Data transfer to windows phone does not turn on. Using Windows Phone as a modem to access the Internet. When the smartphone cannot obtain an IP address

For the Windows Phone operating system, I have already opened a special one on this site. This is the third article in this section, and in it I will write about how to set up Internet distribution via Wi-Fi on a phone that runs on Windows Phone 8 (there is no official update to Windows Phone 8.1 yet, as soon as it is, I will edit the article if there are changes in the Internet Sharing setting).

After a few days of using the phone on Windows Phone, I really like this mobile system. This is something new and fresh, compared to Android, which I'm just tired of. Now, we will turn Windows Phone 8 into a real Wi-Fi router. Let's set up the distribution of the Internet, in the mobile operating system from Microsoft, this function is called “Shared Internet”.

To be honest, I really liked how this feature was done in Windows Phone 8. It's simple and everything works like clockwork compared to HTC One V (Android 4.0) . I think Internet Sharing looks the same on all Windows Phone 8 phones. I'll use Nokia Lumia 925 as an example.

We will just need to turn on the mobile Internet (data transfer). You can use 2G, 3G and even 4G networks. It all depends on your phone, provider and coverage. Further, in the “Shared Internet” section, it is enough to enable the function, set the network name and password for it. And that's it, our phone will distribute the Internet, which will be taken from the mobile provider. You can connect other mobile devices, tablets, laptops, TVs, etc.

And now in more detail.

Phone on Windows Phone 8 as a Wi-Fi router

First, you need to enable data transfer. Simply put, you need to enable mobile Internet if it is disabled for you. Go to settings (while on the desktop, swipe left and select “Settings” from the list). Next, look for the item " data transfer“, go into it and select “ included“. Below, you can specify the fastest 2G, or 3G connection.

Attention, for using mobile internet, the operator can withdraw money. Sometimes, not small money. Check with the operator the tariff at which you can access the Internet. Now, operators offer not expensive tariffs, for example, with pay per day.

When the Internet is working, then the corresponding icon should appear on the notification panel.

A window will appear in which you need to change the name of the Wi-Fi network that the phone will broadcast, and the password for this network. Or you can leave the data that is already indicated. Click on the “ ready“.

That's it, our phone on Windows Phone 8 is already broadcasting a Wi-Fi network, you can connect other devices to it. A maximum of 8 devices can be connected at the same time. That's quite enough (on Android, maximum 5 devices). By the way, you will know that the general Wi-Fi access to the mobile Internet is enabled by the icon that appears on the notification panel.

To connect, simply select from the list of available networks (on the device you want to connect to the internet), the network we created, and enter the password, which can be viewed in the "shared Internet" section.

On a laptop, it will look something like this:

Read about how to connect an Android device. Oh, I also wrote.

To stop sharing the Internet, simply turn off this feature in the “Shared Internet” section.

By the way, you can set a mobile Internet limit, for example, per day, and the phone will warn you when the limit ends. So, you can save yourself from additional expenses. After all, the Internet over the limit, as a rule, is not cheap.

All this is done in the same place, in the settings. Just swipe left to go to the “ applications“. Select “ data control“. Click on the “ set a limit“ and follow the instructions.

A very useful feature that can come in handy not only when setting up Internet sharing, but also during normal use of mobile Internet on your phone.

It’s hard to even think and imagine your smartphone (for example, Dell Venue Pro, HTC Arrive, HTC 7 Pro, HTC HD7, HTC HD7S, HTC Mozart, HTC Surround, HTC Trophy, HTC Titan, HTC Titan II, HTC Radar, Nokia Lumia 610, Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia Lumia 900, LG Optimus 7, LG Quantum, Samsung Focus, Samsung Omnia 7, Samsung Focus Flash, Samsung Focus S, Samsung Omnia W) without a working Internet, which makes it possible to realize a large share of the capabilities of the devices on Windows Phone. Therefore, if you become a happy owner of a Windows Phone phone, first set up the Internet on it. Of course, you can try to get automatic settings from your operator, but often they either don’t come at all, or it’s not possible to save them, so it’s best to do the settings immediately and manually. Setting up the Internet is actually not so difficult and the whole procedure will take literally 5 minutes . First you need to go to the "Settings" menu and almost at the very bottom find the "Access Point" item, which you need to go to. Surely you will already have some access points there, but it’s better to just “Add” a new one, since the standard ones often do not work.

