Question about Tethering

[YankeeInGA]

Hi, all. I'm new to the forum, and I'm also a bit ignorant of techie jargon. Could someone clarify something for me related to data tethering?

If I have a data tethering plan with my iPhone and I use that plan in order to connect to the Internet on my laptop, how would I properly express to someone that I am using that data to connect to the Internet?

Would I say "I'm tethering the connection / data / Internet through my phone" or something else altogether? Thanks, guys!

 

[S0ULphIRE]

Yeah pretty much anything along those lines, "I've tethered my phone to my laptop", anything like that and people will know what you mean

 

[GlennB]

What I do, if the person that I'm talking with has an idea about tech, I use the word "tether" otherwise I'll tell them that I'm sharing internet or data from my phone to computer or laptop. You can also say "tether" with a follow up explanation regarding what is it all about. It will help not just with "tether" but any other jargon.