High Speed Internet Using your Nokia Nseries

Just recently, Pre-paid internet became popular. These small, USB devices plug directly into your laptop and viola, high-speed internet access. Its very easy to use because you just plug it in and your ready to surf the net.

These devices makes use of the newest Third-Generation network interface for mobile devices or 3G to achieve impressive speeds that are sometimes faster than broadband internet. Some carriers claim up to 3Mbps speeds which is way faster than your average 384Kbps broadband at home. Philippine carriers such as Smart have their Smart Prepaid kits that cost Php 1,995 pesos and Globe Telecommunications have their Globe Tattoo Prepaid that shows of stylish USB internet devices. They may be different on the outside and works on different carriers but they all have one function and that is to connect to the internet wirelessly. But buying these devices can cost you Php1,995 pesos.

What if you have a 3G phone that happens to by lying around the house, or you do have one in your pocket. Nokia Nseries cell phones are examples of these, preferably models that have a highspeed data packet access feature such as the N82 and N95 and newer models.

With these devices, you too can experience the fast internet access right on the device or feed that speed into your laptop using the included USB data cable for you cell phone. You do need to have pre-paid load before you can attempt to even use the service otherwise the web pages would not load at all.

The network interface that powers those fancy USB internet devices that plug right into your laptops and PC's are the same as the Newtork Interface that is on your cell phones. You don't need to purchase the plug-its but instead, you could use the money to pay for the pre-paid load. You might get carried away and use the service more and more because you might notice a faster connection especially with the N95, n82 and other high speed data packet access capable models when within 3G covered areas.

Setting up is relatively easy. You just;
1. Set-up your mobile for internet access. You can do these using the settings wizard on your Nseries or by calling you customer service and asking for your phone's settings.
2. Install software. Nokia comes with an installer CD that has the Nokia PC Suite.
3. Get-connected. Plug your mobile to your PC or laptop via the included USB data cable from your Nseries phone and use the PC suite option that appears every time you connect your cellphone to your computer.
3. Load up. Be sure you have prepaid load for your service. )15 minutes of internet airtime costs 5 pesos for Globe users.)
4. Connect to the network. Using the Connect to the Internet option on the Nokia PC Suite software, connect to your network. Follow the instructions and select your country and your mobile carrier.
5. Start browsing. When a connection has been established, you are ready for browsing using Internet Explorer or Firefox. When your pre-paid load is all out, pages will not load so you will need to load to continue browsing.

It is that easy. No need to buy fancy plug-its to be able to use the fast internet access offered by our mobile carriers. But if you have the money then go ahead. These fancy plug-its are cool and are good for hanging around your neck as necklaces. (Globe Tattoo Prepaid in particular)