How do I share Internet on my laptop's WiFi connection using a mobile 3G- or 4G-modem?
You can setup an Ad Hoc network connection by following the directions below:Windows 7Open the Start Menu.Click Control Panel.Click Network and Internet.Click Network and Sharing Center.Under Change your networking settings, click Set up a new connection or network.Select Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network.Click on Next twice.Enter the Network name such as "LogicNetwork".Select the Security WAP (or WEP).Enter the Security key or password.Check Save this network check box.Click Turn on Internet connection sharing.Continue with Part 2 below.Part 2: Connect your mobile deviceTap on the Settings icon in your iPhone main menu.Click on Wi-Fi.Your ad hoc network "LogicNetwork" should appear in the list.Click on you network.Enter the Password.Source: http://www.logicinmind.com/en/su...
How can I prevent charging my phone, when it is connected to a PC via USB, for reverse tethering?
For this, Connect the last two wires and keep middle two wires remain connected. Due to this, your charging will be stop and it will only perform Reverse Tethering operation.This is the one and only solution for this.
Smartphones: Can I use GPS without enabling internet on my phone?
If your phone has a GPS chip, you should be able to use it. It may get a faster fix if it can use internet or cell data for assistance (AGPS), but it doesn't need it.The accuracy of a GPS fix has nothing to do with the OS; it's determined by the hardware in the phone - the receiver and antenna, shoe-horned into something primarily designed for a different function. Most phones are not as good as most dedicated GPS sets, or Bluetooth GPS you can use with a phone.Some applications require an internet connection to get maps, such as older versions of Google Maps. Some have a cache mode where you can pre-load maps over wifi, e.g. using OpenStreetMap data.Some phones do not have a GPS chip, but can still show your location based on wifi identification and cell tower data (e.g. Google Maps). Sometimes people call that GPS but it's not - GPS specifically means the US satellite system. Non-GPS locations may be wrong by kilometres, away from urban centres. One showed my boat sailing up a street some miles inland.Accuracy is hard to measure. It depends on conditions - trees and tall buildings create echoes. The GPS chip has a measure of accuracy (dilution of precision), which may appear on a phone app, or not. If you can retrace your steps many times, and get the same trace, then you have real accuracy.This is a wooded area near Squamish. The yellow trace is my phone (Nokia E71).Red is a tablet (Nokia N810), purple another tablet (Asus ME173X). Ideally, those traces should overlap - I was either carrying both devices at the same time, or walked the same trail hours or days later.This is the same area using a Garmin GLO bluetooth set, as logged by the tablet.The GLO is clearly much more accurate than the phone.On an open road away from obstacles, I might expect 20m accuracy from the phone and 5m from the GLO.
How can I connect my android phone to the internet through my laptop?
You can access your computer's Internet on your Smartphone via USB Tethering. All you need is a Smartphone, USB cable and a working computer with an active internet connection.Guide: How can I connect my android phone to the internet through my laptop?Steps:Connect your Smartphone to your Computer via USB data cable.Go to your Smartphone’s settings and tap "More" option, then tap on "USB Internet".Now select your PC system version, then tap on "Next" and then "Done".Now you have to open network connections on your Computer and setup your Computer’s Network settings.Open "Network and Sharing Center" on your Computer and then click on "Change Adapter Settings".Here you can see a newly added network "Remote NISD based Internet Connection", find out its name (It could be Local Area Connection 1, 2, 3, 4 or something similar).Now right click on your Computer’s Internet Connection icon (the one you are using right now) and open its "Properties".Select "Sharing" from the top menu of the properties dialogue box.In the drop down box select the "New NIDS network name" (the one you found in Step 6), and check mark on the option, "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection".Now final step, click "OK, Yes, OK" and close every dialog box.Check now, you can access your Computer’s Internet on your Smartphone.
What are wi fi and blue tooth please. What are those ear phones with that little thing in the middle.?
Bluetooth= Wireless for sending files etc phone to phone or pc and for wireless earpeices and many other things Wifi= is for connecting laptop etc, wirelessly to a internet network The headphones you are thinking of, are subwoofer earphones, and you can pick them up on ebay.. sound good........
