OS X Yosemite: Connect to the Internet with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone

Connect to the Internet with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone
Connect to the Internet with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone

If you don’t have Internet access, you might be able to use your Bluetooth enabled mobile phone to connect your Mac to the Internet at speeds up to 56 kilobits per second (Kbps). Your mobile phone service provider must allow you to use your phone as a modem.

If you have an iPhone or iPad with cellular service, see the documentation that came with it to set up a personal hotspot.

  1. If your mobile phone isn’t already paired with your Mac, choose Apple menu >  System Preferences, then click Bluetooth.

  2. Select your phone in the Devices list, then click Pair.

  3. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Network, then click Bluetooth PAN in the list on the left.

    If Bluetooth PAN isn’t available, click Add (+), click the Interface pop-up menu, and choose Bluetooth PAN.

  4. Choose your phone from the Device pop-up menu, then click Connect.

Last Modified: Sep 23, 2015
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