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    T500 + wireless internet

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by sfoanna, Mar 25, 2009.

  1. sfoanna

    sfoanna Notebook Geek

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    Hi all,

    Sorry for the newbie question(s).

    I am ordering a new T500 and getting a new cell phone. I would like to use the phone for *occasional* wireless internet, it that's possible. I currently just have a "normal" cell phone. Just seems like if I get a "smart phone", or iPhone, that I should be able to use the data plan that I already have to pay for to hook my laptop to internet. Is this possible?

    I should be able to port my phone number to any provider.

    what new phone should I get? and what feature(s) should I make sure I order the T500 with?

    Thanks!
     
    sfoanna, Mar 25, 2009
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  2. Persnickety

    Persnickety Notebook Evangelist

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    It's not possible to tether you iPhone, unless you jailbreak. And epending where you live, your plan might not allow it.

    Besides that, though, you want to have Bluetooth. That's how I tether my Samsung i780 (although I think it can be tethered through WiFi and/or the USB cable as well).
     
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