Tethering: Use Your Phone's Data Connection - Microsoft Surace RT User Manual

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Tethering: Use your phone's data connection

If a wireless network isn't available, you might be able to connect your phone to Surface and share the phone's
Internet connection. Sharing your cellular data connection with another device is sometimes called tethering
(connecting one device to another). Tethering turns your phone into a mobile hotspot.
Notes
To share your cellular data connection, this feature must be available from your mobile operator and
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enabled on your current phone plan. Look for
website. This feature often costs extra.
When you and others use the shared connection on another device, it uses data from your cellular data
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plan. You should be aware of any data limits you have on your plan, so you don't get charged extra.
By default, tethered connections are metered. Apps and updates might not download over a metered
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connection. To change this setting or to learn more about this, see
Frequently asked
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questions.
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Help and Support.
tethering
in your plan materials or mobile operator's
Metered Internet connections:
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