Comments on: The idiot’s guide to using your BlackBerry as a modem http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/ Industry coverage, news, original feature articles, how to guides, videos, podcasts and reviews of BlackBerry service providers, software, accessories, hosted exchange providers and more Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:10:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Renee http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/comment-page-2/#comment-18934 Renee Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:56:52 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/#comment-18934 ive always used my tmobile blackberry curve 8320 as a tethered modem on my laptop. Ive curently bought a new HP laptop from best buy but now im having issues, everytime i get connected to the internet it works for prob about 5mins then I get a pop up that says "internet explorer 8 cannot website" "diagnose problems". I dont know why this happens, computer says i still have a connection and ive been everywhere on the net with my dash to try and solve this. please help! ive always used my tmobile blackberry curve 8320 as a tethered modem on my laptop. Ive curently bought a new HP laptop from best buy but now im having issues, everytime i get connected to the internet it works for prob about 5mins then I get a pop up that says “internet explorer 8 cannot website” “diagnose problems”. I dont know why this happens, computer says i still have a connection and ive been everywhere on the net with my dash to try and solve this. please help!

]]> By: April http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/comment-page-2/#comment-18879 April Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:48:55 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/#comment-18879 I have beenusing my BB as a modem for quite a while. Since we have moved, I have been doing it alot while I wait for regular service to be installed. It works well for a while, and I have 2 bars. Then after a while, I lose my signal. This happens over and over. How the signal vary so much in one spot and does it have to do with the amount of time I am using this? I have beenusing my BB as a modem for quite a while. Since we have moved, I have been doing it alot while I wait for regular service to be installed. It works well for a while, and I have 2 bars. Then after a while, I lose my signal. This happens over and over. How the signal vary so much in one spot and does it have to do with the amount of time I am using this?

]]> By: Cooper http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/comment-page-2/#comment-18783 Cooper Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:48:50 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/#comment-18783 @wade I do not suggest tethering on ATT without their plan. As soon as they identify your actions you will be charged for usage at a rate that will blow your mind! Just not worth it - You can tether without the plan, but if you use a high volume of traffic you may get caught and either terminated or have the tethering plan added to your plan. @wade I do not suggest tethering on ATT without their plan. As soon as they identify your actions you will be charged for usage at a rate that will blow your mind!

Just not worth it – You can tether without the plan, but if you use a high volume of traffic you may get caught and either terminated or have the tethering plan added to your plan.

]]> By: Wade http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/comment-page-2/#comment-18767 Wade Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:28:55 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/#comment-18767 Hello, Can you tether BB Bold with ATT without the tether plan? I'm using the software from tether.com, it works on and off, can upload fast but can't pull data. Hello,

Can you tether BB Bold with ATT without the tether plan? I’m using the software from tether.com, it works on and off, can upload fast but can’t pull data.

]]> By: stephanie http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/comment-page-2/#comment-18672 stephanie Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:58:49 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/#comment-18672 Can anyone tell me if I will be able to teather my blackberry, I have curve 8330 boost mobile prepaid unlimited. I have desktop manager and tried to connect but I receive an error. Can anyone tell me if I will be able to teather my blackberry, I have curve 8330 boost mobile prepaid unlimited. I have desktop manager and tried to connect but I receive an error.

]]> By: Cooper http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/comment-page-2/#comment-18601 Cooper Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:00:52 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/#comment-18601 @rawdawg This shoul;d work with all models of BlackBerry but you will probably have better functionality using a newer model. Yes you can tether using an iPhone as well. @rawdawg This shoul;d work with all models of BlackBerry but you will probably have better functionality using a newer model. Yes you can tether using an iPhone as well.

]]> By: Erin http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/comment-page-2/#comment-18584 Erin Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:28:58 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/#comment-18584 I have a BB Curve 8320 on T-mobile unlimited data plan. A couple weeks ago I started tethering it to my laptop no problems, then one day it would only do a Local Area connection, so I re-did the whole thing and now it doesn't connect at all please help you can email me at carpenter.erin@gmail.com I have a BB Curve 8320 on T-mobile unlimited data plan. A couple weeks ago I started tethering it to my laptop no problems, then one day it would only do a Local Area connection, so I re-did the whole thing and now it doesn’t connect at all please help you can email me at carpenter.erin@gmail.com

]]> By: rawdawg http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/comment-page-2/#comment-18561 rawdawg Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:53:25 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/#comment-18561 Does anybody know if sprint is still allowing its customers to do this for free or have they started charging to tether as well? Does anybody know if sprint is still allowing its customers to do this for free or have they started charging to tether as well?

]]> By: rawdawg http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/comment-page-2/#comment-18560 rawdawg Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:41:24 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/#comment-18560 Also, is any particular blackberry better than others. Do you know if this can be done with an iphone? Also, is any particular blackberry better than others. Do you know if this can be done with an iphone?

]]> By: rawdawg http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/comment-page-2/#comment-18559 rawdawg Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:39:12 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-idiots-guide-to-using-your-blackberry-as-a-modem-88140/#comment-18559 If I am about to purchase blackberry service. Which provider will this work best with? I have a macbook pro. I am thinking AT&T or Sprint but leaning towards AT&T because they claim to be fastest. What do you guys say? If I am about to purchase blackberry service. Which provider will this work best with? I have a macbook pro. I am thinking AT&T or Sprint but leaning towards AT&T because they claim to be fastest. What do you guys say?

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