Tethering & mobile hotspot: T-Mobile Concord

Learn how to share your mobile internet with other devices using the T-Mobile Concord. Find out more on this page:

 

Connection icons for tethering and mobile hotspot

Drivers for computers

Mobile hotspot via Wi-Fi

Tethering via USB

 

 

Connection icons for tethering and mobile hotspot

When your device is sharing the mobile internet connection, refer to the following:

 

tethering active.pngTethering via USB is turned on
wifi sharing active.pngMobile hotspot via Wi-Fi is turned on

 

 

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Mobile hotspot via Wi-Fi

Set up mobile hotspot

You can share your mobile data connection with other devicesby turning your phone into a Smartphone Mobile HotSpot.

 

  • Note: When your phoneis serving as a Smartphone Mobile HotSpot, you cannot use the Internet on thephone itself.

For more information, go to www.android.com/tether#wifi.  Smartphone Mobile HotSpot – Turn on / offTo turn your phone’s Smartphone Mobile HotSpot on or off, follow these steps:

  1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu key.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Wireless &networks.
  4. Tap Tethering &portable hotspot.
  5. Tap Portable Mobilehotspot settings.
  6. Tap Configure Mobilehotspot.
  7. Under Security,tap one of the following options:
    • Open
    • WPA2 PSK
  8. If prompted, enter a password.
  9. Change the Network SSID if desired.
  10. Check or uncheck Broadcast network name(SSID) as desired.
  11. Tap Save.

 

 

Turn on/off mobile hotspot

To turn on or turn off a mobile hotspot over Wi-Fi, follow these steps:

 

  1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu key.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Wireless &networks.
  4. Tap Tethering &portable hotspot.
  5. Tap to select the PortableMobile hotspot check box.
  6. Your phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID)so you can connect other devices and share your mobile network data connection.Your phone’s default SSID is AndroidAPXXXX.

 

 

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Tethering via USB

To share your mobile data connection with a computer over a USB cable, follow these steps:

 

  1. Connect a USB cable to your phone, then to a computer.
  2. Tap the Home key.
  3. Tap the Menu key.
  4. Tap Settings.
  5. Tap Wireless &networks.
  6. Tap Tethering &portable hotspot.
  7. Tap the USB tethering check box.
  8. Read the alert and tap OK.
  9. When done, safely disconnect the device from the computer.
  10. Your phone starts sharing its mobile network data connectionwith the computer over the USB connection.

 

 

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