How to surf internet with your mobile phone

You must have faced the problem of missing out on an important mail, while traveling or out of office. It is a common problem for people always on the move. So it is always welcome to have a cell phone which can be used as a modem too. It will help you surf the internet while traveling or anywhere other than your office. Mobile phones usually connect to the internet via two different methods: Over a mobile phone operator's network, such as EDGE or HDSPA, or over local wi-fi (wireless internet), like the wireless internet connection you may have at home.

If you have a wireless modem at home, and your phone is wi-fi capable, you can access your home internet connection. Just search on your phone for its connection settings. You should find an option to detect wireless networks. Once you find and select your network, you may then be asked to input the password. Using your home internet connection is beneficial in many ways. It's usually much faster than connecting over mobile networks. Also, you won??£¤t be using up any data allowance you may have on your mobile contract.If you are tied to a limited data plan then a good tip is to perform any intensive downloading-i.e. music, videos, applications - on your home connection to save on your data allowance.

Tips on how to surf the web safely from your smartphone

If you receive a suspicious or "too good to be true" e-mail, ignore it; don't click on any links it contains.

Phishing links may come disguised as links to legit websites, but if you look closely at the URLs they are misspelled or pointing to a subdomain (e.g. blog or forum of a website) that in reality doesn't exist. It's best you have a mobile phone antivirus app with antiphishing, just in case you fall for a phishing attempt.

Look at the browser address bar to make sure the websites you log in to or want to buy something from are secured - their ULRs have to begin with https://. The same goes for the webmail service you use.

Keep your operating system and all applications on your smartphone up to date.

Download apps directly and only from your mobile platform's official app store; e.g. Android Market, App World (Blackberry), Ovi Store (Symbian), Apple Store.

Install a mobile phone antivirus app to protect you from all the web-based threats mentioned above. BullGuard Mobile Security 10 comes with effective mobile phone antivirus and antiphishing features to protect you when you go online, in addition to an antitheft feature that keeps your phone and data on it safe when you're offline.