USB tethering

You can tether your phone to your computer with a USB cable, to share your phone's internet connection with your computer

- Tethering works with Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Linux
- You can't mount your phone's SD card on your computer when USB tethered
- For more information, including using USB tethering with other OSs, see http://www.android.com/tether#usb

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

You can turn your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, to share your phone's internet connection with one or more computers or other devices

- When your phone is serving as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can't use your phone's applications to access the internet via its Wi-Fi connection
- You configure the hotspot with the Wi-Fi hotspot settings
- For more information, visit http://www.android.com/tether#wifi