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   Carlos E.R. to All   
   Re: "Tether"?? What is it and how might    
   10 Feb 25 14:16:17   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-02-10 10:53, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > 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!!   
      
   At this point you have to tell your phone to share Internet via the USB   
   connection. Not "charging".   
      
   >   
   > I just "deselected" my usual Wi-Fi signal and tried connecting to the   
   > other Wi-Fi signals .... but the all required "Network Security Keys"   
      
   Not WiFi. It will be ethernet over USB or similar wording.   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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