How to connect to the Internet from a Laptop with a BlackBerry
The BlackBerry is a great device for organizing your schedule, contacts, media and files. But many users do not know that you can use your BlackBerry to connect a laptop to the Internet. By "tethering" the BlackBerry device to the laptop while using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software installed on the computer, you can use the BlackBerry as an "IP Modem" and connect to the Internet using your cellular service. Download and install the free BlackBerry Desktop Manager software available from the BlackBerry website.
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Instructions
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Open the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software on the laptop.
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Connect the BlackBerry device to the computer by plugging the USB connector cable into the phone, and the other end into a free USB port on the computer. The device registers in the desktop manager application.
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Click the "IP Modem" icon on the desktop manager main screen. The IP Modem window launches.
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Click the button labeled "Configure in the "Connection Settings" window. The Set Up Configuration window opens.
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Click the "drop-down list labeled "Connection Profile." Select your cellular provider from the list. Click the "OK" button. The connection is pre-configured with your cellular provider's connection information and the IP Modem screen re-opens. You are ready to connect to the Internet.
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Click the button labeled "Connect" in the IP Modem screen. The BlackBerry connects the laptop to the Internet. Surf the Web, check email or browse social networking sites just like you would on any other Internet connection.
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