How Use a Cell Phone Plan on Your Tablet
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- Check if your tablet is network-capable. “Network-capable” means that your tablet can use mobile network connections like GSM
- 3G
- or 4G. In simpler terms
- it means that your Android tablet uses a SIM card. Check the user manual or turn the tablet about and look along the sides or at the back of it for any physical slot where a SIM card can be inserted in.Remove the SIM card from your phone. Take the SIM card out of your cell phone that has the plan. For some phone units
- you can get the SIM card by removing the back cover and then the battery. In other models
- you can remove the SIM card out of the phone by flipping it out of one side.A network plan is SIM-dependent
- and its service can be shared among devices just by transferring the SIM card.Insert the SIM card into your tablet. Get your Android tablet
- and insert into it the SIM card you took out of your cell phone. How you insert a SIM card also varies depending on the make and model of the Android tablet you have
- but it is actually the same with how you insert it into cell phones.If you’re unsure how to put in a SIM card to your tablet
- you may consult its user manual.Enable your phone’s mobile data. If the tablet you’re using doesn’t use a SIM card
- you can still share your cell phone’s plan with it
- but you’ll only be able to share its mobile data connection. Switch on your phone’s data connection by opening its settings from the Home screen or from the main menu
- and selecting “Connection.”Inside the Connection Settings screen
- you should be able to find an option called “Mobile Data” that will enable your phone’s data connection.Turn your phone into a router. Inside the same Connection/Mobile Data Settings screen
- you’ll find another option labelled “Portable Hotspot.” If you see this option
- tap on it from the Settings screen
- and your phone will be able to share its data connection with other Wi-Fi-capable devices
- just like a router does.Note that not all phone units
- regardless if it’s an Android smartphone or not
- has this Portable Hotspot feature. If you can’t find it inside the Connections Settings or anywhere else inside the phone’s Settings screen/menu
- then your device does not support this feature.Connect your tablet to your phone. Slide down the screen to show your Android tablet’s notification tray. Tap the Wi-Fi Quick Settings button to enable its Wi-Fi connection. Your tablet should automatically connect to your cell phone.Start surfing. Browse the Internet on your tablet just like how you normally would when it’s connected to a Wi-Fi network. You should be able to enjoy your cell phone’s data plan even without having to transfer the SIM card.
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