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Connecting laptop to 'net via mobile

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  • 18-05-2020 8:17am
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    Smythe
    Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭


    Was wondering how to go about connecting a laptop (which does not have a sim) via a mobile 'phone?

    What hardware/software is required? I think I recall a colleague doing same and they used a "dongle" (I think) to do so. Though I don't know if there's some specific type I should get etc.

    If anyone has any suggestions, it would be very much appreciated! Thanks.


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    snickers
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    Turn on personal hotspot on your phone search for phone in your wireless networks on laptop select phone input the password under personal hotspot and away you go .


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    snickers
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    Turn on personal hotspot on your phone search for iPhone in your wireless networks on laptop select iPhone input the password under personal hotspot and away you go .


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    This is it
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    You need to enable "mobile hotspot" on your phone. This will act as your wireless router using your SIM. When you look for WiFi connections you will see your phone and you can then select it to connect. You will have already set a password and changed the SSID when enabling it or you can change it in the hotspot settings on your phone.


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    Smythe
    Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭Smythe


    snickers wrote: »
    Turn on personal hotspot on your phone search for iPhone in your wireless networks on laptop select iPhone input the password under personal hotspot and away you go .

    Should have mentioned my 'phone is Android.


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    This is it
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    Smythe wrote: »
    Should have mentioned my 'phone is Android.

    Most have a hotspot option, won't matter if it's iPhone or Android


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    lapua20grain
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    Smythe wrote: »
    Should have mentioned my 'phone is Android.

    Go to tethering and personal hotspot in your settings and off you go


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    Smythe
    Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭Smythe


    lapua20grain wrote: »
    Go to tethering and personal hotspot in your settings and off you go

    Apologies, I'm not particularly tech savvy. How do I get to tethering? I have the on-screen App icons on my mobile. Is there an icon to get to this, or perhaps it's through Settings?


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    This is it
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    Can you swipe down from the top of the screen and get an option menu? Start off the screen, swipe down and you should get options for WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.

    You should have hotspot in these options, but may have to swipe down a second time and even across to access.

    What phone is it exactly, might be easier to help.


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    lapua20grain
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    Smythe wrote: »
    Apologies, I'm not particularly tech savvy. How do I get to tethering? I have the on-screen App icons on my mobile. Is there an icon to get to this, or perhaps it's through Settings?

    It is in your settings as said in my post, go in to your settings in to wireless settings and it should be in there, I have a p30 Pro and that is where mine is if you have a different layout get your model and Google how to do it


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    listermint
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    Go to YouTube... Video will be better than back and forth questions..


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    Smythe
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    lapua20grain wrote: »
    go in to your settings in to wireless settings and it should be in there,

    Thanks - I've found "Tethering & portable hotspot". So once this is switched on, the mobile and laptop can communicate wirelessly (they'd be sitting beside each other)?

    I don't need to "connect" them in any sense?


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    [Deleted User]
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    On most android phones you need to swipe down the notification shade and long press on the mobile data setting icon. Or you can access via the main settings menu under mobile data (maybe in a connectivity menu).


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    lapua20grain
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    Smythe wrote: »
    Thanks - I've found "Tethering & portable hotspot". So once this is switched on, the mobile and laptop can communicate wirelessly (they'd be sitting beside each other)?

    I don't need to "connect" them in any sense?

    No you don't physically have to connect them just make sure you put in the password if there is one like a broadband connection


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    Smythe
    Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭Smythe


    lapua20grain wrote: »
    No you don't physically have to connect them just make sure you put in the password if there is one like a broadband connection

    Okay - thanks.


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    lapua20grain
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    Smythe wrote: »
    Okay - thanks.

    No bother


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    shivermetimber
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    OP said the phone doesn't have a sim in it so surely it doesn't have mobile data to hotspot to?


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    collywobble7
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    shivermetimber wrote:
    OP said the phone doesn't have a sim in it so surely it doesn't have mobile data to hotspot to?

    He said the laptop doesn't have a Sim...


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    lapua20grain
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    shivermetimber wrote: »
    OP said the phone doesn't have a sim in it so surely it doesn't have mobile data to hotspot to?

    He said that the laptop doesn't have a sim


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    shivermetimber
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    collywobble7 wrote: »
    He said the laptop doesn't have a Sim...


    Yup, see that now. Seen no sim and assumed they actually meant the phone.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    lapua20grain wrote: »
    No you don't physically have to connect them just make sure you put in the password if there is one like a broadband connection
    If it's a new enough phone and new enough computer you could also try USB tether.
    Settings - Connection & Sharing - USB tethering.

    The advantage is that your phone charges and you don't need to put in a password.

    The disadvantage is that you may not be able to put your phone where it gets the best signal and the connection drops when you take the phone away with you.


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