How To Turn Your Cell Phone Into A Wireless Router
Submitted by Amber on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 14:05. Applications
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As a mobile society people are always looking for ways to stay connected. Have you ever carried your laptop around looking for a wifi connection? Or maybe your Nintendo DS or iPod Touch need a connection but you simply can't find a wifi signal...if you have a data/internet connection on your phone you can easily turn your handset into a wireless router and connect all of your devices. Heres how! |
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| Instructions | Difficulty: Moderately Challenging |
Things You'll Need:
- Cellphone
- 3G connection with data plan
- wifi
- cellphone router software
- at least 15 MB memory
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Download router software to your device. Many are available, free and paid.
S60 devices: JoikuSpot Light, WalkingHotSpot
Windows Mobile devices: wmwifirouter, WalkingHotSpot2
Install the application.3
Once installed, launch the application.4
Change your settings to allow internet sharing.5
Choose which internet connection to share with external devices.
Tips & Warnings
- Make sure to update all of your firmware on either device.
- Some computers may require a computer to computer (ad-hoc) connection.
- Some service providers do not allow internet tethering.
- Be careful which software you use as they might not allow for a secure connection.
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I currently own a Samsung SGH-T519, and i was wondering is there any firmware out there that would convertthis phone into a wireless router?
I currently own a Samsung SGH-T519, and i was wondering is there any firmware out there that would convertthis phone into a wireless router?
I own a Samsung Gravity 2 (SGH-T469) is there any firmware for my phone and if so where can i download it?