[ubuntu-uk] Internet via Nokia e63 on Bluetooth

[Rob Beard]

Chris Rowson wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> About a month ago I got a Nokia e63 phone on a Three contract.  As part
>> of the contract I get 1GB of internet allowance which works great on the
>> phone.
>>
>> However what I'm trying to do is connect to the Internet via the phone
>> using a Bluetooth connection (I've yet to get a USB cable).
>>     
>
> Hey Rob,
>
> Just be careful about falling foul of mobile contract rules on
> 'tethering' if you're not on a 'mobile as a modem' plan.
>
> I think three does a separate tethering plan here:
> http://www.three.co.uk/Internet_Services/Great_value_Add_ons/Your_mobile_as_a_modem
>
> I don't know if they'd be able to find out if you had been tethering
> off contract, but I seem to remember noticing that if you do it
> through the standard nokia app, it chooses a different connection to
> the standard '3' one you connect to when browsing mobile internet.
>
> Chris
>
>   
Ahh didn't realise that, thanks for the info.  I'll do a bit more 
looking into it.

Rob