Can you someone help me tether my 8700g on my laptop?

Is there another thread I can follow?

Search for "8700 modem"... Also leave string field blank. Work like a charm. Just have a problem accessing google sites for some odd reason.

Ok I just got it working this morning. VERY cool. Right now I am sending this from the Amtrak Adirondack train from Montreal to NY.

I originally followed the instructions according to Mark Rehjon's tips but kept getting Error 692, modem unrecognized. Then I changed the init string from

+cgdcont=1,"IP","wap.voicestream.com","",0,0
to
+cgdcont=1,"IP","wap.voicestream.com"

and voila, it now works on T-Mobile.

Not sure about speed as it feels slow but hey it works!

Here is how to tether as a modem from Blackberry's website: Click Here

Me too (on accessing Google), kinda strange....

Just did a speed test (dslreports) and got this: Down - 35kbps, Up - 19 kbps

Cheers, Rich

Does tethering use (expensive) minutes or is included in the unlimited data access?

For T-mobile, it's included in the unlimited data...I hear that Cingular perhaps charges(?). I actually just did it last night, works very well for simple things like Yahoo! Mail and even CNN and other graphic-intense sites. Check out this thread HERE for instructions on tethering.

Cingular will, in fact, charge you for this when they detect that you're using a BB for this, and will graciously add on another data plan without telling you. It was yet another in a long list of reasons why I fired them and went to TMo.

Took me an hour to figure out how to get mine connected but i did. All of these posts leave out the number you dial.

You need to dial *99# and set your user/pass to empty fields. Put the second init string above in the com3/4 that is going to be used for your phone/modem.

I get only a fair signal at my apartment 1-2 bars and i bandwidth tested at 80.80kbps so i was pretty impressed.

We need to figure out how to get by the google glitch...thats not acceptable!

kirkyg

is that KBps or Kbps?

Is tethering considered part of the plan with T-Mobile ($29 or $19), or is it something that is not really detectable in small doses and they overlook it?

T-Mo hasn't made a big deal out of "detecting" it yet, the way Cingular has. So far it's included in the $19 and $29 packages.

This is a crucial piece here, changing this additional init string. It made the difference for me.