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Mobile Phone - USB Tethering

Mobile Phone - USB Tethering

Owned by Addison Morris
Last updated: Feb 03, 2021

With USB tethering you can share your smart phones internet connection with another computer, allowing you to use your phone as a WiFi adapter.


iPhone tethering may require iTunes to be installed and updated first.

iPhone :

  1. Plug phone into computer
  2. Settings
  3. "Cellular"
  4. "Personal Hotspot"
  5. Enable Hotspot

Android - Samsung :

  1. Plug phone into computer
  2. Settings
  3. "Connections"
  4. "Mobile Hotspot and Tethering"
  5. Enable "USB tethering"


Android - LG :

  1. Plug phone into computer.
  2. Settings
  3. "Tethering"
  4. Enable "USB tethering"





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