How do I Use a Motorola V3 for Internet on a Laptop?
The Motorola V3 was a popular phone that came out in 2004. The design was cutting edge at the time, and the phone had a unique slim flip-top design. Some of its features included Bluetooth, a speaker phone, a color screen and a VGA camera. If you have a data plan from your service provider and a laptop, it is possible to use the phone as a modem so that you can get an Internet connection anywhere that you are in the world.
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Buy a USB data cable. This will connect your Motorola and your laptop so that they can communicate. See resources for links on where you can purchase one. As of 2010, it costs $25 to $30 for a cable.
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Connect the cable to the bottom of your phone, and boot up your computer. Connect the other end of the cable into the USB port. You will get a message that says, "New Hardware Found." You will need to install the drivers.
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Click on "Have Disk," insert the CD-ROM that came with the cables into your computer's drive and select "Search CD-Drive." Click "Next," and your computer will begin the installation. Restart your computer.
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Click on the "Start" menu on your computer, and go to "Control Panel" and "Network and Dial-Up connection." Double-click on "Make a New Connection."
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Select "Dial-up to the Internet." Click "I want to set up my Internet connection manually." Go to "I connect through a phone line and a modem." Find your Motorola V3 and in Type "#777" for the phone number if you have Sprint or Verizon, or 99# if you have AT&T or Cingular. If you don't use any of these services, you will have to call up your cell phone service provider and ask them to provide you with a phone number. Click "Next."
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Enter your user name and password. Get this from your cell phone service provider. If you are a Verizon user, you can use "Web" for both the user name and password. Create a name for your connection and click "Save."
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Click on the connection that you just created and click "Dial." Wait for it to connect and once it has, open up your browser and surf normally.
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