BlackBerry 8100 Pearl

These instructions will guide you to set up your internet connection in your laptop using BlackBerry 8100 Pearl:

1. In the Control Panel go to Phone and Modem Options. Choose to add a New Modem. Choose to select it from a list.
2. Select the Standard 33600 bps Modem. Select the COM ports that are used for the RIM Virtual Serial Port v2 in the Device Manager.
3. One or more Standard 33600 bps Modems will appear in the Device Manager.
4. Open the Properties dialog box by right-clicking the modem in the Device Manger. Go to the Diagnostics tab. Click on Query Modem. It should answer with a number of responses.
5. In the Advanced tab fill in the dial-string in the Extra Initialization Commands. In this case “internet” is the Access Point Name of the network provider.

This completes the installation of the modem.
Now the dial-up connection has to be made.

Dial-up Connection

1. In Control Panel go to Network Connections. Choose Create a New Connection.
2. Choose to Connect to the Internet.
3. Choose to Set up the Connection Manually.
4. Choose to Connect using a dial-up modem.
5. If there are multiple modems to choose from, select the modem that connects to the BlackBerry.
6. Choose an Name for the connection.
7. Type in the phone number *99#.
8. Only fill in a User name and a Password if required by the by the network provider.

A new connection is made!