Setting 3G phone as a modem for laptop

Topics this time I think is very unique, and may be you all be try it. There are two ways to use your 3G phone or device to access the internet.

1) First, using your Hand phone and Laptops Bluetooth.
2) Second, using the USB Cable for the typical mobile phone to your laptop / computer.

However, here I will tell only about the first one which is using Bluetooth. Steps below may be different for each telco (Maxis, Celcom) and phone or device model, but at least you will have little idea about how to setup 3G phone as a modem.

Step 1: On Bluetooth on your Hp.
3g on your phone, go to the Settings -> Menu -> Connections, and click the Bluetooth icon. Also set phone's visibility to "Show to all". Onwards, also named your phone or device in Preference, the "Your Phone's Name".


Step 2: Setup Bluetooth on your laptop

• Click Start -> Control Panel -> Bluetooth Devices. Click Add ... and then Add Bluetooth Device Wizard will be displayed.
• Checked "My device is set up and ready to be found" and click Next.
• The wizard will search for available Bluetooth devices and displayed follow arrangement. Now, select the new device which is encountered in and click Next.
• You will see the Passkey setup screen. Checked Let me choose my own passkey and enter your any passkey and click Next.
• You will see your Bluetooth device installed. Once finished, you will be asked, "Add to My devices", click Yes. Enter the same Passkey in step 4 earlier, and click OK. Bluetooth Installation will be continued.
• Click Finish to complete Add Bluetooth Device wizard.

Step 3: Setup New Connection on your laptop.

• Go to Control Panel -> Network Connections, on the left pane, click Create a new connection.
• You will see the New Connection Wizard window, click Next.
• There are several options for connection, please select the Connect to Internet and click Next.
• Then select "Set up my connection manually" then click Next.
• Select "Connect using a dial-up modem" and click Next.
• On Device selection screen, select the Modem - Bluetooth Modem Dun (COM21), and click Next.
• Enter the name of the ISP and click Next.
• Enter the ISP no phone or device. In this case I use Maxis, * 99 #. Then, click Next.
• Connection for Availability, checked Anyone and click Next.
• Enter your username and password, and confirm password. Click Next.
• Onwards, checked "Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop", and the final one click Finish.

Congratulation you just now setup a new HP 3G modem as your laptop. So you can use your internet as usual after dial a connection.