and copyrights Index Index Index Index Index Restarting 328 Ringer volume 51 Ringtone 65, 271 trimming SMS Index