DTM Brian Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Blackberry 8530 Curve.I have spent the last 1/2 on google trying to see if I can plug a usb cable into laptop and phone and use the phone for internet. I am not looking for a "Hotspot" like the newer phones. Please advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 D/l an app called pdanet to the bb, and D/l pdanet software to the laptop. Not sure if it works on bb but it does with android. If it doesn't work, ditch that trackball pos and get an android. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Yes you can depending on your carrier they might charge you I know when I had my blackberry it was $20 a month for $2 GB of data that I went through quick and like $10 for ever GB over the two also Ming was only 3G speed and slow as he'll trying to watch YouTube videos under three minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) - There's <supposed> to be an update to v7 of the BlackBerry OS that will implement the promised "Mobile Hotspot" features promised a while ago by RIM. This, of course, will depend upon your mobile carrier thinking it's a good thing and passing along this ability to you... good luck with that. Also, I'm unsure whether the Curve will be supported - I'd imagine it would be, but haven't searched the BTSC Knowledgebase at RIM yet. I'll get on that in my free time...- In the meantime, you can try "Tether Bridge" from the App World - free to try for 30 days, and if it does what you want it to do it's $20. - You could always sign up for the $15 -$45 per month tethering plan your carrier offers.- There's also a cellular modem option for the lapper itself, but those plans ain't be cheap.- Option 5: Leech wi-fi from a neighbor. Assuming we're talking about that lapper I set up for you a couple of years back, I <think> it has Intel wireless in it, which you should be able to place into promiscuous mode and start collecting data. Alternately, borrow Amazon's EC2 cloud (Google it) - massively parallel power on the cheap... Edited September 29, 2011 by jblosser "but", not "both" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Acquire Android phone. Root. Wifi tehther. Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1crusher Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Acquire Android phone. Root. Wifi tehther. Done.This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 This.It's even better with a 4g phone! My carrier is supposed to be ACTUALLY unlimited 4g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) If you have a newer blackberry and it has tethering on it Edited September 29, 2011 by Beegreenstrings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentracer Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I use easy tether. it was only $10. pdanet wants $16.works perfectly. http://www.mobile-stream.com/easytether/blackberry.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyco1 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Easy tether free is the shit when my cable goes out.Sprint unlimited data is unlimited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentracer Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Easy tether free is the shit when my cable goes out.Sprint unlimited data is unlimited.the free version doesn't allow you to go to sites you have to log into. I don't think I was able to get on this forum or my bank account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Hunter Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 PDAnet by junefabrics works great, I use it on both my iPhone and my Android phones. According to their site it works with Blackberry as well: http://junefabrics.com/blackberry/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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