TetherBerry is an application that allows your PC to take advantage of your Blackberry® Smartphone’s data plan, allowing you to access the Internet on your laptop anywhere there is cellular coverage from your Blackberry®.

TetherBerry is easy to install, easy to use, works practically anywhere, and is cost effective.

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These scripts only work with Apple Remote Access (OS 9 & earlier), Internet Connect (OS X) and other programs that use the Apple Connection Control Language.

These scripts only work with Apple Remote Access (OS 9 & earlier), Internet Connect (OS X) and other programs that use the Apple Connection Control Language.

These scripts only work with Apple Remote Access (OS 9 & earlier), Internet Connect (OS X) and other programs that use the Apple Connection Control Language.

These scripts only work with Apple Remote Access (OS 9 & earlier), Internet Connect (OS X) and other programs that use the Apple Connection Control Language.

These scripts only work with Apple Remote Access (OS 9 & earlier), Internet Connect (OS X) and other programs that use the Apple Connection Control Language.

As with any technical How-Tos, it needs to be stated upfront what different types of equipment, services and resources that I am working with so that you know that this is the information that you are looking for.

For this How-To, I am using:

• A MacBook that is running Mac OSX 10.5.2
• A BlackBerry 8300 that has a data plan
• Verizon Wireless as my mobile carrier

I will be giving you some links and information on other carriers, etc. but this is the setup that I am using for this particular example. Feel free to comment on this below with any other carrier specific questions that you may have and hopefully I can point you in the right direction.

Also, you should also know that connecting through your Verizon BlackBerry will cost you an additional $15 per month(much cheaper than a Verizon Card), with a 5 gigbyte throughput limit(which is a lot). After I connected I was taken to a Verizon Wireless website that allowed me to accept the extra $15 per month charge and then I was off surfing – it’s honestly as easy as that!

What Is Tethering And Why Do It?

On Wikipedia tethering is described as ‘the connection of a non-mobile device (e.g. desktop computer, notebook computer, laptop computer), to a mobile device (e.g. cell phone, PDA) for the purpose of wireless Internet access by the non-mobile “tethered” device.’ Tethering has become a fairly popular way to get access to the Internet from laptops, computers and other devices by piggy-backing on the Internet connection of some type of mobile device.

I considered this option because tethering is not only a simple way to grab a quick Internet connection, but it’s also pretty handy considering that I am never without my cell phone. Not to mention that it’s pretty cheap, too when compared to other ways to connect such as purchasing WI-FI cards or monthly subscription services.

Pairing Up Your BlackBery To Your Mac Via Bluetooth

Since I am going to tell you how to tether your BlackBerry to your Mac through a Bluetooth connection the first thing that you need to do first is pair up your two devices. Here is how you set up each of the devices so that they can find and connect to each other:

Turning on Bluetooth for your Mac:

7. At this point your Mac will attempt to locate your BlackBerry, so you will need to make to turn your BlackBerry’s Bluetooth On and make it ‘findable’ so that it can be paired to your Mac. You will first need to go to your Manage Connections option on your BlackBerry. On mine, it is a white antenna in the middle of a red Circle.                                                                                                                                                         

8. This will bring up some connection settings that are available on your BlackBerry. Check the blue box next to Bluetooth to turn on your Bluetooth connection.                                                             

9. Now that your Bluetooth is on, you now need to make it findable by your Mac. You can do this by clicking on Set Up Bluetooth option in the menu options. This will bring up the Add Device menu on your BlackBerry.                                                                                                                               

10. Select the Allow another device to find me option so that your Mac can locate and pair up with your Blackberry.                                                                                                                                

12. The nest step is where your Mac will gather up information about your BlackBerry. Click Continue to move to the next step.                                                                                                                                   

13. In the next step you are asked whether or not you would like to Access the Internet with your phone’s data connection. You definitely would like to do this, so be sure to check this box and click Continue to move to the next step.                                                                                                                                    

14. Next you will need to enter in the specific login information for for your carrier so that your Mac can have the proper permission to use the connection. I had no idea that you had to do this step when I was researching, but I found this awesome BlackBerry forum that gave me the correct into. For a Verizon BlackBerry like I have the info is Username: yourphonenumber@vzw3.com (if you have 3G on your phone, the email might be yourphonenumber@vzw3g.com) Password: vzw Phone Number: #777. Enter in this information along with your Phone Vendor and Phone Model(I selected ‘other’ and it filled in my phone model with ‘Verizon Support (PC 5220)’ which worked for me). Click Continue to move to the final step where you’re congratulated on your new connection.                                                                                                                           

