How to Make an Android Phone a Modem
- 1). Launch the Android Market on your Android smartphone and download a tethering application such as PdaNet or EasyTether. Installation will start when the download completes.
- 2). Access the tethering application's website in your computer's Web browser and download the desktop drivers for your computer.
- 3). Install the drivers by following the on-screen prompts from the installation wizard. You may be required to restart your computer when the installation completes.
- 4). Tap "Menu" on your Android phone, then "Settings." Tap "Applications," then Development."
- 5). Check the "USB Debugging" box and press "End" on your phone.
- 6). Connect the phone to the computer with a USB cable and tap the tethering application's icon on your phone.
- 7). Double-click the tethering application's icon on your computer's desktop. Click the option to start a connection.
- 8). Wait for a confirmation message that the computer is connected to the Internet. Open a Web browser and surf the Internet.
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