NOTE!!! I could not get this to work... then remembered from setting the 8100 up to work with Cingular that the info is CASE sensitive!!! The CORRECT info for Cingular 8100 users is:

Telephone#: wap.cingular
Account name:
Password: CINGULAR1

The Telephone number must be in ALL lower case to work!!

Connects perfectly from my MAC G5 Dual 2.5, OS 10.4.7! Not very fast, but great to have in an emergency!

This is absolutely wonderful: It works like a charm! Kudos Mr. ModemBerry!

thanks for the script... works wonderfully!

I can't get the script to show up in the pull down. I have rebooted mulitple times. I took out the .txt from the file name. I tried saving it mulitple ways, but "Blackberry 8100" won't show up in the pull down. Any ideas???

How do i save the script in textedit if I want it to work correctly?

I have a Macbook pro.

I appreciate any help. This is killing me!

Adam S

Are you sure that you have put it in the corrct folder? becasue i personally cant think of another reson for it not working:
make sure that you have put it in the folder: Macintosh HD>Libary>Modem Scripts

hope that helps

Ok this is killing me! I have tried everything and read and re read this post 100 times!! the problem is that i will say connecting and then immediately change to disconnecting, it's not even like it gets connected at all. I cant figure out how to display the log but if I could I would post it up here. I have 1 or 2 bars of signal here but that is pretty sketchy so do you think that could have something to do with it?
Matt

Hi,

You can see the log in Internet Connect by Choosing Window -> Connection Log from the menu bar. Low signal can definitely be a problem when connecting, and will limit your connection speed if you do successfully connect. However, it sounds like there's a problem with your setup - are you sure you have the phone number set to wap.voicestream.com? Username and Password are both set to 'guest'?

Do I have to make the folder modem script? I can't find it in my computer.

One clarification needed: Does this work with T-Mobile's $30/month Blackberry Unlimited plan, or does one need to have a Total Internet plan in order to use tethering?

Yeah, i have checked and rechecked to make sure that I had all of the settings written correctly, I think I am giong to try to bring it to somewhere with better reception tomorrow to see if that changes anything.

When I attempted to connect tonight all I got in teh connection log was this:
Thu Nov 23 22:26:31 2006 : Connect script failed

Do you think it would have anything to do with the fact that I put the modem script into word and then dragged it into the modem script folder and deleted the .doc at the end of the file name?

works like a charm on my new blackberry 8100...

Thanks a lot for sharing this information.

from what i understand, you need to save the script as a (plain) text file (not RTF, and not .doc)

once you have done that, if there is a file extension, highlight the icon and get info (cmd - i), and delete the ".txt" file "name & extension"

hey anyone,
i keep trying to connect, but my script fails within one second.
i've followed instructions as posted here, and even tried all the various suggestions.
my pearl is paired
i've tried ggoodale's extra ppp options.
any thoughts?
i live in the Tampa area, if anyone from this area has different suggestions...
i'm on TMO.

If the script is failing that quickly, it's usually because the file itself has become corrupted. Try right-clicking on the script link on my blog and choosing 'Save As', rather than left-clicking.

If that doesn't work, check the Connection Log (Window -> Connection Log in the Menu Bar of Internet Connect) and see what log information is generated when you try to log in. PM me and I'll see if I can help.

Hi,

I'm looking for a solution make internet connsction on my PowerBook G4 with my BB 8707, VODAFONE / SFR.
Bluetooth or USB ?
Any ideas ?
Thx in advance.

Thanks ggoodale!

the right click worked.
i didn't realize such a small script could get corrupted so easily!

for the record, i'm getting 80 down and 7 up, with full bars, and 69/5 at 3 bars.
good enough to set me free from the office!

So what do I do when i right click on it, it saves it as an HTM file and thats not what i want is it? I think I am the dumbest person on this board haha

Just rename the file to remove the .htm extension - the rest of the directions still apply.

This works with any BlackBerry data plan - even the $20 one.

ITS ALIVE!!!!!!!!

It finally works and the only thing that was making it not work was that I was copying and pasting it into word and then deleting the file extension. When i right click save as-ed it then changed the name it worked like a charm!

My Download speed on the CNET test was 50.1 kbps

Is there a better place to test?

Try Speakeasy - Speed Test - works well for me. Glad you got it working.

I'm also getting the LCP Terminated by peer message after authenticating. It looks like I'm not getting an IP from wap.cingular. I have the Personal BlackBerry Unlimited plan, and the TCP on my BB looks just like my Internet Connect settings.

You might try turning off PPP Echo packets, if you haven't already - others have reported success after turning them off (though I don't know what Cingular data plan they were using).