15. After this is all set up, you then need to go back to your the Network menu and turn off your AirPort before you can connect via Bluetooth.                                                                                            

16. Finally, once the AirPort is turned off, you can then click on the Bluetooth option in the Network menu and click the Connect button to officially tether to your BlackBerry. Once you’re connected you’ll see two status bars that say Sent and Received, along with a Status of Connected and a length of time that you’ve been connected.

 

1. 1. Install BlackBerry Desktop Software 4.1 to 5.0 (one time only).
2. 2. Set up the Internet access point name (APN) (one time only).
3. 3. Configure dial-up networking (one time only).
4. 4. Connect to the Internet using dial-up networking.

1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Phone and Modem Options.
3. In the Phone and Modem Options window, click the Modems tab.
4. Select Standard Modem and click Properties.
5. Click Change Settings.
6. In the Standard Modem Properties window, click the Advanced tab.
7. In the Extra initialization commands field, type the following:

+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”<your Internet APN>”

Note: The following is applicable for T-Mobile® customers only:

The extra initialization command is: +cgdcont=1,”IP”,”wap.voicestream.com”

Note: If you do not know your Internet APN, or if you do not have an Internet APN, contact your wireless service provider.

1. Click OK.
2. In the Phone and Modem Options window, click OK.

1. Click Start.
2. Select Connect To.
3. Click Setup a connection or network.
4. Click Setup a dialup connection.
5. In the Dial-up phone number field type *99#.
6. Type the user name and password provided by your wireless service provider.
7. In the Connection Name field type BlackBerry.
8. Click Dialing Rules.
9. Make sure the profile created in Task 2 has been selected, and then click OK.
10. Select Connect to establish an Internet.

Note: For instructions on connecting a computer to the Internet using a BlackBerry smartphone with Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) as a tethered modem, see KB04664.

Windows XP operating system

1. Click Start > Settings > Network Connections.
2. Double-click New Connection Wizard. The New Connection Wizard opens.
3. Click Next.
4. Select the Connect to the Internet option, and then click Next.
5. Select Set up my connection manually, and then click Next.
6. Select Connect using a dial-up modem, and then click Next.
7. If the Select a Device screen appears, select the Modem – Standard Modem check box, and then click Next.
8. In the ISP Name field, type a name for your connection, and then click Next.
9. In the Phone number field, type *99#, and then click Next.
10. Indicate which users will have access to the connection, and then click Next.
11. Type the user name and password provided by your wireless service provider, and then click Next.
12. Click Finish.
13. In the Connect window, click Properties.
14. In the Properties window, verify that Modem – Standard Modem appears beneath the Connect using heading, and then click Configure.
15. In the Modem Configuration window, clear the Enable hardware flow control check box and make sure none of the other check boxes are selected.
16. Click OK.
17. In the Properties window, click OK.

Windows 2000 operating system

1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections.

Note: The following is applicable for T-Mobile® customers only:

Under the networking tab in the properties window for the dial-up connection, clear the Enable LCP Extensions check box, as well as all check boxes beneath the PPP Settings window.

1. Double-click Make New Connection. The Network Connection Wizard opens.
2. Click Next.
3. Choose Dial-up to private network, and then click Next.
4. In the Phone number field, type *99#, and then click Next.
5. Indicate which users will have access to the connection, and then click Next.
6. Type a name for your connection, and then click Finish.
7. In the Connect window, click Properties.
8. In the Properties window, verify that Modem – Standard Modem is selected, and then click Configure.
9. In the Modem Configuration window, clear the Enable hardware flow control check box and make sure none of the other check boxes are selected.
10. Click OK.
11. In the Properties window, click OK.

1. Connect the BlackBerry smartphone to the computer.
2. Open BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
3. Click Start > Settings > Network Connections > <name of your new connection>.
4. Type the user name and password provided by your wireless service provider.
5. Click Dial.  

