Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for accessing the Internet. The method includes: establishing a connection with a mobile access point (AP), and receiving service set identifier (SSID) information and encryption information of the mobile AP by using a physical connection channel storing the SSID information and the encryption information of the mobile AP into a first SSID name; sending disable information to the mobile AP, where the disable information is used for the mobile AP to disable its Wi-Fi search function; and enabling its first SSID name, so that a mobile terminal in communication with the mobile AP accesses the Internet by invoking the SSID information and the encryption information in the first SSID name.