http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Everyone should know how. It's very very useful.
]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/To explain further: www.simple.net offers a number of toll-free 56k dialup numbers with their internet access, for no additional charge. I use it where Wi-Fi doesn't, with my cellphone, and have been for over 2 years.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
for username: wap@cingular.com
password: cingular1

dial: *99##2

Setup is similar, yes. Note also this will work just as easily via bluetooth connections. Same exact setup, sans cable.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
http://us.t-mobile.mywds.com/

They hide it really well, but it is a great resource to figure out how to get your devices to talk together.

I used it to help setup my Clie to get to the internet via BT through my T610. Nothing beats the thrill of connecting to the internet via myriad handheld gadgets to get restaurant reviews for sites you see coming up on your GPS unit. Ahh... the life of a gadget freak.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Oh - Any one else using Express Network? If I let it sit, it'll still say it's connected, but the two-computer icon in the system tray stops lighting up, and I have to disconnect/reconnect for it to work... any one?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Is it digital bla?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
I'm constantly getting an authentication failure. anyone getting the same?
]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Does anyone know how to set it all up so its just a regular dial-up call and not a chargeable "data" call??? Thanks in advance...]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Note: technically this violates the ToS of your vision agreement (Vision packs don't cover tethered usage, you're supposed to pay $.01/kb or some such nonsense. In practice, if you don't use it as your primary ISP or otherwise push a lot of data a month; they'll let it slide.

Side note: With Verizon, if you buy a mobile office kit, you get support from verizon on this - at least to do QNC, and very likely to use their express network. If you have an OEM cable, or a driver that's not the Verizon one, you're on your own.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/NationalAccess is three (3) times faster than dialup and six (6) times faster than quick2net. Here is my videoscreencapture of using it.

http://www.geocities.com/phrentec/nationalaccess.htm
http://www.geocities.com/phrentec/nationalaccess.avi

note: geocities sometimes prevents direct linking of the avi so use the .htm
note: you need the tscc codec to view the video.

If you have the cables and drivers you can download the VZAccess software from Verizon although you should really purchase it if you like it.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobileoptions/nationalaccess/index.jsp






]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Anyone know how to get on using suncom? I've called in the past and they said this feature was not available. Anyone know if they are avoiding the truth?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Anyone know how to get on using suncom? I've called in the past and they said this feature was not available. Anyone know if they are avoiding the truth?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Someone please help.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Did somebody have any clue?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/ Ok, I went ahead and bought the data cable and tried this with my powerbook running osx 10.2 with a samsung a670/verizon service.
It connects for exactly 1 second then disconnects? What the hell!!!
Easy my ass]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Is it an authentication failure? Because if so, I have the save problem. I've been trying to find out how to fix that by searching the web, calling Verizon, Apple... but nothing. Good luck]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
If you cannot connect this way, then perhaps you do not have high speed national access turned on. It used to be called Express Network, now NationalAccess, I believe. A couple years ago I called Verizon to have it turned on. After being told many times (on different calls) by customer support that I needed to pay an extra $80 (at that time) I finally asked for tech support and they turned it on, no questions asked. No extra money. No charge except using my minutes - with my unlimited weekends and nights.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Can anyone point me at whatever I'm missing?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Stephan, I had been getting the authentication failure too until I followed Kathleen's directions, post #40 (Thanks Kathleen=) Also, I sent an e-mail to Verizon requesting the Quick Net Connect be actiivated(Not sure if this was one the whole time or if they activated it? Bottom line, it's working!!! The speed of the connection is about half that of regular dial up-still cool though.

Mr Moustache, It was only after I opened up System Preferences, then clicked on Network did I see "New Port Detected"

Hope this is helpful,
Jon]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/
Note also that, as a Verizon representative noted in the comments, whereas there used to be loopholes around connecting to the Express Network, you may in fact have to call Verizon to enable your phone to connect now. Good luck!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/Dec 19th 2005 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/18/how-to-use-your-cdma-cellphone-as-a-usb-modem/http://cellphones.engadget.com/entry/1234000533022363/

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