You can use the settings below. they have all been tested, and some have been added by our users and have also been tested to work. No problems were found.

MTS:
Access point (APN): internet.mts.ru
Username: mts
Password: mts

Megaphone:
Access point (APN): internet

Password: leave blank.

Beeline:
Access point (APN): internet.beeline.ru
Username: beeline
Password: beeline

TELE 2:
Access point (APN): internet.tele2.ru
Username: not required
Password: do not fill out

LIFE Ukraine:
Access point (APN): internet.life.com.by
Username: leave blank.
Password: leave blank.

MTS Belarus:
Access point (APN): mts
Username: mts
Password: mts

Baikalwestcom Irkutsk:
Access point (APN): inet.bwc.ru
Username: leave blank.
Password: leave blank.

For an example, I’ll show how these settings look on and, the Megafon operator is very convenient in that you don’t need to enter anything other than the access point itself!

You need to first select "Enabled" in the "Data transfer" mode, and then select "3G" in the "Fastest connection" item. Once you save all settings, try uploading to Internet Explorer on the phone one page, or test the Internet in any way. If it doesn't work, reboot the device.

AT modern life The Internet has closely entered our lives, the user always needs constant access to online information, mail and social communication. Therefore, after buying a smartphone based on the Windows Phone operating system, probably one of the first things to do is to set up the Internet and so let's get started.

How to set up the Internet on Windows Phone OS

The whole procedure is not difficult. But for some reason it often raises a lot of questions, let's put everything on the shelves. Everything will take you no more than 5 minutes.

The first thing to do is go to the "Settings" section and go to the "Access Point" item (usually it is located at the very bottom). Then select "Add" and enter the technical data for your operator.

Below are the settings for the main operators for Russia. All settings are checked and if any change we will update them in our article. In this order, access point (APN), username and password. The "-" sign means that the field is left blank.

MTS:
internet.mts.ru
mts
mts

Megaphone:
internet
—
—
Beeline:
internet.beeline.ru
beeline
beeline

TELE 2:
internet.tele2.ru
—
—

MTS Belarus:
mts
mts
mts

Baikalwestcom Irkutsk:
inet.bwc.ru
—
—

For example, we will give a screenshot for the Megafon operator, this setting is easy to make because, apart from the point itself, you do not need to enter anything additional 🙂

After entering the Internet settings in Windows Phone, in the "data transfer" mode, select enabled, and in the paragraph fast 3G connection. Then we choose to save and test the Internet in any convenient browser.

If the Internet does not work, reboot the device. That's all, if you have any additional questions, write them in the comments.

The mobile operating system Windows Phone is now very actively developing, and it's hard to argue with that. I also have a Windows Phone (Nokia Lumia 925) and I am very pleased with it. To be honest, I'm tired of Android, I want something new. But this article is not about my Lumia, and not about which OS is better. Phones on this operating system work stably, and in terms of accessing the Internet via Wi-Fi, everything is just as good.

For example, for several months I have not noticed a single problem in which Nokia Lumia would not want to connect to Wi-Fi, or the Internet would not work.

But, as I noticed, there are various questions about problems that still arise when trying to connect a phone on Windows Phone to Wi-Fi, or after connecting. As a rule, these are problems when the connection to the wireless network is established, but the sites on the phone do not open. Or, for example, when Nokia Lumia does not see the Wi-Fi network. And he does not see only one, desired network, and sees the neighbors.

In this article, we will try to figure out why there may be problems connecting your Windows Phone to wireless networks, and how to solve these problems. At the moment, version WP 8 (I will show on the example of this version), an update to Windows Phone 8.1 is coming soon. Perhaps there will be some changes in working with wireless networks.

Windows Phone connects to Wi-Fi, but the Internet does not work

This is probably the most common problem. And as a rule, it is not the smartphone that is to blame for this problem, but the access point (router) itself. You connect the phone to the network, how to do this I wrote in the article, it connects (status: connection established), but when I try to open the site in the browser, an error appears: "Unable to display page". Applications such as VKontakte, Twitter, Skype cannot access the Internet.

When the smartphone cannot obtain an IP address

Usually, routers distribute IP addresses themselves, they have a DHCP server enabled. But, it happens that DHCP is disabled for some reason (when, for example, IP is manually registered on devices). To be honest, I did not find how you can manually enter an IP address on Windows Phone 8. I think that in Windows Phone 8.1, this problem will be fixed.

