Using your Nokia smartphone as a modem.
One of our readers Gemma sent us an email asking for a short how-to on using your Nokia smartphone as a 3G modem. Given that it’s something I felt like a great deal of our readers would benefit from (if they didn’t already know 
) I decided to take up the torch and do a quick post showing this.
As we all know, when buying a Nokia device, Nokia provides their software suite installation CD in addition to other accessories. Although the CD itself is not mandatory for installing the software suite (It’s just as easy to find on the internet) the majority of users will gain access to Nokia’s Ovi Suite or PC Suite via this method.
1st step:
Install the darn thing! As much as you may be inclined to do without it there are quite a few features included with this that’ll amongst other things, allow you to use your mobile phone as a modem!
2nd step: connecting your phone to the PC.
This can be accomplished in two main ways, Bluetooth or via the USB cable provided with your phone. Either method works, though for faster download speeds it’d be best to go the USB route (saves battery life as well!)
3rd step launch Ovi Suite or PC Suite on your PC.
You’ll be greeted by a screen much like this one. (For the sake of privacy my photos, contacts and text messages have been removed LOL 
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Provided that your mobile has been connected via USB, it’s really a very simple matter.
Click there and voila, you’re phone is a USB modem. This is a free feature on every sim-free/unlocked Nokia that I’ve ever owned, EVER. I’ve never incurred any extra cost for doing this and for those conscious of your data consumption, Ovi suite will provide information on the amount of data transferred and the time elapsed since the connection was opened .
[Jay: Alternatively you can share your 3G connection over WiFi with apps like JoikuSpot. This is free, and the paid premium version will let you secure your connection. I like the USB function too as it also charges your device (if that's a feature)
Do be careful as some networks prohibit the use of your connection as a modem/data tethering. Also note that it becomes so much easier to consume data when browsing over PC.]
As a bonus feature to this little How-to:
How would you like to be able to send and receive text messages on your phone and reply to them without ever picking the phone up? Click on the messaging section and you’ll be brought to an area where you can back-up all the messages on your cell either manually or every time your phone is connected to your PC, send text messages to any contact you desire, read conversations in threaded, IM-style fashion and receive unobtrusive pop-up notifications on your desktop every time you receive a message.
This feature is VERY useful for texting while in class!
NB. Don’t know what the scenario is for you mac users out there, but I’d imagine it being a somewhat similar procedure provided a PC-suite-esque program exists.
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Category: 3rd edition, 5th Edition, Accessories, Cseries, Eseries, Freeware, How to:, Nokia, Nseries, OVI, S60, Symbian, Xpress Music, Xseries
Superb – so I am almost certain that C6-01 – Nokia’s new Symbian^3 offering can be used as a modem. Thanks for the article Andre.
Superb – so I am almost certain that C6-01 – Nokia’s new Symbian^3 offering can be used as a modem. Thanks for the article Andre.
Superb – so I am almost certain that C6-01 – Nokia’s new Symbian^3 offering can be used as a modem. Thanks for the article Andre.
All Nokia since the old days can be used as modem over GSM or 3G, and even Motorola, Panasonic, Ericsson (even before Sony), Sagem (made in France) or Alcatel (those made in France) could be used for their integrated modem. This is true including those from the 90s that used CSD data connexion connecting throught infrared or serial port to a computer.
iPhone just invented the paid activation of the modem, and Android brought means for the Phone company to block the modem on the smartphone they sell. And then the modem use that was free (in France thought) became a new business.
mate this helped alot chers buddy
the link tools > connect to internet in my ovi suite is unable to be click.
do you have any explanation to fix it?
many help is needed
thx b4
How come My Nokia N8 from south africa has old software and the N8 from europe has upgraded software???
this tutorial is very useful. thanks for sharing!
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guyz i hav a simpler way
1 connect ur smartphone to a usb and a pc
2 u gt options such as connect pc to net
3 install the software it automatically pops out
4 after that u hav 2 just go to settings in dat software and click connect……datz alll
5 u hav to have a good data plan mayb 3g
great tutorial… charging from a USB cable while tethering is a must, killed my batery three times before i learnt that one
is there any possibility to use this feature on an android tablet?
Hello:
I want to use My Nokia X2-00 phone as a modem(Internet key) to connect with my laptop, so I need to know whether it can work or not and the steps!
Thanks in Advance
hi all , i also tried same as Andre told us…but i am getting problems with modem driver installation….so anyone can tell me how can i resolve this problem…m waiting reply from Andre…
speed is poor only 460 kbps
Hey anyone know what to do when you laptop doesn’t up pick up your phone as modem. I plug in the USB cable and nothing.