You may not know that apart from the use of a modem, you can be able to access the internet on your PC with the use of USB Tethering & Mobile Hotspot. This is an intimate way to share your Android device’s cellular connection to a computer and activate the tethering feature, which allows the device to serve as a possible router.

Tethering is the sharing of a mobile device’s internet connection with other connected computers. This connection can be done over Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), over Bluetooth, or by physical connection using the USB cable. This site focused more on the USB Tethering & Mobile Hotspot and has packaged for you the necessary steps required for you to be able to connect and be making use of it.

Connect the USB Tethering & Mobile Hotspot

Follow these steps to set up Internet tethering:

1. First, connect a USB cable from your phone to your computer
2. Go to the home screen of your device and tap “Settings”
3. Go to the “Connections” tab and then click on “Tethering and portable hotspot”
4. You will see wi-fi hotspot, USB tethering, Bluetooth tethering, and hotspot & tethering settings. To share your connection, switch on the wi-fi hotspot, and equally select the USB tethering checkbox
5. Then go back to your ‘mobile networks’ and switch on your mobile connection. Then start surfing the net on your laptop with the help of your Android device

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Note: You can be able to secure your wi-fi hotspot to avoid your data being used by another unknown user. Go to<settings< Tethering and portable hotspot<wi-fi hotspot<setup wi-fi hotspot, there you will see a default network SSID placed on it, also a default security, and equally a provided space for a password. Select your password by choosing a strong code and then click ‘save’

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