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hey guys,
is it possible to plug your storm 2 into your laptop, and have it search for the laptops wifi connection settings, than steal those settings and setup a connection on the phone?
so basically find your network settings while plugged into the laptop, than copy them.
are you looking to get the password from your PC?
Well im at college, and the network has a specific username and password per student... and the phone allows you type in a username and password... but since the phone isnt on the college domain... it wont accept it.
Oh thats a bummer. Sorry I cant think of any way you can connect to it without the username and password
i was just wondering if while the blackberry is connected to the laptop via the ethernet cable, if there was a way the blackberry could steal the settings the laptop uses...
no it cannot
As long as you get a decent signal, I wouldn't worry about it too much--WiFi is nice, but definitely not necessary for S2 enjoyment.
It can't steal the settings, but see if you can't talk to a person at school's IT dept. I know they usually help people connect laptops, etc. but I was able to connect by talking to one.
At my law school, we have the same "username and password" limitation, but I was able to connect the Storm2 to the network by messing with some of the settings. The last thing I needed was the proper security certificate (because there are at least 100 to choose from on the phone) and I went to the IT people and asked. They told me the one and viola, I was connected, BIS and everything. The IT guy just told me that he would have helped with the entire thing, settings and all.
Of course, if that's too much of a hassle, I agree with Pete, WiFi is nice, but as long as you have some 3G coverage, it won't hinder the phone to not have it on.