Thanks, this worked great on my TMo Pearl.

I'm curious though....I know EDGE speeds suck, but Bluetooth isn't all that fast and might be a bottleneck. Is it possible to tether using USB and maybe get slightly faster download speeds

im connecting but disconnecting after about one minute (im on cingular). Whats worse is that the connection on the mac get stuck on "disconnecting" and it wont stop trying to disconnect (even though it already is) untill I restart computer. Any thoughts on what the issue could be?

Works Great!
Using Speakeasy:
129 down/ 13 up from Dallas
116 down/ 12 up from S.F.

That's usually a symptom of a very weak signal or a lot of interference. THe perpetual disconnecting problem is a known issue with Apple's ppp stack that's not specific to the Pearl - basically, it can get into a state where one of the processes involved won't respond to requests to terminate. Oh, and if you kill it yourself you pretty much have to reboot to connect again. Fun, eh?

If you search for 'Mac "internet connect" disconnecting problem' you'll find people who've gone so far as to write scripts to solve this problem. I didn't have much luck with them - you might.

hey everyone Im new to this forum,,,i downloaded the modem script for my mac for the 8100 and copied it to library/modem scripts however when I try to connect,,,i get an error of modem script does not exist,,,,please verify settings and try again,,,im I doing anything wrong ?

toronto,,,,using rogers wireless

First off, make sure you put it into /Library/Modem Scripts (the one off of the root folder of your hard drive), not the Library/Modem Scripts off of your Home folder. (Why there are two I'll never know.)

Second, Did you right-click to download the script and select 'Save As'? Opening the script in a text file can cause corruption if your editor doesn't preserve the UNIX line endings in the file.

thanks for the response,,,,i acually put the blackberry 8100 script in both modem scrips folders, it automatically downloaded the script to my descktop by me holding down the option key and clicking on the link,,,,,it saved it as blackberry 8100.txt however I removed the txt part of it and copied it to both modem script folders,,,,,is there any other settings in configuration or my phone I have to double check,,,,as a dial number I think its internet.com for rogers users and no user name and password ? is there any steps im not doing or missing ?

also in system prefrences under the bluetooth icon it shows my blackerry 8700 ,,,,or is there a script for the 8700

thanks for your time and help !!!

Works perfectly on my `Macbook Pro' thank you

If anyone needs it, the connection info for O2 Ireland is...
Telephone number: open.internet
Account name: gprs
password: gprs

Hmm. That sounds correct, though I'd delete the copy of the script from the Modem Scripts folder in your home directory. How did you remove the .txt extension? Using Finder's 'Get Info' option and changing the file name, or some other method?

There's no phone configuration you really need. Can you either post or PM me the contents of your Connection Log that are generated by a single login attempt? (It's in the menu bar for Internet Connect, under 'Window -> Connection Log').

There's no image for the 8100 built into OS X, so I can't help with that part. Heck, I don't have any image at all.

I like to use speedest dot net they made the speakeasy speed test and it includes other features.

I look forward to being able to use my phone as a modem, I haven't been able to since switching from ATT and a T68i to my Cingular Treo!

I just got this script to work on my new MBP C2D. I am new to Mac, and must say that I am darned impressed with how things are running so far.
Kudos for some kickass work, ggoodale.

I just switched from a MacBook Pro to a smaller 13.3" MacBook and I gotta say, it was AMAZING traveling from NY to MT on AMTRAK using the BB8100 as a modem, my business partner's EVDO Express card was a bit faster, but I'm sure part of that is the lack of overhead via BlueTooth. Overall, the setup is so smooth all I had to do was go up to the Modem icon and click "Connect" and 5-6 seconds later I'm surfing / emailing / chatting. My only gripe is the lack of good EDGE service outside major cities (but then again EVDO goes down to 1xRTT there too).

thanks for this post ggoodale. after the initial set up i kept getting disconnected every 2-3 minutes, BUT after the post about what to check/uncheck it works WAYY better now! Im posting using the modem connection right now!

hopefully we can find a solution for the 8700 that works the same. daniel pasco's greedy solution requires the use of a proxy (as well as $50 into his pocket).

I don't know the details of his solution, but the proxy part was surprising to me. I assume he's doing something tricky that involves a non-standard data channel that only works over a vpn, hence the proxy.

I wish I had access to an 8700. I'd like to believe there's a simple, elegant solution to this problem, but buying a handset solely to satisfy my curiosity isn't an option right now. Hopefully someone with access to feels the same way I do.

hey, everytime i try to connect it says script not found. I copied it into my modem scripts folder but it still does that. can anyone help??