How do i use my cell phone as a modem for my tablet?
You can either use BlueTooth or setup a Wireless Hotspot (to share your cellular data access to your tablet via wifi), depending on the type of device you have.
Regardless, some carries do not allow this feature by default. You may have to call your cellular provider and ask them if your current account supports 'data tethering'.
If not, ask them to enable it, though there may be a fee.
If you don't want to pay the fee, you can present the point that you are paying for XGB of data, and how you use should not be restricted by the carrier. Sometimes they will waive the fee if you are aware that you can consume data quicker and potentially incur overage fees.
That said, if you are on an unlimited data plan, the carrier may not have a tethering option, as this would allow people to use their cellular data for all their devices at no additional cost. So you may have to switch from Unlimited data, to a data limit, in order to enable tethering.
Hope that helps.
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