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Can a laptop pc be connected to the internet from a mobile phone?

April 26, 2017Computers connected hardware internet laptop laptops Mobile Phone notebooks pc

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Can a laptop pc be connected to the internet from a mobile phone?

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Depends on your phone carrier, and if they allow it. I used to use my Verizon phone to do just that. Verizon provided a USB cable, and the drivers my computer needed to recognize the phone as a modem. Some carriers are moving away from doing this though, as they realized they could make more money off people by selling them a dedicated PC card for internet access. Contact your phone carrier, and ask them what options they provide The speeds I got through my USB cell connection were faster than dial-up, but don’t expect to get DSL or cable speeds for at least a few years.