Share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fihotspot

You can’t share your phone’s data connection and USB storage or SD card (depending on your phone) via USB at the same time. If you are using your USB connection to copy files to or from your computer, you must disconnect first. See “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 67.

1Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect your phone to your computer.

2Press Home , press Menu , and touch Settings to open the Settings application.

The phone starts sharing its mobile network data connection with your computer, via USB connection. An ongoing notification is added to the Status bar and Notifications panel.

5Uncheck USB tethering to stop sharing your data connection. Or just disconnect the USB cable.

Share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot

1Press Home , press Menu , and touch Settings to open the Settings application.

After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID), so you can connect to it with up to 8 computers or other devices. An ongoing notification is added to the Status bar and Notifications panel.

When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is checked, you can change its network name or secure it. See “Rename or secure your portable hotspot” on page 71.