I can connect (TMo) just fine, but some quirky reason my 'connection' is very sensitive. I have to tether my Pearl and then leave it in an upright position without touching it, in order to enjoy uninterrupted connection after dialing in. The moment I accidentally knock the phone over or even just lift it up to move it to another spot, the phone 'loses' its USB/dialup connection pretty much immediately. Anyone else experience this weird problem, or do I have a bad USB cable/mini-USB socket?

Sounds like a touchy USB cable.

Is there step by step instructions on how to tether with vista? I did do a search!!!

so what happens when you've followed all the steps correctly and "standard modem" is not listed under the modems tab in Phone and Modem Options ?

I dunno about Vista inasmuch as I am staying away from that can of worms OS for at least the next year, if not longer. I have too many excellent programs that are no longer made and I fear they won't work on Vista.

For me, asking a Vista question is like asking something about Macs, don't know anything about it.

Sorry.

It's a long shot, but since T-Mo provides tech support on tethering with WinXP, maybe they have some info on Vista? Since you are with T-Mo, give em a call. All they can say is they don't know squat, like me.

Hello does anyone has the number and initial command to be used in telcel gsm (Mexico Carrier) I have a BB8100 and been following these instructions, however i think they are for cingular and I wish to set it up on telcel carrier. Have an unlimited data plan with these carrier.

Thanks for any help

Cesar Martinez

I have Cell One and I have tried this and all I get is a 734 PPP error during dial up any ideas?

Thanks

doesw it use ur minnutes

i have vista and some of those setting are diff can someone help me set up to use my bb to connect

that is amazing, this phone is amazing

it's slow, REAL slow for me, but i'm at work in the basement with 2 bars of service (maybe)

att needs to get to it with providing much better service for those of us that live in the country

ps.
i made it work in vista also, the only tricky part is to click 'change settings' in the general tab of the modem properties to put in the string for your provider (why they won't let you put it in there to start with is beyond me)

Stonefeet, can you provide a line-by-line post in here where you tell those members with Vista exactly what you did to make this work on a PC with Vista. Would be helpful.

Just set mine up with my cingular bb and it works like a champ.

Thanks for the excellent write-up!

i ask one more time: what can i do to get this BB to show up as a standard modem in control panel/phone & modem ?

whenever i plug it in, it doesn't appear. every step followed correctly.

thanks for that... i knew it could be done but i wasnt quite sure how to do the whole modem part till now thanks again!

-bianca

it's really exactly the same as the directions provided in the first post of this thread except for the thing i mentioned above.

but since i'm bored @ work

click the start button and go to connect to

then click set up a connection or network

select connect to internet

click setup connection anyway (that's what it says on mine since i'm already connected to a network)

select dial up

choose standard modem

put *99# in the dial up phone number box and leave everything else the way it is

click connect eventhough it won't work then let it do its thing and close the box

go to control panel-> phone and modem options

go to modems tab and select standard modem and hit properties

in the general tab you'll see a change settings box, click it

and in the advanced tab put in your carriers string
mine was +cgdcont=1,"IP","wap.cingular"

ok all the way out of that and open desktop manager and wait until phone says it's connected

now go to connect to from the start menu and connect to the connection you setup earlier

that's what worked for me, anything beyond that i really have no idea

Man, I am not sure what I did wrong. Brand new laptop running Vista Enterprise with the Dell BT 355 module. I can pair up and synch with DM via BT with no problems - same with USB, no issues synching. I do not get the standard modem listed under modems, and I do not get the Dial Up Networking option in the Bluetooth Manager. So - No tethering at all right now. I have the current phone OS, current DM (4.2 SP2), DM is running... I do have several devices that show no drivers installed in Device Manager - 2 listings for Bluetooth Peripheral Device and 2 for Unknown Device. I have the proper listings for the COM ports though. Any ideas? Any help is very much appreciated.

awesome little feature. loving it so far.

one thing- you only need desktop manager open to dial the internet. once you are connected through your pearl you can close DM and retain your connection.


i'm a bit OCD and don't like unnecessary apps open.

Wow. This is great. THANK YOU to SanFrancisco and Stonefeet for helping me get my T-Mobile blackberry set up with my Vista notebook!!

It seems to have gone to hell with the .103 t-mob upgrade.
Any thoughts?