 

TMOBILE USA Users
+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”wap.voicestream.com”
This is a newer string from TMO that works: +cgdcont=1,,”wap.voicestream.com”
Another alternate string (required for BlackBerry 8100 Pearl & BlackBerry 8800): +cgdcont=1,”IP”,”wap.voicestream.com”

Rogers Users
+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”internet.com”

Cingular Blue/AT&T Users
+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”proxy”

Cingular Orange Users
+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”ISP.CINGULAR”

at&t Users
AT+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”WAP.CINGULAR”

UK Vodafone Users
+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”internet”

SwissCom Users
+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”gprs.swisscom.ch”

Verizon Users – Keep blank
Nextel/Telus iDEN Users (untested) – Keep blank
Sprint/Bell Mobility CDMA Users (untested) – Keep blank

1. Add A New Internet Connection
Close the Phone and Modem Options and the Control Panel.
For XP: Create a new connection with Start -> Connect To -> Show all connections -> Create a new connection.
1. Click Next

2. Select “Connect To The Internet” then Next

3. Select “Set up my connection manually” then Next

4. Select “Connect using a dial-up modem” then Next.
For Vista: Create a new connection with Start -> Connect To ->
1. Set up a connection or network

2. Choose a connection option: Click on “Connect to the Internet (Set up a wireless, broadband, or dial-up connection to the Internet.”

3. You are already connected to the Internet – Click on “Set up a new connection anyway”

4. At “How do you want to connect?” Click on “Dial-up”
5. Check only the Standard Modem (if prompted).

6. Give the connection a name such as “BlackBerry Modem”, then Next
1. On the next screen, pick one of the following phone numbers, depending on your carrier:
….If you use GSM/Cingular/AT&T/TMobile/SwissCom: Enter phone number *99#
….If you use iDEN/Nextel/Telus: Enter phone number S=2
….If you use CDMA/Verizon/Sprint/Bell Canada: Enter phone number #777

8. Click Next.

9. On the next screen, pick one of the following, depending on your carrier:

….If you use Cingular Blue, AT&T or Nextel:
………Username: (blank)
………Password: (blank)

….If you use Rogers Canada:
………Username: wapuser1
………Password: wap

….If you use Cingular Orange:
………Username: ISPDA@CINGULARGPRS.COM
………Password: CINGULAR1

….If you use T-Mobile:
………Username: (Your TMobile 10-digit phone number)
………Password: (Your existing TMobile.com Password)
………Note: In USA, you can leave both blank

….If you use Verizon, replace 8005551212 with your phone number:
………Username: 8005551212@vzw3g.com
………Password: 8005551212

….If you use Sprint:
………Username: (Your existing Sprint PCS Username)
………Password: (Your existing Sprint PCS Password)

….If you use Bell Mobility, replace 8005551212 with your phone number:
………Username: 8005551212@1x.bell.ca
………Password: (Your Bell Mobility Voicemail PIN)

….If you use Swisscom:
…….The connection can be established anonymously, however some devices need data in those fields, if that’s the case, use:
………Username: gprs
………Password: gprs

10. Clear all checkboxes (”Use…when anyone…” and “Make this the default…”)

11. Click Finish
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2. Disable IP Header Compression (*Vista users, see the note below)
Make sure TCP/IP Properties (Advanced) “Use IP Header Compression” checkbox is NOT checked. To verify this, do these steps:
1. Start Menu->Network Connections->”BlackBerry Modem”
2. Click Properties Button
3. Click Networking Tab
4. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”
5. Click Properties Button
6. Click Advanced… Button
7. Disable “Use IP header compression” checkbox
8. Click all OK buttons to close all dialogs
Also make sure you clear all these checkboxes, if you see any of these checked:
Turn off “Enable Hardware Flow Control”
Turn off “Enable Modem Error Control”
Turn off “Enable Modem Compression”
o For Vista users only: Under the Network and Sharing Center, click “Manage Network Connections”. When the Network Connections screen is visible, you should have the Blackberry Modem connection you created. Right click the Blackberry Modem and select “Properties”. Under the Properties screen on the General tab, select the “Configure” button. Ensure that ALL check boxes are unchecked. Select “OK” to exit the screen. Under the Networking tab, select the properties for the Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPV4). On the Properties screen, select the “Advanced” button. Ensure that “Use IP Header Compression” is unchecked. Select OK to exit the screen.
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3. BES Configuration
Skip this step if you are not on BES. You only need to follow this step if your company gave the BlackBerry to you. If you are at a company and you are on a BES 4.0, your Administrator must enable the “BlackBerry IPModem” setting on the BES. This is a new setting in the Version 4.0 of BES.
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4. Surf On The Laptop!
Connect to the Internet on the laptop by clicking the “BlackBerry Modem” icon via Start Menu->Network Connections. No username or password is needed.

