User's Manual
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Sharing your phone's mobile network via USB
If your computer's operating system is Windows XP or a later
or a new release of Linux (e.g. Ubuntu 10.4), you can use USB
tethering without changing any settings on your computer. If
you use USB tethering with computers with different operating
systems, you may need to establish corresponding network
connections on each computer.
• Touch > .
• In Wireless & networks, touch More... > Tethering &
portable hotspot.
• Mark the USB tethering checkbox to share your phone's
mobile network with a computer and use the computer to
connect to the internet.
Hint: While you are sharing your phone's data connection via
USB tethering, you cannot set the microSD card as a mass
storage device.
Sharing your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot
By setting your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot you can connect up to
eight wireless devices at most.
• Touch > .
• In Wireless & networks, touch More... > Tethering &
portable hotspot.
• Touch the Wi-Fi hotspot switch to activate the Wi-Fi hotspot
and share your mobile network.
Hints:
1. You can touch Wi-Fi hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot to set
the name, security and password for the Wi-Fi hotspot. To










