USB tethering
USB tethering is the best if you are only connecting one device to your phone, and that device has a USB port. If you are connecting multiple devices, or connecting a tablet with no USB port, you will want to use a wireless hotspot.
->Connect your phone to your laptop via the USB cable. You can ignore any pop ups on your computer about browsing files.
->Open your Settings. Either press your Menu button and select Settings, or open the Settings app in the App Drawer.
->Under “Wireless and network”, click “Tethering and portable hotspot”.You may have to click “More Settings” in order to find this option. Different Android systems will be structured in different ways, but the general steps are the same.
-> Check the “USB tethering” box. This will begin sending network data to your laptop. A blue connection icon will appear in your phone’s notification bar. If you are running Windows XP, you will need to download the “tetherxp.inf” file from the Android website. The file will need to be installed when you connect your phone to your computer for the first time.
-> Uncheck the box to stop sharing. You can also disconnect the USB cable to stop sharing.
Create a wireless hotspot
If you need to connect more than one device to your phone’s data plan, you will want to create a wireless hotspot. Be aware that this is less secure than using USB tethering. Also you must be aware that anyone with the password can connect and start using your data.
-> Open your Settings. Either press your Menu button and select Settings, or open the Settings app in the App Drawer.
-> Under “Wireless and network”, click “Tethering and portable hotspot”.You may have to click “More Settings” in order to find this option. Different Android systems will be structured in different ways, but the general steps are the same.
-> Check the box labeled “Portable Wi-Fi hotspot”. Depending on your device, this may be a slider labeled “Mobile Hotspot” or something similar. Slide it to turn it on. Once the device is broadcasting, a blue wireless icon will be added to your phone’s notification bar.
-> Tap the “Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings” button to configure the name of your wireless network, as well as the security. It is highly recommended that you secure your network to keep unwanted users from accessing the network and draining your data plan.
Bluetooth connection
1)Set up your cellphone's Bluetooth connection so the phone is recognized by your laptop. Enabling your phone's Bluetooth setting allows the phone to send a Bluetooth signal to your laptop long enough for the computer to recognize the signal and find the cellphone.
2) Click "Start," then click "Control Panel."
3) Click on "Printers and Other Hardware," then click "Bluetooth Devices."
4) Click on "Add," then follow the instructions your PC provides.
5) Choose PAN (Personal Area Network).
6) If prompted for a PIN code, try 0000 or 1234 and enter it on both the mobile device when prompted and your computer.
Macbook laptop
1) Set up your cellphone's Bluetooth connection
2) Open the "Applications" folder, click on "Utilities," then click on "Bluetooth Setup Assistant."
3) Choose the "Mobile Phone" device option.
4) Follow the prompts on your laptop and complete the pairing/tethering procedure.
Step 1: Turn on Bluetooth at Your Handphone
At your phone, go to Setting -> Menu -> Connections, then click on Bluetooth icon. Turn on Bluetooth, set phone’s visibility to “Show to all” and name “your phone’s name” at your preference.
Step 2: Setup Bluetooth Device at Your Laptop
1. Click on Start -> Control Panel -> Bluetooth Devices. Click on Add.. and a pop-up Add Bluetooth Device Wizard would displayed.
2. Tick “My device is set up and ready to be found” checkbox and click Next.
3. The wizard now will auto search for any available Bluetooth device and display accordingly. Select the new device found and click Next.
4. You will come to passkey setup screen, please choose “Let me choose my own passkey” and enter your desire passkey and click Next.
5. You will see window is installing Bluetooth device. Once completed, you will be asking “Add to My devices?”, click Yes. Enter the same passkey that you have entered previously and press Ok. Please wait while laptop is installing the Bluetooth.
6. Click Finish to complete the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard.
Step 3: Setup New Connection at Your Laptop.
1. Go to Control Panel -> Network Connections, on the right panel click on Create a new connection.
2. You will see a New Connection Wizard window display, click Next.
3. There are few connection types display, please choose Connect to the Internet and click Next.
4. At this screen, please choose Set up my connection manually and click Next.
5. Please choose Connect using a dial-up modem and click Next.
6. At the Device selection screen, choose Modem – Bluetooth DUN Modem (COM21), then click Next.
7. Key in ISP name and click Next.
8. Key in ISP’s phone number and click Next. In this case for Maxis, key in *99#.
9. For Connection Availability, please tick Anyone’s use and click Next.
10. Enter your user name, password and confirm password then click Next.
11. You are now completing the new connection setup, tick “Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop” checkbox and click Finish to close the wizard window.