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How to use pbook and cell phone?
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Aug 2003
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I am planning on going on a small roadtrip during Christmas break and I would like to have internet while on the road.
I attend university in Canada but live in the states, so when I go home, I get my cell phone reactivated for just 1 month. I first know I need to choose some kind of plan that includes digital minutes right?
I have a motorola v60i. I already have it hooked up to my powerbook with a usb cable and use iSync with it.
So what exactly do I need to do to get on the internet with this thing. Once I have the plan, and I hook it up, are there any drivers I need to download or anything.
Anyone with a similar setup can you tell me your experiences?
What speed can I expect?
Thank you.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2003
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who is your service provider?? You may want to ask them what number you dial to get on the internet with your laptop through your cell.
I do similar with my Sprint phone. I just had to go into the network settings and select the USB device it has for my phone (forget what it called it), and set the number to #777. Then just dial and I'm online through the cell. I also set the modem type to "Sprint PCS Vision" but I dunno what difference this makes, as it worked the same when set to a generic 56k modem.
With sprint I get speeds roughly twice as fast as 56k dial-up. I can't seem to pickup any 3G connectivity here, so if you can get 3G connectivity and your phone supports it, speeds will be faster.
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: middlesex, nj, usa
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check out the maccellphone group on yahoo groups. they have lots of details on getting your cell phone connected to your mac.
Its a pretty straightforward process, but I had to download a new driver for my phone (moto 720i). The group had the file.
Check out the group, they had me connected in about 15 minutes
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