Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection - Alcatel OneTouch 983 Smart Manual

To format a microSD card
• Press the Menu key from the Home screen,
• Touch Settings\SD card & phone storage.
• Touch Erase SD card. On the screen a popup warns you that formatting
the microSD card will erase its contents, touch
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Sharing your phone's mobile data connection

You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer
via a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at once by
turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
The functions below may incur additional network charges from
your network operator. Extra fees may also be charged in roaming
areas.
To share your phone's data connection via USB
Use the USB cable that along with your phone to connect the phone to a
USB port on your computer.
• Press the Menu key from the Home screen.
• Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Tethering & portable
hotspot.
• Mark/unmark the check box of USB tethering to activate/deactivate
this function.
To surf the internet via USB tethering
• Use the USB cable to connect the phone and your computer.
• Touch Mount USB storage.
• Copy Android RNDIS driver from microSD card/PC USB Driver to your
computer.
• Open the Notification panel and touch Turn off USB storage then
Unmout USB storage in the dialog that opens.
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• Press the Menu key from the Home screen.
• Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Tethering & portable
hotspot.
• Activate the USB tethering function.
• Install Android RNDIS driver into your computer by manual.
• Then go to PC/My Network Places/Properties, you will see Local Area
Connection with "Alcatel OneTouch Mobile Phone Network Adapter".
• Now you can surf the internet on your computer.
To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
• Press the Menu key from the Home screen.
• Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Tethering & portable
hotspot.
• Mark/unmark the check box of Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to activate/
deactivate this function.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you could change the name of
your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.
• Press the Menu key from the Home screen.
• Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Tethering & portable
hotspot\Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.
• Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot to change the network SSID or set
your network security.
• Touch Save.
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