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|    Daniel70 to Brian Gregory    |
|    Re: "Tether"?? What is it and how might     |
|    10 Feb 25 20:53:53    |
      XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11       From: daniel47@eternal-september.org              On 6/02/2025 12:57 pm, Brian Gregory wrote:       > On 02/02/2025 09:12, Daniel70 wrote:       >> Under "Network & Internet", one option is "Hotspot & Tethering", I am       >> offered       >>       >> 1. 'Wi-Fi hotspot' which says "Not sharing internet or content with       >> other devices"       >>       >> 2. (Greyed out) 'USB Tethering' "Share phone's internet connection via       >> USB" and the associated slide switch is also Greyed Out.       >       > Maybe you have to connect the phone to you PC via USB first on this       > phone? Maybe once you've done that you can turn it on?              Easy done .... (I think) .... as I recharge my Mobile Phone by       connecting it to a mini-USB plug hanging of one end of a Cable who's       other end (USB) is plugged into this Computer .... Done!!              I just "deselected" my usual Wi-Fi signal and tried connecting to the       other Wi-Fi signals .... but the all required "Network Security Keys"              >> 3. 'Bluetooth tethering' Share phone's Internet connection via       >> Bluetooth .. and that slide switch is turned off but can be turned on.       >       > That's another possibility if your PC has Bluetooth. I used to do it       > many years ago. It's a little more complicated though, and it's pretty       > slow.       >       >       >> And the note at the bottom of that screen states "Use hotspot or       >> tethering to provide internet to other devices through your mobile       >> data connection. Apps can also create a hotspot to share content with       >> nearby devices."       >                     --       Daniel70              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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