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    Use your smartphone to take Windows online

    Another good article from Windows Secrets about using your cell phone to connect your Windows pc to the internet.

    By Fred Langa

    Getting your PC online can be a challenge when there's no Wi-Fi, cable, or other standard network immediately available.
    But with cell service and a compatible phone, free or low-cost tethering software can connect Windows to the Web — with no added charges to your phone's data plan.

    Sooner or later, this happens to everyone: You need to get your Windows PC online, but the network is down. Maybe the local Wi-Fi is out due to a power failure; or possibly a storm has taken down your cable, DSL, or land-line service; or you could be away from your home or office, out on the road, or stuck in a motel with poor or no Internet connectivity.

    In those instances, the simple, easy, inexpensive answer is to use your BlackBerry or Android-based smartphone as the PC's connection to the Net. With a USB cable and tethering apps running on both phone and PC, you can email, chat, surf, and otherwise use the Web — just as you do when connected to a Wi-Fi or wired network.


    https://windowssecrets.com/top-story/use-your-smartphone-to-take-windows-online/
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