Using Your Smart Phone As Internet Modem

THESE days, more people, especially students and workers, including other professionals now prefer to use smart phones as broadband internet becomesmore ubiquitous. Thus, it is becoming commonplace to see an upwardly mobile young professional with a smart phone, and a laptop with a modem for tasks that require more set-up than a smart phone would afford.

The point is, since you own a smart phone, you don’t have to buy a modem, and recharge both at the same time. For BlackBerry users, you can use your

handset as a tethered modem to connect your laptop to the internet. First, you must install the BlackBerry Desktop Software version from BlackBerry.com and follow instructions.

When BlackBerry Desktop Software is installed, the drivers that allow the BlackBerry smartphone to communicate through the USB port and virtual communications port are installed. The standard modem that is used by Dial-up Networking (DUN) is also installed.

Set up an APN
 The next thing you’ll to do is set up an access point name (APN), for your phone, if you are using a GSM carrier. It is advisable you get the APN from your service provider and store somewhere you can easily retrieve it, before you save.

On your laptop/desktop, click start, and go to Control Panel. There, double-click Phone and Modem Options. In the dialog box that opens, click the Modems tab, select Standard Modem and click Properties, and click Change Settings. In the Standard Modem Properties window, click the Advanced tab. In the Extra initialization commands field, type the device internet APN. In the Phone and Modem Options window, click OK.

Configure Dial-Up Networking (DUN)
 Here, it gets a bit tricky, depending on the operating system of your PC, or whether it’s a Mac. The procedure for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP or a Mac are all different. You will need specialist assistance to do this, or visit BlackBerry.com for specific instructions.

Connect to the Internet with DUN
Connect the BlackBerry smartphone to the computer, using the USB cable. Open the BlackBerry Desktop Manager, and verify that the BlackBerry Desktop Manager displays Connected. The BlackBerry smartphone must be identified by BlackBerry Desktop Manager in order for the modem to establish a connection.

After this, Click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections >Under network connections, type the name of the new connection you have set up. If your service provider requires a username and password to make this connection, enter this information in the fields provided. Otherwise, leave the fields blank. Click Dial.

Need help? feel free to ask. Thank You.