verizon doesnt let me tether with it. id rather pay the 15 a month then get a card and pay like 60 a month for access. has anyone done this, esp using bluetooth and not with cable. but cable will work if its the only option. thanks for ur help/input

cheers
chan

nobody huh? well i guess verizon wont be coming out with a fix anytime soon either??

c

It can be done buddy... I do it and I have a mac book pro. You cant use the VZW software to do it because as you saw, the software will not find our beloved crackberry. This is how you go about doing it....

1.) Pair the phone with your Mac via Bluetooth using the Bluetooth Setup Assistant (this is the easiest way)

2.) After pairing, be sure to check the box that says "Access the internet with your phone's data connection"

3.) For verizon this is the information you enter as the username, password and phone number:

Phone number: #777
Username: [your phone#]@vzw3g.com
Password: vzw

*** For other carriers use the following information ***

Cingular
Phone Number: *99#
User name: ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password: CINGULAR1

T-Mobile
Phone Number: *99#
Username: [blank]
Password: [blank]

Sprint
Phone Number: #777
Username: [blank]
Password: [blank]

4.) For the modem script make sure you set it to "WWAN Support"

5.) Click continue

6.) Your all finished! Just click on connect and it will dial out and make the connection for you. BTW your speeds are around 250 - 300k (real speed) for the connection.

When your connected your phone should say "modem active" at the top. By the way make sure you have a data plan otherwise it will not connect and in the "odd" event that it does, you will pay out the nose in data charges. Oh yeah calls can still come in while your connected but they terminate your connection if you answer the phone.

Hope that helps,
Cheers!

Hey mods, yall mind making this a sticky... I am sure this can help some people out in the future

bumping this back up for others to see.

Originally Posted by BlondeBoyL:
bumping this back up for others to see.

thanks,

ill give it a go today


chan

doesnt work. says failed to authenticate. my bb is about a month old. is ur s an older version that maybe doesnt have resrictions that mine may have? or i have to do other steps?

thanks
c

Originally Posted by chanp:
doesnt work. says failed to authenticate. my bb is about a month old. is ur s an older version that maybe doesnt have resrictions that mine may have? or i have to do other steps?

thanks
c

Do you have the $15 per month Broadband Access Connect feature added to your account?

Originally Posted by SK1:
Do you have the $15 per month Broadband Access Connect feature added to your account?

no i dont. is that all i need? i thought u could do it anyways since i have the data plan???
c

Originally Posted by chanp:
no i dont. is that all i need? i thought u could do it anyways since i have the data plan???

The data plan is for the BlackBerry to surf the web not for it to be tethered. I pay an additional $15 a month to be able to tether my BB with my laptop. Call up Verizon and have them add the Broadband Access Connect feature to your account.

Originally Posted by SK1:
The data plan is for the BlackBerry to surf the web not for it to be tethered. I pay an additional $15 a month to be able to tether my BB with my laptop. Call up Verizon and have them add the Broadband Access Connect feature to your account.

will do. so u tether off ur mac side not windows right?


c

i got it to work

thanks for all ur help


c

Originally Posted by chanp:
will do. so u tether off ur mac side not windows right?


c

I tether off Windows.

Originally Posted by chanp:
i got it to work

thanks for all ur help


c

Glad you got it sorted. :-)

i got it to tether off mac, as verizon says u can not, but u can :-)

c

Hello all - I have an 8703e with the Verizon $15 data plan and a new Macbook Pro. I can get the Mac and 8703e bluetooth "paired" but not "connected."

From a previous message - I think this is the part where it falls apart: "2.) After pairing, be sure to check the box that says "Access the internet with your phone's data connection" There is no box that I can find for internet connection.

Any ideas? I'd be happy to tether - but where does one get the soft ware driver?