How To Use Your Blackberry As A Modem

[jrdicks]

I hope this isn't a thread derailer, but I hope someone help me. I have an Curve 8320 with T-Mobile, and have used it successfully as a tethered modem. A few days ago it stopped working.

I connect to it with my laptop, start the modem dialer, and then it hangs. My laptop gives me the message that the remote computer isn't responding. Any thoughts?

[imirza]

Mine does that as well with Tmo from time to time. As soon as I do a battery-pull it fixes the problem

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[Rickster]

Hi, I thought I got on the first time today when I went through this process, but after a few seconds I realized it wasn't working. I then figured out I had spaced out the standard modem part and was using the regular modem for the laptop (hp dv9410). But the standard modem was bogus, nothing worked. I then uninstalled my 4.2 Desktop Software and downloaded and installed the latest from Tmobile, 4.3. It took forever to uninstall and re-install for some reason, but after it did the standard modem then acted like a real modem, and returned query strings as it was supposed to according to a thread on blackberry.com. After that, it worked the first time I tried after walking through this info, and hasn't dropped after three hours of using. YMMV...I had an EDGE connection and it went pretty well. So...installing the latest version worked for me.

[atlantis4569]

Can someone PLEASE tell me how to do this with US Cellular??? I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks.

[blackberry9999]

What kinda speed will u be surfing the web at? Dial up?

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[Rickster]

Originally Posted by atlantis4569

Can someone PLEASE tell me how to do this with US Cellular??? I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks.

I don't know what your Desktop Software situation is, but I think what worked for me was uninstalling and re-installing the latest version. Here is the post I followed.

I will PM you the url I followed since I can't post them until I reach 10 posts.

[D_Town]

How fast does your pc run when tethered?

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[philb]

Sprint wants $19.99/month even with everything plan. I got mobishark....250k connections that drops quite often

[rms2005]

Im glad it is working for some. I never have been able to connect after lengthy phone calls to support, I do however have the 4.3.1 os on my curve so that could be a part of it. Im hoping 4.5 will clear it up.

[Andrewm01]

when i try using my BB as a modem everything works fine until it starts to connect, and then says "error timed out while verifying login and password." Any help with this?

[rms2005]

well I went and bought a BT dongle and it works like a champ now.

[irondad]

Quote:
Originally Posted by StikiGreenZ View Post
I'm pretty certain your carrier will charge you extra for this. This is called "tethering", not usually included in your data plan.


Neither T-Mobile or Sprint either one charge anything additional to enable modem capabilities for your Berry's. I'm about 75% sure Cingular/At&t doesn't either, but I just heard that one thru the grapevine.

Sprint's BIS plan specifically states that "phone as modem" is "not included"

[caramelsundae510]

Hello,

I followed your instruction and I'm stuck at the "connect dial-up connection" window which asks for a user name and password. I clicked dial anyway and I got the failed to connect message. I have vista, so maybe I lost some things in translation? Any pointers to get this off the ground would be great

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[DickySmalls]

Neither T-Mobile or Sprint either one charge anything additional to enable modem capabilities for your Berry's. I'm about 75% sure Cingular/At&t doesn't either, but I just heard that one thru the grapevine.

I have a friend that works for Sprint in the retail store that told me they do charge for tethering. I would love nothing more than for him to be wrong but I just wanted to verify where you got your information from re: Sprint, Thank you

[Go Blue]

You will find that Sprint charges $15 per month in addition to the unlimited BB plan for phone as modem. It is not free. There is also an upcharge over and above the SE plan for pam as well. AT&T also has an additional charge.