My mother in law bought a usb wireless port or whatever 2 surf the net on her labtop. Well the dude from Alltel told her that if she had internet on her phone all shed have 2 do is plug her phone up 2 her labtop and she would be able 2 get online without the usb wireless port...is this true and how do u do it?

If its true there would be no reason 2 be paying 4 a wireless internet bill...when you can use your phone...

Wirelessly posted (BB 8330)

May b u speak like normnal person u get more help. But yes this is true you can use the BB as a modem.

Wirelessly posted

It's called tethering. Call your carrier and ask. It's usually much cheaper than wireless broadband via usb or pccard.

Well I guess I could have been in a hurry when I was typing that...or it could just be all these southerns I've been around since I've been in NC...but thanks for the help.

Wirelessly posted (8700c)

Yes, it's called tethering and there is usually an extra monthly charge for it.