Is it possible for mobile phones without a SIM card to connect to the internet without using WiFi?
If you just need internet in that phone (without sim & without wifi), then its simple — you can connect it over USB or Bluetooth to your laptop (which has internet, presumably over wifi, 3G/4G, LAN etc) and run an app like reverse DUN or use BT PAN or if your phone has USB OTG then even over a LAN.Tell me if u need names of apps and specific configuration instructions - you need to tell me what you are gonna use (ie laptop with bluetooth, phone model & OS, usb microusb cable available or not etc)On the other hand, if you want to use voice or text/sms services then there's no easy quick way to do that. But since i have needed to do this voice text stuff a few times i am giving the details & options below for anyone else searching around before asking it on quora (people do search before posting new questions, right? )Background: GSM phones use physical SIM for authentication to the network. CDMA phones dont use SIM but software/firmware or whats called virtual sim. Now telcos are shifting back to virtual sim with apple wanting to do that for various reasons. The original objective of SIM was to let the consumer easily change networks/ telcos without s/w issues requiring you to go to the telco.SIM is required to securely identify the account which is to be billed, to the telecom company. Securly, mainly so others cant make calls on your account and also for privacy etc.You want to make a normal voice call ? Use skype or google voice number to make the call. Or any of the voip services. This assumes you have internet over WiFi.If you need to send text messages then that can be done too with sms gateway services.If you want to receive calls on the same number then the only option is to have that number working for 5 min so you can forward the calls or verify it for fwd to google voice.If you want to recieve text messages on that number then i haven't been able to find a solution to that. Yet. Once i needed to recieve OTPs on an Indian number which always refused to work in Europe so i put that sim in an extra phone left at home with sms forwarding app running (connected to charger and with backup wifi internet on !).Finally, if you want to make calls and want that same number to be diaplayed on the receiver’s phone then that's not answerable on quora !
How do I connect to the Internet via mobile on a laptop?
As far as I know,their are two ways to connect your mobile internet with laptop,a) USB TETHERING : To connect your mobile internet data through Android mobiles,Go to “tethering and portable hotspot” option which you can easily find inside “setting”.Look for “more” option under category “wireless and networks” their you will see “USB tethering option.b) PORTABLE WI-FI HOTSPOT : When you will able to find option “USB tethering” you will also see more options including “portable WI-FI hotspot”.USB tethering requires data cable (charging cable) to connect with laptop.Just after connecting your android go to “USB tethering” option and tap to connect.Portable wi-fi hotspot has benefit over USB tethering like without any hassle of usb charging cable,you can connect your mobile internet with ease.Don’t forget to put mobile “Hotspot” password if you think somebody nearby you can use your mobile internet which can drag your mobile internet speed to hell.“Portable wi-fi hotspot” consumes more battery power compare to usb tethering. Since it travel wirelessly.Update your wireless adapter Ethernet drivers of laptop for better efficiency,smooth and fast internet experience which you face if wireless drivers are outdated.Visit your manufacturer website for your laptop driver's or else you are having an old PC then download “driver identifier” application and run it,it will scan your whole PC for any missing or outdated drivers.Choose good quality data cable for fast and better internet experience.Avoid using “Chinese data cable”.
Which is the most data economical to use when sharing your phone's internet with laptop; mobile hotspot, modem, USB tethering or Bluetooth tethering?
This doesn’t actually answer your original question, but it might help to save your data plan: if you’re using Windows, once connected via WiFi hotspot, click the WiFi icon at bottom right to show available WiFi connections, then right-click your connection & select Metered Connection. This will prevent using that connection for things like checking for Windows updates, etc.
Is there any technology available which can share battery life between two devices just like sharing files via Bluetooth?
Sometimes. Depending on which phone. At Google IO 2015, Google unveiled many interesting features of upcoming Android version, Android M . They also introduced a new feature coming in Android M called USB type-C connector which will let users charge another devices from their phone.Android M will use the bi-directional capabilities of USB type-C and new USB Power Delivery 2.0 specification to allow one Android device to charge another device.If you are lucky enough, good luck!