Is it possible to use your cell phone as your internet through your MacBook

I was just wondering if I could get internet through my cell phone onto my MacBook.
Is it possible and if so then how?
Thanks,
Sam

I use a Boost Mobile phone for internet access. It's slow, about dial-up speed, but it's very convenient. Not to mention, the bill is unbeatable.
It's 6 bucks a month. I picked up a Boost Mobile phone and a USB cable for about 35USD. Not to mention, there's no obligation to a contract.
The only problem is that the smallest amount of money you can put on your Boost account at one time is 15 dollars. But look at that compared to other wireless plans.
If you're not in need of bandwidth, I'd recommend it.
Brian

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Hello,
First sorry if this is the wrong area.
My Aunt was telling me how at their house they got rid of their landlines service, but was able to keep their number. Using equipment from verizon they were able to hook up something she said looked like a router and when someone would call the landlines number one of the cell phones would ring.
She wasn't really sure what it was called, but she said her husband got the equipment and all from Verizon. Can anyone tell me what this service is called and where on the website I can look at it to read more about it?
Thanks

I'm not about a piece of equipment that allows this, but here are a couple options to do what you're looking for:
1) Port your landline number to Verizon as a wireless number. This will completely close your account with your landline service provider, and your number will now be attached to your cell phone with Verizon. It should be fairly simple to do, just call Verizon or visit a store to get the process started.
2) Forward your current landline to a cell phone. If you only want your landline calls to go to your cellphone when you aren't there to answer, you could set up conditional call forwarding on your landline and point it to your cell phone. You would keep your landline service, and this option would make sense if you want to use the landline when you are home, but get calls from that number sent to your cellphone when you aren't there to answer. Different companies have different procedures and possibly charges for this service, you'd have to call your landline provider to find out.
If you want to be done with the landline service completely, just port the number to Verizon. If you want to keep it, set up forwarding.

Using my cell phone for my internet access w/pdanet now computer all messed up help

browser keeps logging off ie,google,firefox.computer starting slow ,pages load slow and most links seem to go around in circles is there an automated fix for dummys like me please help.

Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache. In order to try to fix these problems, the first step is to clear both cookies and the cache.
The Firefox cache temporarily stores images, scripts, and other parts of websites while you are browsing. <br>
Note: ''This will temporarily log you out of all sites you're logged in to.''
To clear cache and cookies, do the following:
#Tap the menu icon located at the top right corner. This is the icon with 3 bars. On older Android devices you'll have to press the hardware menu key and then tap More.
#Tap '''Settings'''.
#After that, you will be taken to the settings screen. In the settings screen, look under the section '''''Privacy & Security''''' and select '''Clear private data'''.
#You will then be taken to a list of what can be cleared. Select the following 2 for deletion:
#*Cookies & active logins
#*Cache
#After those have been selected, tap the '''Clear data''' button to actually clear the cache and cookies.
Make sure that, your using latest version of Firefox
Try the Beta version of Firefox
*https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox_beta

How to get emails on your cell phone?

Is it possible to have my emails automatically set-up to send to my phone as well? I've read you can do this with Outlook and thought maybe I could set up Apple Mail to do this?

If you mean you want to receive your e-mail messages on your cellphone as text messages, it should be possible to do this, but remember that an SMS text message is limited to 160 characters.
Each cellular carrier maintains its own "mail to SMS gateway" - for example, the ATT gateway address is [email protected]
For other carriers, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listof_carriers_providing_SMStransit
So if your cell carrier is ATT Wireless and your cell number is 987-654-3210, you would set up the e-mail forwarding address as [email protected]
With regard to automatic forwarding of incoming e-mails, I don't normally use Mail.app, but its help section contains the following:
To automatically forward messages:
Choose Mail > Preferences, and then click Rules.
Click Add Rule and type a descriptive name for the rule.
Set the conditions necessary for the rule to apply to a message.
Choose Forward Message from the “Perform the following actions” pop-up menu.
Enter the email address where you want the messages forwarded.
Click Message and enter the text you want to appear, along with the text of the original message, in the forwarded message.
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WiFi Tether Your Android Tablet to Your Cell Phone - LG Marquee Boost Mobile Example

