Tethering & Portable Hotspot Settings Screen; Vpn Settings Screen; Mobile Networks Settings Screen - Google Android 2.3 User Manual

Settings
Tethering & portable hotspot settings screen
For details about these settings, see "Sharing your phone's mobile data connection"
on page 69.
USB tethering
your computer, via a USB connection.
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings
hotspot on and off and to set the its SSID (its broadcast name) and security.
Help
Opens a dialog with information about USB tethering and portable Wi-Fi
hotspots as well as information about where to learn more.

VPN settings screen

For details about these settings, see "Connecting to virtual private networks" on
page 72.
Add VPN
are then prompted for VPN configuration details.
VPNs

Mobile networks settings screen

Data enabled
mobile network. This is useful if you are traveling in an area where you do not have a
mobile data plan and want to avoid charges for data use on local carriers' mobile
networks. Unchecking this setting does not prevent your phone from transmitting
data on other wireless networks, such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Data roaming
carriers' mobile networks when you can't access your own carrier's mobile networks.
See "Disable data when roaming" on page 59.
Data usage
policy. Displays the amount of data you've transmitted over the mobile network in the
current period, the data threshold (the amount of data you can transmit before the
policy is enforced), and the time when the next period starts. If you touch this setting,
the Data Usage screen opens, with more details about your mobile network data use,
the period in which it's measured, and the way in which the carrier will enforce the
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Check to share your phone's mobile network data connection with
Check to share your phone's mobile network data
Opens a screen that prompts you to select the type of VPN to add. You
The list of VPNs that you've previously configured.
Uncheck to prevent your phone from transmitting data on any
Uncheck to prevent your phone from transmitting data on other
Only available if your carrier enforces a mobile network data use
Opens a screen with settings to turn the
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