Relying on a mobile phone modem to connect the PC for Internet access

Posted on 14 November 2009

While waiting for my dad’s laptop to finish installing Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and around 27 more updates, I could no longer wait to open my desktop. I have been waiting for almost 4 hours so that I can get things done. I only have a cable modem and I can only plug my ethernet cable on 1 device since I don’t have a router. Then a thought came to my mind. I remembered that my mobile phone can act as a modem too. So after the long wait, I connected the USB cord of my phone to the computer and tried connecting. And the next thing I knew, I was connecting online! Yey! The speed wasn’t really that bad too.

I went to speedtest.net to check my speeds and here are the results on two different servers.

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Although it was really low compared to the almost 0.8 Mbps download speed I get when I use my ISP’s connection, I was still getting a decent speed on my Internet connection thanks to the mobile modem capability of my phone. By the way, my Nokia N82 phone is powered by Smart Communications. I don’t have any idea how my bill will look like after doing this but I’m pretty sure that with my Consumable Plan, I won’t have to worry a thing. Besides, I seldom use my phone for anything.

I really wish I could have a wireless router so that I can connect from any place in our house. But I’ll have to buy my own laptop for this one too

P.S. I’m still typing this entry while connected to my mobile phone for my Internet access. The laptop still shows “Installing Service Pack: Stage 1 of 3 – 96% complete. Do not turn off your computer.” I guess I may have to wait a little bit longer before I can use my ISP’s connection again.