If your phone cannot get an IP, then you will most likely see an error, something like: “The phone is unable to connect to Wi-Fi network because the network is not responding. Please try again later”. Or, next to the name of the network, there will be just an inscription "protected".

You need to check if the DHCP server is enabled in the router settings. If not, then enable it. How to do this, I wrote in a separate . See after the heading “Checking if the DHCP server is enabled on the Wi-Fi router”.

You can also try which one your wireless network is running on. Try, for example, only n, or g.

Nokia Lumia does not see Wi-Fi network

When I write Nokia Lumia, then I will enter any phone on Windows Phone 🙂, well, you understand.

Highlighted on some forum a problem that Lumia (can't remember exactly which model), did not see home wireless network. It simply was not in the list of networks available for connection. The problem is not rare, and can be observed on any device.

So, in the case of the operating system from Microsoft, I will also advise you to change the channel on which the router broadcasts your wireless network. How to do this is written in detail. Since it is interference on the channel that usually causes such problems. Try some static channel, not Auto mode. And do not put the channel above the 12th.

Afterword

It seems that he wrote about all the popular problems. If you are faced with some other problem in the work of the Internet via Wi-Fi on Windows Phone, or know some new solutions to the problems described above, you can share useful information in the comments. Don't be lazy 🙂

Not always, if you need to access the worldwide network from a computer or laptop, there is access to a WiFi connection point. The way out of the situation may be the ability to use Windows Phone as a modem. In this case, to correctly configure the device, a minimum of actions and time will be required.

How to connect Windows Phone as a modem

The ability to use smartphones to connect to the Internet via a PC or laptop is not a new option. Previously, this would require using a USB cable, but at the moment, all the equipment needed to distribute the signal is already built into the mobile device.

The transmission is carried out wirelessly, that is, when this option is enabled, the smartphone becomes a WiFi router that transmits a signal to other devices. This feature is available on all versions of the "tiled" operating system. However, there are a number of small differences for each of them. For example software The 7th series was able to support up to five devices at a time, and the 8th series and higher OS provides an Internet connection for up to eight devices.


Tethering mode on Windows Phone is activated by turning on this function in the "Settings" menu section. When it is activated, a special indicator will appear in the status bar of the smartphone. In order to start using the device to distribute an Internet signal, you must perform the following algorithm of actions.

  1. Make sure the data transfer option on your smartphone is enabled and an internet connection is available. This can be done in the "Network" section of the settings menu.
  2. Return to the general settings menu and find an item called "Internet Sharing".
  3. Activate the function by clicking on this item so that the mark "Enabled" appears.

important before, how to enable hotspot mode on windows phone make sure this feature is supported by the current operator cellular communication. As a rule, the distribution of a network from a smartphone to other devices is called tethering and is paid extra.

When you activate the "Internet Sharing" function, your PC or laptop will independently detect a new available network. You just need to select the desired connection from the proposed list.

How to use Windows Phone as a network source

Some owners of devices with operating system from Microsoft want to use their smartphone for a wired connection and not as a WiFi hotspot. Accordingly, the topic of how to use windows phone as usb modem. In order to establish a wired connection, access to the system files of the device is required. And that Microsoft does not provide its users due to security policy. That's why Windows Phone as a modem via USB cannot be connected to a PC.

When using a mobile device as a network connection point, you can set a password and a name for it, which will be displayed on all connected devices. To do this, do the following:

  • - open the settings section in the device menu;
  • - find the item "Shared Internet" and, holding it down, select the option "Installation";
  • - fill in the fields that appear.

And at least use Windows Phone as a USB modem If you cannot, the wireless network will become completely accessible to nearby devices. However, it is worth remembering a few features that accompany the operation of the device in this mode.

  1. When activating a shared network, use wireless connection from other sources is not possible. That is, the smartphone will only be able to transmit the connection of the mobile operator, and not the one that it receives from third-party sources.
  2. Before, how to use windows phone as modem you need to familiarize yourself with the existing restrictions of the mobile operator. This is due to the fact that all devices connected to a common network operate according to the same tariff plan as the device itself.

Considering the question how to use windows phone as modem via wireless network is also worth noting that not all mobile operators provide such a service. Also, using the general Internet, you can not only connect another device to the World Wide Web, but also create a separate local network.

 

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