[gnome-user-docs/phone-connecting: 5/6] Add a page on tethering, and recommend it
- From: David King <davidk src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-user-docs/phone-connecting: 5/6] Add a page on tethering, and recommend it
- Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 18:07:21 +0000 (UTC)
commit c7ac1075b2a264d745c98408fed659466b07ed20
Author: David King <amigadave amigadave com>
Date: Sat Jul 20 05:48:43 2019 +0100
Add a page on tethering, and recommend it
As tethering is considerably simpler, and by far the more common method
on modern phones, recommend it over using a 3G modem.
Related: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-user-docs/issues/52
gnome-help/C/hardware-phone-connecting.page.stub | 14 +++++---
gnome-help/C/net-mobile.page | 15 ++++----
gnome-help/C/net-tethering.page | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/hardware-phone-connecting.page.stub
b/gnome-help/C/hardware-phone-connecting.page.stub
index d4011bd2..d684da61 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/hardware-phone-connecting.page.stub
+++ b/gnome-help/C/hardware-phone-connecting.page.stub
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
<desc>XXXXX</desc>
- <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-25" status="stub"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.33.3" date="2019-07-20" status="review"/>
+
<credit type="author">
- <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
- <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
+ <name>David King</name>
+ <email>amigadave amigadave com</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
@@ -19,7 +20,10 @@
<title>Connect a cell phone to your computer</title>
<comment>
- <p>Explain how to connect a cell phone to the computer. Mention that the phone may not be supported.
Mention bluetooth as a useful way of connecting.</p>
+ <p>Explain how to connect a cell phone to the computer. Mention that the phone
+may not be supported. Mention Bluetooth as a useful way of connecting for file
+transfer (sometimes, and not for iPhones). Does Bluetooth tethering work?
+Mention USB tethering as the best way of connecting to the mobile network.</p>
</comment>
-</page>
\ No newline at end of file
+</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/net-mobile.page b/gnome-help/C/net-mobile.page
index b7dfc9ad..9f95637a 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/net-mobile.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/net-mobile.page
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
<revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-11-10" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.24" date="2017-03-26" status="final"/>
- <revision pkgversion="3.33" date="2019-07-10" status="candidate"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.33.3" date="2019-07-19" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
<p>You can set up a connection to a cellular (3G) network with your
computer’s built-in 3G modem, your mobile phone, or an Internet stick.</p>
+ <note style="tip">
+ <p>Most phones have a setting called <link xref="net-tethering">USB
+ tethering</link> that requires no setup on the computer, and is generally the
+ better method to connect to the cellular network.</p>
+ </note>
+
<steps>
<item><p>If you do not have a built-in 3G modem, connect your phone or
Internet stick to a USB port on your computer.</p>
@@ -69,11 +75,4 @@
connection.</p></item>
</steps>
- <note style = "tip">
- <p>Some phones have a setting called <em>USB tethering</em> that requires
- no setup on the computer. When the setting is activated on the phone, the
- connection will show up as <gui>Ethernet Connected</gui> in the system
- menu and <gui>USB ethernet</gui> in the network panel.</p>
- </note>
-
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/net-tethering.page b/gnome-help/C/net-tethering.page
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9acf8ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-help/C/net-tethering.page
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
+ type="topic" style="task"
+ id="net-tethering">
+
+ <info>
+ <link type="guide" xref="net-wireless"/>
+
+ <revision pkgversion="3.33.3" date="2019-07-19" status="review"/>
+
+ <credit type="author">
+ <name>David King</name>
+ <email>amigadave amigadave com</email>
+ </credit>
+
+ <desc>Use your phone to connect to the mobile broadband network.</desc>
+ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Tether a phone</title>
+
+ <p>You can set up a connection to a cellular (3G) network with your mobile
+ phone.</p>
+
+ <note>
+ <p>Tethering may be restricted for your network operator - check your
+ contract to make sure that tethering is permitted, and how it may impact
+ your data usage limits</p>
+ </note>
+
+ <steps>
+ <item><p>Connect your phone to your computer using an appropriate
+ cable.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Tethering is not generally enabled by default, so go into the settings
+ of the phone and make sure that it is set to on.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>When the setting is activated on the phone, the connection will show up
+ as <gui>Ethernet Connected</gui> in the system menu and
+ <gui>USB ethernet</gui> in the network panel.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+</page>
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