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If you’ve been wondering how you can use your PC’s Internet connection on your Sony Ericsson A200 mobile phone, then wait no more because I have the answer for you!
But first of all, let’s make sure that your phone is really running the A200 platform - right now there are K530, K630, K850, V640, W890, W910 & Z750 running this platform, but more will come in the future. The easiest way to know if it’s A200 or the old A100 is by looking at the softkeys - if there are two softkey options in the phone, it’s A100, if there are three, it’s A200. Quite simple, right?
Anyway, lets get on with it. Please note that you must have PC Suite 3.0 installed on your computer and you have to have had the phone connected to the PC first, so all drivers have been installed and are working. Also please have in mind that I’m running a Danish version of Windows XP, so my translations might not be totally accurate with the English ones - and it may not be the exact same way to do this on Vista!
Now, first of all go to Menu -> Settings -> Connectivity -> USB -> USB network -> USB network type and choose Via computer on your phone. Also make sure that your phone shows the USB mode-menu when plugging it to the USB cable.
Next go back to Connectivity and then Internet settings where you choose to Allow local connections.
Connect your phone to your PC via the USB cable. Once you’ve done this you should have a new LAN Internet connection on your PC. If you have any doubts about which one it is, you should be able to see the text “Sony Ericsson Device 117 USB Ethernet Emulation NDIS-5” in the right one (at least this is what is shown on my PC with my K850).
- Next press the Configure a home or small office-network in Network connections on your PC.
- A guide will now pop up. Press Next, Next, mark the “Ignore network hardware that is not connected”, Next, choose the first option (This computer has a direct connection to the Internet [...]) and press Next.
- Now choose your primary Internet connection and press Next.
- Next up mark only the LAN connection created by your phone (in my case it’s called LAN-forbindelse 3) - press Next.
- Again press Next, and now you must type in a name for the network - I’ve called mine for K850.
- Now the guide will ask you if you want to enable file sharing - there’s no need for that, so just disable it.
- After you’ve done so, it’ll configure the connections - this may take a few minutes (once it completes, just close the guide).
Lastly go back on your phone and go to Menu -> Settings -> Connectivity -> Network sharing -> and change the Workgroup name to the one you said on the computer (in this case K850).
That’s it! Now you can browse the Internet on your A200 mobile phone via your PC’s Internet connection 
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thank you very much
working great on my w910
any idea how to make it work on vista?
i’m using w910
Sorry, I don’t use Vista, but I’d assume it works somewhat the same way.
I have tried many different ways but it does not work on Vista. This guide works great with XP but if anyone finds a way with Vista please post it!
Nice work. Just bookmarked ur blog .. nice informations …
Found this great tutorial while researching *what* this feature is. Can someone give a real-world example on why this feature is useful? Not sarcasm, I’m genuinely curious and may benefit from your answers! Thanks!
Well, some might use it when downloading stuff to their phones (only accessible from phone browsers). Other than that it’s pretty much just a gimmick feature.
I see. I guess if someone had a limited MB data package yet wanted to download some stuff to it, that would work. I thought it might be more gimmick, but I also enjoy learning everything this phone can do! Thanks again! Great write-up!
I can truly say the “Phone as modem” saved our family some grief during a recent major ice storm in my city. No electric, phone, cable, etc. for over a week. But we had our laptops, this cell phone, and a car charger for both laptop and phone. It was our window to the world for days. The surfing via the cell was amazingly fast, especially once AT&T got 3G back up and going within a couple of days (long before electric, phone, cable). We could take pictures of damage and post to blogs for our families to see.
can i use this on k810i or k800i??
No, it will not work as I wrote in the tutorial. Only A200 phones (meaning high-end phones announced later than Q2 2007).
Anyone know how to get this to work using bluetooth instead of USB cable?
p.s. USB to my SonyEricsson W910i is working fine with the method described here. thanks
Doing this is called setting up a Bluetooth PAN-network. You should try searching google for something like “sony ericsson bluetooth PAN”
SE Phones with A100 can now connect with PC Suite 3.107.00 version.
Will this work with A100 also?
No, it still won’t work.
Hi guys,
I’m a owner of k530i and I spent a lot of time trying to get internet from PC (with USB cable).
