Tethering problem

[Anonymous]

I currentl pay monthly and use the £8 sim which allows me 100mb of data usage.

Can I tether my phone to a laptop to use this data allwance?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

As stated above just testing to see if I can get it to work with the 100mb if I can I plan to change my tarriff to something more suitable.

My laptop connects using wifi thru a BT hub at home. I switched this off for the purpose of the test.

I link the laptop to the phone ok with good signal strength but it doesnt connect to the internet.

I know my phone doesnt support fast data speeds but it should still connect all be it slowly shouldnt it?

[Anonymous]

Yes it should connect and work

[Anonymous]

Yes internet pages should open up.

Any pages with pictures in it would open up slower.

[Anonymous]

Completley baffled then. Says ive got an excellent strength signal but its as if o2 are blocking me from connecting.

[perksie]

Check you have followed this:

1. Connect phone and computer

• Connect the data cable to the phone socket and to your computer's USB port.
• Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

2. Turn on tethering

• Press the menu icon.
• Press Settings.
• Press Wireless & networks.
• Press Tethering & portable hotspot.
• Press USB tethering to turn on the function.
• When the box next to the menu item is ticked (V), the function is turned on.
• Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

3. Establish connection

• An internet connection from your computer via your phone is automatically established.
• When the connection is established, you can access the internet from your computer

[Anonymous]

I think the Op is trying to connect over wifi hotspot

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Completley baffled then. Says ive got an excellent strength signal but its as if o2 are blocking me from connecting.

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Limited access means its not fully set up and wont allow you to open net pages.

[Anonymous]

wasnt using usb or a cable. Trying to tether using wifi

[Anonymous]

You should be able to do that try disconnecting it and re setting it up

[Anonymous]

Tried again. connects and says connected with 54.0 mbps but states no internet access.