How to connect the Internet on your computer through the phone?

Progress allows you to do simply unimaginable things. Today we can take your mobile phone and with its help get online without any difficulties. Is not it beautiful? But how to connect the Internet on your computer through the phone? What should I look for? Let's get acquainted with all the nuances of this useful function.

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What is needed?

First you should prepare and pay attention to the following things:

• You need to have a smartphone that supports the function of working in modem mode.
• You need a USB cable, with which you will connect.
• The phone must be fully charged in order not to interrupt the process unexpectedly.

You can go to the Internet with the help of your phone in several ways. Let's talk about each of them in more detail.

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First way

How to connect the phone instead of a modem? You need to do the following:

• Set up data transfer on your mobile device. Instructions for setting up can be shared by the operator himself.
• Install your gadget to your computer using a USB cable.
• If your computer does not start automatic driver installation, you should install it yourself.

Important! Drivers can be on the drive that comes with the phone, or on the phone itself. No one prevents you from downloading and installing the necessary software with the help of the Internet, if it is available.

• Now you need to go into setting up your phone and set the mode of the USB-modem. On different devices it turns on in different ways, but the principle is approximately the same.

If you have any questions about the device, we recommend that you use the instructions that came with it.

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Second way to

This option is only needed for device owners from the Samsung manufacturer. Get a program "Samsung Kies", which you can find on the official website in free access. After installation, it is necessary to perform the following actions:

1. Disconnect on the phone a function called "USB-drive".
2. Connect to a PC using a USB cable.
3. Install the necessary drivers, if necessary.
4. Now go to your device in "Settings", select "Wireless networks".In the menu that opens, locate the "Modem and Access Point" tab in which you want to check the following fields: "USB-modem" and "Mobile AP".
5. On the computer, go to the network settings using the "Start" menu. Go to the control panel and display all available connections.
6. Find the "Local Area Connection" item and select the connection that matches the name of your gadget.

You already learned how to connect your phone instead of a modem to your computer in two different ways. But is it worth dwelling on this?

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Method third

You can use any third-party software that you need to install on your PC.The program "EasyTether Lite" will perfectly suit. Here is the instruction for working with such software:

1. Install this program on both your devices.
2. Connect the phone and computer with a cable.
3. If possible, install the required drivers.
4. Now you need to activate debugging mode via USB on your android device. Go to "Settings", "Applications", "Development" and select "USB debugging".
5. On the personal computer, right-click on the shortcut of the installed program and select the item called "Connect Via Android".

After these actions the PC should get access to the Internet.

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Fourth method

This method is the most difficult and is given in this article for general familiarization and satisfaction of the user's curiosity. Also you can resort to it if all the methods that were described earlier did not help you.

You will need to install two programs: "OpenVPN", "Azilink".Now do the following to gain access to the global network:

1. Download the compressed archive "Azilink" and unpack it to any folder.
2. Take the USB cable, connect it to your phone to the PC.
3. Do not forget about the driver.
4. Open the unpacked folder and find the file called "azilink-install.cmd".You need to run it and install it on your smartphone.
5. If the installation was successful, run the software on your device. Check the box next to "Service Active".
6. In the same unpacked folder, find and open a file called "start-vpn.cmd".You will see a window with a console in front of you, in which the installation process will be visualized. Do not close the window and wait for the complete installation, which ends with the inscription "Initialization Sequence Completed".
7. The smartphone screen will take the message "Connecting to the host."You will see all the service information about this pairing session.

Important! Do not forget to disconnect the Wi-Fi-module on your device, otherwise - you risk staying without the Internet.

Now you know how to connect your phone instead of a modem to access the Internet in four ways. It's no secret that you can find even more ways on the Internet, but we have acquainted you with the most relevant and convenient. Do not be afraid to experiment and keep up with progress!