X1 Internet Sharing (Tethering)

Did you know that you can use your X1 Xperia to connect your notebook or PC to the Internet?

Using your mobile to connect your notebook to the Internet is called tethering and you can make the connection between your notebook and mobile using USB or Bluetooth.

The advantage of a USB tether is that the X1 Xperia charges while you surf but you do have an extra tangle of wires to deal with.

The advantage of Bluetooth is that you can make the connection with the X1 Xperia in your pocket but you do have to make more clicks on your notebook to get it working each time and if you keep your X1 Xperia in your pocket then you will have a very hot pocket.

Using USB Tethering

 
To start Internet Sharing on the X1 Xperia go to Programs, Tools, Internet Sharing.

Select USB and click connect.

A new network connection (i.e. Local Area Connection 3, Network 2) will be automatically created in your notebook Network connections and you are immediately connected to the Internet.

Hmm, Speed tests use a lot of bits, I hope Vodafone don't charge me £10 per megabyte!!!




Interestingly the notebook is assigned an IP address by the X1 Xperia using DHCP.

Speed Testing

I tested speeds using http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html

USB Tether Speed Test Results

Speed Down	1160.57 Kbps ( 1.1 Mbps )
Speed Up	744.63 Kbps ( 0.7 Mbps )