Unfortunately, without success!
Of coarse, the main idea is to use the bluetooth for such internet connection.
Connection proxy and Device Explorer are installed on the PC. WebViewer java application is installed in the phone.
Have I any chance to get success? Pls, help!
Sorry, that wouldn’t be possible to do with this guide.
If this guide is wrong, is there another way to use desktop internet on k530i via bluetooth (or cable)?
oops… my XP doesn’t show me screen #2 and don’t asks for the second LAN connection (where you are pointing to SE LAN)…
maybe my PC must have a direct IP or smth like this for your ‘howto’ to work properly???
jimmy_dhb,
There should be via Bluetooth - tried that once, and accidentally messed up my Internet connections, so I’m not sure I’ll try that again. You can’t use cable with K530.
yegorka,
Are you sure you have the Sony Ericsson LAN / network drivers installed? They are installed when plugging in the phone for the first time.
thnx!
everything was made according to your instructions
that’s why i’m askinf you about direct IP or thmth like this….
Hmm, I’m not sure about this. Unfortunately, I’m not that much into this, I just found a way to get it working on my computer, and what seems to be on some other people’s computers.
I am an owner of a w580i and it is an A100 platform. (correct me if im wrong)
any way of using PC’s internet connection for A100?
cheers
No, unfortunately not
Sorry.
well, i finally succeded!
1. you have to share your main internet connection (i’ve tried it on dedicated IP, later i’ll try it on LAN internal IP address) on the “advanced” tab of your internet options (check both checkboxes)
2. goto your A200’s ethernet emulation properties (Sony Erisccon device 117 USB Ethernet Emulation) and uncheck all boxes except “client for microsoft networks” and “tcp/ip protocol”
3. nevertheless my XP didn’t show me screens mentioned in your p.4
but now it finally works!!!
tomorrow i’ll try this at work with K750’s USB cable and internal computer’s IP (192.168.xxx.xxx)
I still cant get it to work,
does anybody know where i can find a more detailed walkthrough?
Many thanks
Hi Ted!
This is probably the most detailed you’ll get. Try to check out the moments - especially yegorka’s might help you
Hi!!
Great tutorial. I’ve got a W910i and after preparing my phone and computer as said here I can’t surf the net. The only browser I have on the phone is the one instaled by my country’s telecomunication company. I try with opera mini, but the phone still connects to the internet instead to my computer.
Could you help me please?
Thanks!
Looks good,
For the ones who can’t share PC internet connection with the phone (mine is W910i):
When i first tried to connect it it worked “out of the box” with my windows vista. I juste needed to allow internet sharing on vista, of course, but when i tried it later it didn’t worked.
I could browse the files on the phone’s memory but the browser didn’t work. It didn´t reply any error message, simply it didn’t open any website.
After some hours of struggling with Vista I tried one desperate solution that worked just fine!!!!
I did a SOFT RESET to my phone and it solved the problem =)
i couldnt get it work on my k660 =[ please help.
Any tutorial to make it work on vista???
am not getting it the same way as its shown in the photos……………………………….. am having w910i………. can anybody please help what to do……………….
ive got a w910i and its working perfect…. all my apps; opera, builtin browser, ebuddy, fring and mig33 brilliantly working..Thanks for the great tutorial
i managed to get it on XP but right now im on vista the connection failed….can i plz get a walkthrough for vista?
my w760 still wont work im fustrated
SOME OF THE STEPS R NOT AVAILABLE.WHAT IS THE VERSION OF WINDOWS U R USING.I AM USING W910I
hey.. i tried those steps like hundreds of time but none of the work.. help me
in my pc network icon is showing limited or no connectivity while i connect my w910i through USB cable
what i’ve to do
same as vinodkanna + i have some extra screens and dont have some screens during installation. Using w760 on XP.
yes i m using xp with w760, someone please help
does this only work with a browser like opera mini or my default web browser??
hey some who have got it right please guide us.wats the version of xp ur using .as i have mentione earlier some networking steps are not coming
Somebody knows if it works in models like cybershot C510, C702, …
I tried in c510 but i didnt get it….
Thanks for help
How would i do this on Windows 7 x64?
Thanks