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reyscott1968; He means USB tethering from phone to tablet (ie. the tablet uses the phone's Internet connection while the two devices are connected via USB. He mentioned that WiFi tethering tethering works, but wants to use a USB cable, probably to preserve battery.
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trazee; Unfortunately, USB tethering via phone to (Android) tablet is only possible if your tablet is rooted and has a custom kernel that supports device-device USB tethering. If your tablet meets the requirements (or is rooted, but you're not sure of the kernel), try the following:
1. Connect your phone and your tablet.
2. Turn on USB tethering on your phone.
3. On your tablet, open Terminal Emulator and type the following (press enter after each line):
su
dhcpcd usb1
setprop net.dns1 8.8.8.8
If your tablet isn't rooted, then I'm afraid direct phone-to-tablet USB tethering isn't possible. If you're looking to preserve battery life, how about trying Bluetooth tethering instead? I think it uses less battery than WiFi tethering.