I might be many things, but I am sure I am not a NOMOphobic individual. As a matter of fact, I can survive pretty well without a mobile phone.
I don't like mobile phones. What's more, I hate all kinds of phones.
I guess that makes me a telephonephobic.
However, and as paradoxical as it may be, I own a ZTE Open Firefox OS phone, which I use basically to check my email and calendar on the go, quickly browse a web page, and receive messages from family members.
I practically never use the function that gives the device its name (telephone), that, is, making calls. I see my phone as a tiny tablet thingie and use it as such.
But today, I had to take care of my 4-year-old daughter. It was raining and she is recovering from a bad flu, so going out was out of the question. The cable was not working, so no TV for her... which she did not really mind. But she wanted to use her computer to see her favorite videos online and we had no connection.
What to do? I used the phone as a hotspot to share its Internet connection with my laptop. How?
You go to Settings, and then select Internet Sharing. Then you give your Wi-fi hotspot connection a name and select a type of security (I use WPA2). Then you assign the password and, voila, you just turn your phone into a mini wi-fi router.
My daughter was happy because she was able to see her videos while I prepared her lunch. Then we played with her Monster High dolls and her Plants vs Zombies plush toys until she fell asleep.
Now I am writing this entry using the hotspot of the ZTE Open Firefox OS phone.
Mmm. I might not be NOMOphobic, but I surely am a no-net phobic person!
By the way, if you own an Android phone, this is the procedure:
Settings -> Wireless and networks -> Tethering and portable hotspots
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Nice. And what's the procedure for a Windows Phone? :P
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