subject: How To Connect The Mobile Phone To The Computer [print this page] The mobile phone is a device that is not only used for communications, but can also be attached to the computer and used for various purposes. With the increase of memory that is available and supported, some cell phones are also being used as flash drives to commute data from place to another. In other cases, cells are also being used to connect to the Internet while on the go and during emergencies. A cell phone requires to be connected to the computer for any of this to be possible. Here is some information on how to connect the cell phone to the computer and access it further.
Firstly, you need to check whether your mobile can be connected to the computer. It can either be connected via a Bluetooth connection or a USB connection. There is no other way in which a computer can be connected to a mobile phone, so check whether the mobile has a wire that can be connected to the USB output, or you would need to install a Bluetooth modem on your computer.
Once you have checked this, all you need to do is to install the software and the drivers that you got from the mobile manufacturer. If your box did not come with the CD, you would need to browse the mobile manufacturer's website and download the drivers and the software. Make sure that you are at a safe site, or at the manufacturer's site when you are downloading, because the other sites might have potential threats like virus and Trojans, etc.
After the installation is done, the software will most probably guide you through how to make the computer recognize the mobile device. If you are using a current OS, it will definitely be done in a jiffy. If you are using Bluetooth, put the Bluetooth on for both the mobile as well as the computer device and wait till they recognize each other.
These are the different ways in which you can connect the mobile phone to the computer.