Teddy
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To connect to my laptop and use my phone contract and modem to connect to the internet via my laptop?
I have tried the disc can come with the phone but its useless and doesnt really work that well....
Anyone actually does this or know how its done?
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Linch
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Registered: 4th May 06
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Yes you can, use it as a bluetooh modem, cost a bomb mind!
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Robbo
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^^ Agreed
You can, but whatever you do DON'T!!!!
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Robin
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Unless it's a company phone 
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_Allan_
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On new phone such as the N95 if you use the wifi to connect your mobile to the net. Are you charged per download rate as normal? while browsing etc?.
Robbo?
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Robbo
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Yep 'fraid so 
Although 3 and soon us with our new IOYM will be doing bundles wher eit is significantly cheaper  Mathieu cna probs tell you more!
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James
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
On new phone such as the N95 if you use the wifi to connect your mobile to the net. Are you charged per download rate as normal? while browsing etc?.
Robbo?
I'm pretty sure you arent, because the internet connection is provided by the wireless network instead of the network operator.
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Robbo
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Networks would still charge!
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Robbo
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They aren't going to give up the right to that revenue believe me!
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John
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If you are using wifi, as james said, you won't be charged.
Would defeat the point of having wifi.
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John
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You can't charge somebody for using a wifi connection thats not yours.
The only way they could do it is only allow you to connect to network provided access points, whcih again unless the network wanted to offload data onto another network would defeat the purpose.
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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Yeah this is what I was thinking. Fair enough on the wifi side as this is your own but there is no way for them to see how much browsing or downloads you have made?. Once finished this info won't be reported back to the mobile networks?.
Just hypothosising as I've not yet seen any review of a wifi enabled phone or read anyones account of monthly charges using one.
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
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so u could connect ur laptop and mobile thru bluetooth and then use ure mobiles wifi to connect to ur wireless moden and wouldnt have to pay a penny?
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John
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Don't know if the phone would have a function for that.
Why would you not just use the built in wifi on the laptop to connect to your wireless modem though 
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Russ
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laptop at work dont have wifi, so when i bring it home need to plug it in, cant install wifi card cos the NHS are gay
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John
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Bluetooth and no wifi 
You should be able to do what you were talking about through a desktop though.
If its nhs it'll be dell will it not?
Get a wifi card and sneak it in.
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Bluetooth and no wifi
You should be able to do what you were talking about through a desktop though.
If its nhs it'll be dell will it not?
Get a wifi card and sneak it in.
bluetooth thru dongle i have, its an old hp, old hp..
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John
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ahh
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