1. 1. Install BlackBerry Desktop Software 4.1 to 5.0 (one time only).
2. 2. Set up the Internet access point name (APN) (one time only).
3. 3. Configure dial-up networking (one time only).
4. 4. Connect to the Internet using dial-up networking.

Note: If upgrading BlackBerry Desktop Software from version 4.0 to 4.1, the required virtual communications port and standard modem might be removed during the upgrade process. If this is the case, run the installation for BlackBerry Desktop Software version 4.1 and choose the Repair option to reinstall these components.

1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Phone and Modem Options.
3. In the Phone and Modem Options window, click the Modems tab.
4. Select Standard Modem and click Properties.
5. Click Change Settings.
6. In the Standard Modem Properties window, click the Advanced tab.
7. In the Extra initialization commands field, type the following:

+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”<your Internet APN>”

Note: The following is applicable for T-Mobile® customers only:

The extra initialization command is: +cgdcont=1,”IP”,”wap.voicestream.com”

Note: If you do not know your Internet APN, or if you do not have an Internet APN, contact your wireless service provider.

1. Click OK.
2. In the Phone and Modem Options window, click OK.

1. Click Start.
2. Select Connect To.
3. Click Setup a connection or network.
4. Click Setup a dialup connection.
5. In the Dial-up phone number field type *99#.
6. Type the user name and password provided by your wireless service provider.
7. In the Connection Name field type BlackBerry.
8. Click Dialing Rules.
9. Make sure the profile created in Task 2 has been selected, and then click OK.
10. Select Connect to establish an Internet.

Note: For instructions on connecting a computer to the Internet using a BlackBerry smartphone with Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) as a tethered modem, see KB04664.

Windows XP operating system

1. Click Start > Settings > Network Connections.
2. Double-click New Connection Wizard. The New Connection Wizard opens.
3. Click Next.
4. Select the Connect to the Internet option, and then click Next.
5. Select Set up my connection manually, and then click Next.
6. Select Connect using a dial-up modem, and then click Next.
7. If the Select a Device screen appears, select the Modem – Standard Modem check box, and then click Next.
8. In the ISP Name field, type a name for your connection, and then click Next.
9. In the Phone number field, type *99#, and then click Next.
10. Indicate which users will have access to the connection, and then click Next.
11. Type the user name and password provided by your wireless service provider, and then click Next.
12. Click Finish.
13. In the Connect window, click Properties.
14. In the Properties window, verify that Modem – Standard Modem appears beneath the Connect using heading, and then click Configure.
15. In the Modem Configuration window, clear the Enable hardware flow control check box and make sure none of the other check boxes are selected.
16. Click OK.
17. In the Properties window, click OK.

Windows 2000 operating system

1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections.

Note: The following is applicable for T-Mobile® customers only:

Under the networking tab in the properties window for the dial-up connection, clear the Enable LCP Extensions check box, as well as all check boxes beneath the PPP Settings window.

1. Double-click Make New Connection. The Network Connection Wizard opens.
2. Click Next.
3. Choose Dial-up to private network, and then click Next.
4. In the Phone number field, type *99#, and then click Next.
5. Indicate which users will have access to the connection, and then click Next.
6. Type a name for your connection, and then click Finish.
7. In the Connect window, click Properties.
8. In the Properties window, verify that Modem – Standard Modem is selected, and then click Configure.
9. In the Modem Configuration window, clear the Enable hardware flow control check box and make sure none of the other check boxes are selected.
10. Click OK.
11. In the Properties window, click OK.

1. Connect the BlackBerry smartphone to the computer.
2. Open BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
3. Click Start > Settings > Network Connections > <name of your new connection>.
4. Type the user name and password provided by your wireless service provider.
5. Click Dial.