Hi Michael, If you phone has Bluetooth, you can connect to the data connection that way.
Regards, Gav On 08/12/2009, at 10:50 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: > > I'm out of contract for mobile broadband and about to come out of contract > for a mobile phone. I thought that because my mobile broadband dongle > contained a sim card I assumed it could be used in a mobile phone (and > vice-versa), and so have been trying find out if all I need to do to connect > to the internet is to plug my mobile phone into my Mac's usb port, and "dial > up". Is that what "tethering" is, and if so, who offers it and what phones > can be used? > > Regards, > > Michael Hawkins. > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>