How to make your SDA as a modem

By Dicky Leonardo

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Use your SDA as modem

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

  • T-Mobile SDA phone
  • USB modem driver for SDA
  • USB cable connection to your mobile phone

Step1
Open your phone menu, go to Accessories - Modem Link
Step2
Choose connection to USB, make sure the access point name is wap.voicestream.com
Step3
Click on Activate to activate your phone as a modem
Step4
Connect your USB cable to your phone and your computer
Step5
Your phone will detect your phone as a modem, install the appropriate driver contained in the CD that came with your SDA phone
Step6
Set modem properties to not wait for the tone, and set this in the extra command tab: AT+CGDONT=1,"IP","wap.voicestream.com",""
Step7
Leave the username and password blank, set the number to dial to *99#
Step8
Click on connect and you should be connected through Internet

Tips & Warnings

  • You can get speed up to 185 KBPS Down and 95 KBPS Up which is much better than dialup depend on your location
  • This guide is when you have T-Zones plan, you can skip step 6 if you use Total Internet Plan
  • Make sure you have the right driver installed to your computer, use the original CD that came with your phone
  • Modem properties can only be edited when your phone is connected to your computer

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