Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Brian Gregory Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.os.linux Subject: Re: "Tether"?? What is it and how might I achieve it?? Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 01:57:05 +0000 Organization: https://www.Brian-Gregory.me.uk/ Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net IJHGTTrQG5CiXf6PXRDxAARh82RIvyGj/aDPBMZE1cFk0p0t8S Cancel-Lock: sha1:BRkTDXw4Hh2dCbH2tJtayI/zN+U= sha256:1PRurkQX8ej0c+2hqTMY5zrmTCO96/ZGC7R44Fyk98o= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.os.windows-11:16839 alt.os.linux:80926 On 02/02/2025 09:12, Daniel70 wrote: > Under "Network & Internet", one option is "Hotspot & Tethering", I am > offered > > 1. 'Wi-Fi hotspot' which says "Not sharing internet or content with > other devices" > > 2. (Greyed out) 'USB Tethering' "Share phone's internet connection via > USB" and the associated slide switch is also Greyed Out. Maybe you have to connect the phone to you PC via USB first on this phone? Maybe once you've done that you can turn it on? > 3. 'Bluetooth tethering' Share phone's Internet connection via > Bluetooth .. and that slide switch is turned off but can be turned on. That's another possibility if your PC has Bluetooth. I used to do it many years ago. It's a little more complicated though, and it's pretty slow. > And the note at the bottom of that screen states "Use hotspot or > tethering to  provide internet to other devices through your mobile data > connection. Apps can also create a hotspot to share content with nearby > devices." -- Brian Gregory (in England).