How to Connect your Android to Internet via 3G/4G LTE or Wired Ethernet
With Connectify Hotspot installed on your PC or laptop, you can easily share Internet from your wired Ethernet, 3G, or 4G LTE USB stick as Wi-Fi, so your Android and other mobile devices can get online, no matter where you are.
Start a Connectify Hotspot
Step 1: Check which edition you need. Every edition of Connectify Hotspot, including Hotspot Lite (free), can share an Ethernet connection as Wi-Fi. A 3G/4G USB stick that Windows sees as a mobile broadband or dial-up connection needs Hotspot PRO or MAX: on Hotspot Lite, it shows a PRO badge under Internet to share. Some USB sticks show up as an Ethernet connection instead, and any edition can share those. Purchase Connectify Hotspot PRO or MAX from the Connectify website if you need it.
Step 2: On the Hotspot screen, under Create a, choose Wi-Fi hotspot.
Step 3: Under Internet to share, choose your 3G or 4G device or Ethernet adapter. Icons next to each connection tell you what kind of Internet connection you’re selecting, and connections that aren't online right now show a No internet tag.
Step 4: Set a Hotspot name and a Password. The hotspot name is the network name that other devices will see and connect to using your password, which needs at least 8 characters. On Hotspot Lite, the name starts with "Connectify-". Your Connectify Hotspot is a real, working hotspot that you use just like any other wireless network.
Optional: turn on Block ads in the Protection card, as this feature will save you a lot of data. Learn more about the ad blocker in Connectify Hotspot.
Step 5: Click Start hotspot to begin sharing your Internet connection with your other devices.
Connect your Android to the Internet via Wi-Fi
Step 1: From your Android home screen, find your Wi-Fi settings from the notification bar and make sure that the Wi-Fi toggle is set to the On position.
Step 2: Press and hold Wi-Fi to open the Wi-Fi connection screen.
Step 3: Once the list of available Wi-Fi networks populates, you should see your Connectify Hotspot's name broadcasting your 3G, 4G or Ethernet network as Wi-Fi. Connect to that network by tapping it.
Step 4: You will be prompted for the password that you gave your Connectify Hotspot. Enter your password to connect.
You can also join by scanning the Scan to join QR code that the Hotspot screen shows while your hotspot is running. Learn more about QR codes in Connectify Hotspot.
There you have it, folks! Getting your Android online is simple with Connectify Hotspot. To get started, visit: www.connectify.me