Need hep can't make my cell phone work with laptop internet

Originally Posted by rmani

I have a blackberry curve and I was told I could just hook the usb cable up between the phone and the laptop and I could then surf the net using my dataplan from at&t but it doesn't seem to be working.

Is there software I need to download from somewhere?

Thanks

Originally Posted by efparri

The tethering add-on is $30.00 and not $40.00 if you have voice on the same line. You can only get the tethering add-on for a PDA or Blackberry.
http://www.wireless.att.com/busines...-comp-table.jsp

Originally Posted by SimplyDrew

[SIZE=1]Just FYI, tethering with a MEdia Net plan is against the AT&T data terms of service, which means you can possibly be disconnected if they so choose.

Originally Posted by celluser7

Not sure where ur getting ur info from cause my brother pays $40 on top of his $20 data plan to tether his laptop.. That is why i said $40... and that is the same price quoted to me cust Serv when i asked them about tethering my Tilt.
It was a few days later that i figured out how to tether it without them knowing...

Originally Posted by rmani

i thought there was a way to make it work w/out paying for the tethering option though?

Originally Posted by CarlGalgano

Lots of misinformation in this thread:

1. The only software you need is the Blackberry desktop software. It needs to be running when you use your berry as a modem.

2. I have unlimited data on a BES plan, no need for any add ons for tethering. But then again, I might use it about 4-5 times a year. I have an EVDO data card for my laptop and only use my BB as a modem when I have no coverage, which is hardly ever.

3. Follow these directions: http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index....kBerry_As_Modem

It should take less than 15 minutes to set up. Good luck.

Originally Posted by efparri

Your brother changed from the MEdia Max 200, which does not allow official tethering to a PDA data package which does. The PDA data package without tethering costs $30.00 and with tethering costs $60.00. Didn't you read the chart to which I linked?

You are apparently using the MEdia Max 200 instead of the proper PDA data package also. Also be aware that you lose your 200 messages when you switch to a PDA data package. The 200 message add-on costs $5.00.

Originally Posted by rmani

i thought there was a way to make it work w/out paying for the tethering option though?

Originally Posted by celluser7

u havent seen seen his bill, i have.. $20 per month for the media max 200 PLUS a SEPERATE $40 add on for the tethering which comes out to a total of $60... on top of his rate plan. i know what i saw. which is why he is gonna drop his current cell phone and get the tilt so that he can tether without paying extra....!!
its bad enough att rips us off (comparred) to other providers, we need to get our moneys worth...

Originally Posted by efparri

Produce a screenprint with any personal infomation obliterated. It is easy to describe a pig in a poke when no one else can see it.

Originally Posted by efparri

There was no misinformation. The approved way of tethering with AT&T is to have either a PDA data package or a Blackberry data package with the $30.00 tethering add-on. What you are describing is the under the table method of tethering. You should not be misleading people. You might be quoted later as speaking ex cathedra.

Originally Posted by mrmaster

Lighten up. I might not know what ex cathedra means but I do know that isn't misleading.

I still can't tether with vista and my curve!

Originally Posted by celluser7

r u paying the extra fee for tethering..? the only phone i know of that can tether without without paying extra nor having att program ur phone for it is the tilt... the tethering software is already installed, all that needs to be done is finding the icon and turning it on... and either using bluetooth or usb...

Originally Posted by mrmaster

Whether I am paying for it or not, the DUN service should still be reflected when you pair the bluetooth phone with your computer.

From what I can tell, it is a Vista issue and not an XP issue. Any phone that has the correct bluetooth profile that includes DUN will work for tethering.