BlackBerry Research In Motion - Blackberry Water System 7.1 User Manual

Mobile Internet or tethering

About using Mobile Internet to tether your 

smartphone

Depending on your wireless service provider, you can use the Mobile Internet feature to set up your BlackBerry smartphone 

as a modem by connecting it to your computer with a USB cable. This is also known as tethering. Using your smartphone as 

modem allows you to connect to the Internet on your computer when you might not otherwise have access to the Internet. 

This feature isn't available for the BlackBerry

®

 PlayBook

™

 tablet.

You can use only one smartphone as a modem with your computer at a time. If your smartphone is associated with a 

BlackBerry Enterprise Server, contact your administrator to make sure that the appropriate IT policy is turned on to use this 

feature.

Set up your Mobile Internet settings

Before you can use your BlackBerry smartphone as a modem, you must set up your Mobile Internet settings. You select or 
create a profile that contains the information that your wireless service provider needs to allow the Internet connection. 
Some profiles have been provided but you can also create a new profile.

1.

Connect your smartphone to your computer.

2.

In the BlackBerry Desktop Software, click Tools > Mobile Internet settings.

3.

Do one of the following:
• If your wireless service provider appears in the Profile drop-down list, click their profile. In the Profiles Settings 

section, type any required information that isn't included in the profile. For more information, contact your 

wireless service provider.

• If your wireless service provider doesn't appear in the Profile drop-down list, click Add. Type a name for the 

profile. Contact your wireless service provider to determine the information that is required for the profile settings. 

Click OK. Required information can vary for each wireless service provider.

4.

Click OK.

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