How to connect my android to the internet using my laptop's internet dongle

Hey guys

I have a MTS net connect dongle and since the net on my Galaxy pop android phone is pretty expensive I wanted to know a way to make my phone use the net on my laptop.

I've tried setting up a WIFI ad hoc network on my laptop and sharing net on that, but my phone can't seem to find that. Any suggestions on what I can try?

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try Connectify !! it rocks!

Will give it a shot .... Thank you

Use Connectify pro version. That have some additional features like naming your own network (SSID)

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Virtual Router does the same task as connectify and is open source.Ad-hoc networks don't work with android.
But to use connectify or virtual router you need windows 7.
Virtual router

I have windows 7, it came with my Dell laptop. I tried using connectify and it said that Access point mode is not supported. Am trying to update my drivers to see if that helps. Will try Virtual router if this does not work.

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Connectify is good but doesn't works with old dell laptops including mine(Inspiron 1520) model as it does not supports something called "soft access point" .

Connectify worked, I can connect my android to it , however the net connection speed on my phone is pretty slow even though I get round 200kbps on the laptop ...any suggestions?

disable your bluetooth of laptop and phone

bluetooth is disabled on the phone ....on the laptop both the wifi and bluetooth radios turn on together, really nothing I can do. BTW how will this help?

RON28 said:
disable your bluetooth of laptop and phone

What the hell bluetooth has got to do with net speed?

ok, connectify works, my phone connects to my laptop, but it seems that apart from whatsapp (which requires very less speed) nothing seems to connect....It's like my phone is unable to access the net at any decent speed.

HELP

dashing.sujay said:
What the hell bluetooth has got to do with net speed?

happened with me, i disabled bluetooth and got 256kBps speed on phone

izzikio_rage said:
ok, connectify works, my phone connects to my laptop, but it seems that apart from whatsapp (which requires very less speed) nothing seems to connect....It's like my phone is unable to access the net at any decent speed.

HELP

how much speed your dongle gives on laptop?

upto 200 kbps ..... but the phone barely gets anything .....and nothing is using the net on the laptop.

If your phone is rooted.
Give this app a try.
Its still WIP.
Reverse Tethering

RON28 said:
happened with me, i disabled bluetooth and got 256kBps speed on phone

how much speed your dongle gives on laptop?

Still stuck .... It's like my Vodafone netconnect just won't respond to requests from my android phone.

vipul619 said:
If your phone is rooted.
Give this app a try.
Its still WIP.
Reverse Tethering

Had found this when I initially searched for reverse thethering ...but It's too painful and very very limited. Any other suggestions?