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Using your phone as a modem (tethering), 3g mobile hotspot – HTC DROID Incredible User Manual

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Using your phone as a modem (tethering)

Get online with your notebook or desktop computer at any time, using

your phone’s data connection. For information on setting up and using

the data connection, see “Data connection” earlier in this chapter.

You need to install HTC Sync before you can use your phone as a

modem. Refer to “Using HTC Sync” in the Sync chapter for details.

Make sure your phone’s data connection is turned on. See

“Turning the data connection on or off” earlier in this chapter to

learn how to turn on the phone’s data connection.
Connect the phone to the computer using the provided USB

cable.
On the Connect to PC screen, select

Mobile Broadband Connect,

and then tap

Done.

When you are using your phone as a modem, the USB mass storage

feature is disabled, and you are also not able to use HTC Sync.

3G Mobile Hotspot

Use your Droid Incredible by HTC as a wireless hotspot for up to five

Wi-Fi enabled devices with the G Mobile Hotspot app from Verizon

Wireless.

Press HOME , and then tap

> 3G Mobile Hotspot.

The first time you open G Mobile Hotspot, a brief introduction

describing the application is displayed. Tap

OK.

Enter a Router name (SSID) to easily identify your phone’s Wi-Fi

network, or use the default name.

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