One of the first things I had to do was try to setup one of my cell phones with EDGE as a bluetooth modem on my new MacBook.
First phone, T-Mobile Blackberry 8700g…..No go. Apparently the older, non-EDGE Blackberry can be used as a modem, but this one can’t….I hope that someone comes up with a hack or they change this.
Second phone, Sprint Samsung A-920. Thanks again to the Sprint’s Ambassador Program for sending me this phone for 6 months for free. This phone works…it is soo easy to setup.
Simply connect it via bluetooth as a phone, change the phone number to #777 and that’s it.
The speed connects at around 256Kbps, and I can share the connection over the wifi for a mobile access point.
[...] I arrive in Wisconsin airport and hop on the wifi. My hotel doesn’t have free wifi, so I figured I would get the major stuff out of the way there. I do have connectivity thru my Sprint Samsung A-920 via bluetooth and that is pretty fast. [...]
[...] Sears allows gift cards to be used to place an order. Back to Sears I go and buy a $140 gift card. I head out to my car and get on the Sprint Samsung A-920 as a bluetooth modem for my MacBook. I place my order from the parking lot. [...]
Tried this with my G5 iMac and the phone is giving me a user name and password error. Sprint says I need to pay for this service. Is this true?
Check out the tutorial here….make sure you are entering the “phone” number to dial.
http://www.uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/04/6043/