Samsung SCH-R680 User Manual (user Manual) (ver.ei22) (English(north America)) - Page 86

Tethering, Choose Auto to have the phone automatically choose

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• Visible: Enable to allow your device's Network Name (SSID) to be broadcast, so other devices can search for it. When enabled, a check appears in the checkbox. When disabled, your device is "hidden", and your hotspot can only be accessed by devices you specifically allow. • Channel: Choose Auto to have the phone automatically choose a channel for broadcasting, or choose a channel. Tip: By default, your phone's mobile hotspot password is your phone number. Note: Using your phone as a mobile hotspot consumes battery power and increases your data usage. Roaming while using your phone as a mobile hotspot will incur extra data charges. Tethering Use Tethering to share your device's 3G internet connection with another device that connects to your device via USB cable. Note: To use Tethering, you need the data service plan from your wirelesss provider. Contact your wireless provider for more information. Tethering consumes battery power and uses data service. While the Tethering is active, your phone's applications will use the Tethering data feature allowance. 1. From the Settings screen, touch Wireless & networks ➔ Tethering. 2. Connect the other device to the phone via USB cable. 3. Touch USB Tethering to turn tethering On or Off. When On, a check appears in the checkbox. 82

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• Visible
: Enable to allow your device’s Network Name (SSID) to be
broadcast, so other devices can search for it. When enabled, a
check appears in the checkbox. When disabled, your device is
“hidden”, and your hotspot can only be accessed by devices you
specifically allow.
• Channel
: Choose Auto to have the phone automatically choose a
channel for broadcasting, or choose a channel.
Tip:
By default, your phone’s mobile hotspot password is your phone
number.
Note:
Using your phone as a mobile hotspot consumes battery power and
increases your data usage. Roaming while using your phone as a
mobile hotspot will incur extra data charges.
Tethering
Use Tethering to share your device’s 3G internet connection with
another device that connects to your device via USB cable.
Note:
To use Tethering, you need the data service plan from your wirelesss
provider. Contact your wireless provider for more information.
Tethering consumes battery power and uses data service. While the
Tethering is active, your phone’s applications will use the Tethering
data feature allowance.
1.
From the
Settings
screen, touch
Wireless & networks
Tethering
.
2.
Connect the other device to the phone via USB cable.
3.
Touch
USB Tethering
to turn tethering On or Off. When On, a
check appears in the checkbox.