I have this same problem. I have strictly followed the directions a few times. I also don't have the RIM Virtual Ports listed under the ports...

Can anyone help...

~just a bit frustrating~ I have wasted so much time on this stupid thing...

Well after reading through all the threads on this and trying many different strings I finaly gave up. It wont work on Dobson (Cellular One).

Update: Happy happy joy joy .... SUCCESSS! with Dobson - Cellular One

+cgdcont=1,"IP","cellular1wap"

Thankyou Zoeozzy you rock !

Hi
Do you know the string to be used with Etisalat Blackberry service for UAE (United Arab Emirates)

Please help if you can.

Thanks

Anil

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QUOTE=dupa12345;352429]i was getting the 692 then did this, which was slightly different and recreated the connection and it works

TMOBILE USA Users (Success!)
+cgdcont=1,"IP","wap.voicestream.com"

Rogers Users (Success!)
+cgdcont=1,"IP","internet.com"

Cingular Blue/AT&T Users (Success!)
+cgdcont=1,"IP","proxy"

Cingular Orange Users (Success!)
+cgdcont=1,"IP","ISP.CINGULAR"

UK Vodafone Users (Success!)
+cgdcont=1,"IP","internet"[/quote]

I does work with Cell one go to this link.

http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...my-laptop.html

hey everyone im new, one of the reasons why i got this phone is this exact reason of connecting to the net by using it....but does anyone know why...this shows up when i try to connect to a website.

Error 502 - Bad Request
The server could not resolve your request for uri:

please let me know,,,i still have a week left to return the phone back to tmobile,i might just get the WING if i cant do this,,,,,anyone ever receive that Error? thanks

Thanks so much for the instructions!!! This saved my sanity when we were on vacation and I couldn't get an internet connection on my laptop!!!!

What about cingular, does this work with cingular/AT&T?

Ahhhhhh this is what I was looking for. Works great! Thanks. Pete.

I have a BB pearl, which I am trying to set up as a modem via USB cable. I have cingular/ATT for my phone service. I am unable to get this set up on Vista, and wondered if any one has had any luck with this?

Thanks!

I think I got the same 734 error when I tried the t-mobile instruction; how can I make this work on my O2 handset please? Help...anyone? Thank you very much in advance.

On T-Mobile, instead of which only gives me a GPRS connection, I use which gives me an EDGE connection.

(internet2 is the T-Mobile connection for unsupported devices, and is part of the EDGE network)

Excellent instructions, thanks, (8120, o2 contract, BIS)

I followed them to the letter (used cut and paste to ensure correct strings etc)

But I just get the error '734, The PPP link control protocol was terminated'

Do I have to be with BES for this to work?

Thanks

PS I have gone onto the microsoft website and gone through the troubleshooting, but the error 734 continues.

I finally got this to work with my pearl!
(I had to use +cgdcont=1,"IP","wap.voicestream.com")
Thanks for the instructions!!!

Not quite what I get with broadband at home, but now I can take my internet anywhere I go

Did yoiu experience the Error 734?

This method works great when I'm on the road and have no web access or lousy access. Once setup it's easy to connect and disconnect. Follow above instructions or those @ blackberry FAQ site.

I have had this working for a year now. Just got an 8120 and get a message that my modem is being used by another program when I "query modem". Any idea why I would get this when all apps are closed?

I tried this about a year ago. Unfortunately, I was roaming at the time. Had a $5000 bill show up at my door for 3 hours worth of browsing on the internet from my laptop.

Be warned about the roaming fees if you do this.

Wirelessly posted

I get around 115kbs with my cell and laptop.
My problem is that once I disconnect my bb from my laptop, I have no browsing capabilities. I have to do a battery pull to get it back to working again.
Is this normal?

I have all settings correct per the thread. Dial-up connection connects. I get a t-mobile assigned client IP address of 10.188.*.*

No data sends or receives past the initial authentication.
Bytes Sent: 923
Bytes Received: 231

8120
T-Mobile
full EDGE signal on the BB

any thoughts?

Can anyone confirm if this will work on a VERIZON Pearl 8130???? I sure do need this to work Anyone know???

It will, but you have to pay extra for Verizon's tethering plan. Verizon charges you for everything.