Accessing the Internet while you are on the go may not be possible at all places. There are situations where you may require to go online, but without any Wi-Fi hotspot around, you are helpless.So in such cases, tethering your android device may seem to be a good way out.Tethering your mobile phone is one smart way to access the Internet.Tethering means sharing the Internet connection of an Internet-capable mobile phone with other devices.This sharing can be offered either over a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi)or Bluetooth, or by a physical connection using data cable. If the tethering is done over a wireless LAN, the feature may also be called as a “mobile hotspot”. The Internet-connected android device thus acts as a portable router when providing tethering services to others also.Below are some easy steps how to tether your Android phone when you are left with no other means to access the Internet:
There are different ways to Tether your Android device but what I found to be the best approach was using the Android application called EasyTether. Most users found its use to be the easiest and less time-consuming in comparision to the other similar applications available in the market. The following steps would help you with tethering your Android phone:
Step 1: First of all, you have to visit the Android market and install the application called EasyTether on your device. This application is the fastest software for tethering Android phones.
Step 2: After getting the app for your device, you would also have to download EasyTether PC application on the computer you wish to use for tethering your phone. You will get every platform, so, whether it is windows or linux, you can easily connect to the internet. Once you have downloaded the application, run the program as prompted, and follow these instructions:
Step 3: On your android device:
Go to:
->Settings
->Applications
->Development.
Once you are in the Development tab, you would see USB Debugging as one of the options (as shown below):
Check the box against it and click ‘OK’.
Step 4:Now, connect the phone to your PC through cable or through wireless connection, and simply run the EasyTether application on your phone. Thereafter, select Enable USB Tether.
Step 5:Now, for the last step, go back to your PC, right-click on the EasyTether icon in the system tray and select Connect.
Wow! You are connected to the Internet!!!