Greetings Earthlings and Android Fans....
Just posted this to my blog and wanted to share a text version here. Check it out if you're looking to tether your tablet to your cell phone. I tethered my Thrive to my Boost Mobile LG Marquee.
From: Kaio's Klassroom: WiFi Tether Your Android Tablet to Your Cell Phone - LG Marquee Infrastruct...
Want to tether your tablet to your cell phone, but Ad-Hoc got you down? How about trying this nifty little tweak that got me up in running in a jiffy!!
I recently got a new LG Marquee Prepaid Phone with Boost Mobile @Amazon and I really love it. Only problem is, I was spoiled with my last phone because it was rooted to support Infrastructure tethering and I had no idea how difficult and unusual that was. I've since done some research with my new Boost Mobile LG Marquee, and after a little trial and error (and some lucky Google searches) I have successfully tethered my LG Marquee to my Toshiba Thrive tablet!!!
Here's what I did:
Mandatory Disclaimer - The following information is for informational purposes only. Proceed at your own risk!!! Rooting will void your warranty and could "brick" your phone if you do something wrong!! So if you damage your phone, or any of your tech, that's on you.
NOTE: If you don't have an LG Marquee, just search "your phone model" + "root" and you should find plenty of information specific to your phone. There's always people wanting to do the same thing you are, so it's just a matter of finding the information that's already out there. Once your phone is rooted, come back here and start on Step 2.
Step 1 -- Root your LG Marquee (You do NOT need to root your Tablet)
The following information was taken from LG Cell Phones Blog and are for the LG Esteem, which is a generic root mod.
> Enable USB Debugging on your LG Marquee: Go to Settings > Applications > Development > Enable Debugging and check the box.
> Download and install the LG USB drivers at: LG Cell Phones Blog You want the file "LGUnitedMobileDriver_S4981MAN32AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3. 2.1_2.exe"
> After installing the USB drivers connect your phone to a PC. On the phone, pull down the notification bar at the top of the phone's screen and click on USB Connected. Set the phone to Internet Connection mode (CHARGE ONLY not Mass Storage).
> Download "LG_Esteem_Root.zip" at: LG Cell Phones Blog. Unzip the file and double-click on the run.bat file.
Note: Kaspersky Internet Security will flag this file as a Trojan: "Exploit.Linux.Lotoor.ag" I don't believe this file is a Trojan, per se. I believe it's required during the root process. When I let Kaspersky eliminate the file, my phone wouldn't root. So I decided to run the root program on a secondary computer, just in case. I disabled Kaspersky temporarily on that computer, and ran the root zip and my phone rooted without a hitch. I later scanned my phone with Webroot Security and AVG, and neither found any viruses on my phone, so I believe the process is safe. Technically, rooting your phone probably does involve a Trojan hack, hence why Kaspersky flags that file. However, I must reiterate to proceed at your own risk.
Just in Case -- How to Unroot Sprint LG Marquee:
Use root explorer and delete superuser.apk from the /system/app folder. Go to the Android market and download and install super user. Use root explorer again and delete su from /system/bin. Go to the market and uninstall super user. Do a factory reset & you will be back to square one.
Step 2 -- Verify that you have properly rooted your phone with this nifty free app: Root Checker Basic
If you did everything right, you should get a message that says "Congratulations, this device has root access." If you fail to get that message, go back to Step 1.
Step 3 -- Download the Android WiFi Tether for root users app
Currently, the only version of Android WiFi Tether that worked for me was 3.1-beta7. The newest version doesn't work properly with tablets, so be sure to get 3.1-beta7. Here's a link and QR code for easy access: WiFi Tether 3.1-beta7 apk
Step 4 -- Configure WiFi Tether app:
I've tried many settings, but these are the only ones that have worked. Start the app and grant Super User Permissions. Then Click Menu to get into the app's setting. Inside the Settings, do the following:
> Change Device Profile to: Samsung Galaxy S
> Change Setup Method to: Netd (Master)
> Enable WiFi Encryption: Check box to Enable
> Change Pass Phrase to: any 13 digit password of your choice.
> Change SSID to: any name of your choice.
> Change Channel to: 4 (2427mhz)
> Disable Update Check: Check box to Disable.
> Click your phone's Back Arrow to Exit back to the app's Main Screen
> Touch the WiFi button onscreen to start tethering.
> Grant Super User Permissions
Note: If you get Error Code 67, Click Dismiss. If you update, I don't know what will happen; my guess is it will disable the ability to tether. But if I click Dismiss, my tethering is Enabled, and works perfectly.
Step 5 -- Grab Your Tablet & Start Tethering
> Go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > Check the box to Enable WiFi > Click WiFi Settings > Under WiFi Networks, find the SSID for your tethering app that you entered in Step 4 above. > Click on the SSID of your tethering app > Enter the 13 digit Pass Phrase you created in Step 4 above and Click Connect.
That's it! Congratulations -- your tablet should now be tethered to your cell phone!
Now that you're tethered to your cell phone, be smart, and DON'T download a ton of gigabytes. Just be smart about it, and you should be fine. Remember, tethering to your cell phone probably goes against the terms of service with your cell phone carrier, so DON'T abuse the privilege.
Now that you're the envy of all your friends, why not test your data speeds: SpeedTest App - FreeMy data speed test results with my Toshiba Thrive tablet tethered to my LG Marquee:
Download: 855kbps Upload: 302kbps
That's pretty great for a 3g no-contract cell phone with unlimited data.
Happy tethering everyone!
Go forth and Androidify!
Hugs, Kaio
;oD
From: Kaio's Klassroom: WiFi Tether Your Android Tablet to Your Cell Phone - LG Marquee Infrastruct...

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I've been using my cell phone number to imessage from my ipad for a while now, but yesterday I got signed out of I message and when I signed back in, I didn't get the option to use my number, only my email adress. How can I fix that?

I've been using my cell phone number to imessage from my ipad for a while now, but yesterday I got signed out of I message and when I signed back in, I didn't get the option to use my number, only my email adress. How can I fix that?

