can I use an internet phone through my laptops dongle if my internet provider is down

stacenwraps

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Feb 27, 2014
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I am in need of some help, I work from home half of the week and my boss has sent me home with an internet phone that we use in work so I can take the calls from home and transfer etc. He told me to just plug the phone into the back of the router and should work fine. I have woken up this morning and my home phone and internet is down so I am currently using my dongle for the internet is there any way I can plug in my work phone into the side of the laptop and connect to the internet via the dongle?? Hope someone can help me please
 
I doubt the phone will work if plugged into the router, but you can tether the phone to your computer directly if the phone service has that option. Check with whoever the service provider is for the cell phone.