Hey bill.rizzo2,
Thanks for the question. I understand your phone number is missing on your iPad as an option for iMessage. The following article provides steps to resolve this issue:
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538
Phone number missing on iPad or iPod touch
If your phone number isn't listed on an iPod touch or iPad, follow these steps:
1. Update to the latest version of iOS.
2. Verify that you're using the same Apple ID that you're using on your iPhone.
3. On your iPad or iPod touch, sign out of your Apple ID in the following locations:
    - Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
    - Settings > FaceTime. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
4. Sign in to your Apple ID with FaceTime and iMessage.
If your phone number still isn't listed, follow these steps:
1. Sign out of your Apple ID on all iOS devices, including your iPhone, in the following locations:
    - Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
    - Settings > FaceTime. Tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.
2. Sign in to your Apple ID on your iPhone.
3. When activation is complete, your Apple ID and all verified email addresses should be visible in Settings > Messages > Receive At and Settings > FaceTime.
4. Sign in to your Apple ID on your other iOS devices.
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Matt M.

IMesssage has stopped using my cell phone number and is only showing email addresses -- in other words, when I text, it is showing up as coming from an email address, even when i use my phone. Laptop

iMesssage has stopped using my cell phone number and is only showing email addresses -- in other words, when I text, it is showing up as coming from an email address, even when i use my phone. The laptop and phone are still synchronized and messages are showing on both devices.
I've seen this before and was able to fix in Settings, but that is not working now.
Please help. Thanks.

Did you replace your iPhone with some other kind of phone? If your phone number is no longer connected to an active iPhone, you can't use it to message from your Mac.

Is there an app that allows me to use my cell phone as a router/modem?

I am new to the iPad/Apple world, and trying to learn as much as I can. Is there an application that will allow me to use my cell phone as a router/modem?

Depends on your phone. I phones and most droid smartphone will act as a hotspot. Check yours out. You will need your carrier to agree. At and t does tethering from an I phone for $20 per month. You don't need an app. If the phone produces a wifi hot spot the pad will see it, and you are good to go.

Is it possible to use a i-phone in South Africa that was purchased in USA?

Question:
Is it possible to use a i-phone in South Africa that was purchased in USA?

Yes. But first you need to check which model.
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2. It needs to be unlocked as well.
Also we awrae that warrantee is only in the country of first sale, USA here.

Anyone know how to get your landline home phone to ring when your cell phone rings...I have no cell service in my house!

Anyone know how to get your landline home phone to ring when your cell phone rings...I have no cell service in my house!

When you are on your way home, you can forward your calls to your home phone. Cancel forwarding when you get to an area with service.
*72-xxx-xxx-xxxx with the x's being your home phone #.
*73 to cancel.
You can also do this with Google Voice.

What Does Your Cell Phone Color Say About You??

If you’ve read my bio you’ve probably noticed that I am a huge fan of the color pink, including my pink BlackBerry cell phone. I’ve been told that my choice of pink for my cell phone is due to my girly, playful and innocent nature - and would have to agree that sounds about right. What is your cell phone color and what do you find it says about you?
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My phone is a blue LG Chocolate Flip. I think that my cell phone says that I love the color, I dont like qwerty phones because I find them to be boxy (that's just me). I prefer a flip for some reason! It also has a really good camera for a phone and I am a total shutterbug!
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Is it possible to use a Magsafe L-connector on my late 2008 Macbook which was shipped with Magsafe T-konnector?

Is it possible to use a Magsafe L-connector on my late 2008 Macbook which was shipped with Magsafe T-konnector? I can't see that Apple Store sells Magsafe T...

yes, it is perfectly safe, it can be used without any issues.

Is it possible to use a camera phone as your webcam?

I have a Nokia N73 camera phone is it possible to set it up to use it as my camera for iChat?

My reply would be .....
It will depend on the type of Output the camera has.
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As the camera is unlikely to have Mac Drivers it is less likely.
Although iChat may see it as being Self contained like a Camcorder and the format will be the key if the input is over USB.
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How can I change the active Midlet using the '*' cell phone button

Hello
I've got a problem trying to do that in J2ME MIDP:
'I have different class extending Midlet that I want to display one after the other. The change may be done when I click the '*' button of my cell phone'
For the moment I've created a main class that extend Canvas and which contain a vector of objects extending Midlet.
I'm able to change the objet which I want to display, but not to display it....
Is it possible to do that?
Do you have any idea of how to deal with that?
Thanks a lot...

Hello
Thx for your answer .. but I shouldn't have explain correctly my problem because I don't think this answer it .. sorry
I need an interaction between a Midlet class and a Canvas class.
In fact I have several forms, and I need to allow my Canvas class to change the form displayed when a button is pressed.
But If I have a form in a Midlet , I can display it but can't catch the click on a button.
And if my Canvas is displayed I don't know how to display the form I want to.
So is it possible to do that... and if so, how?
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How do you change your iMessages from your email to your cell phone number?

MY cell phone number shows up in the messages settings but it will not let me use my cell number it's not even highlighted like my email address

Hi Freekblood,
If you are having issues linking your telephone number and your Apple ID/email address for use in Messages, you may find the following article helpful:
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage
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