From: "David W. Butkovich" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject: RE: [OS2Wireless] Cell phone as dial-up modem
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:17:24 -0400
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I have the data plan for my Palm 680 with Cingular and use it when on =
the road for email and occasional surfing.  I have used it as a modem in =
Win by connecting with Blutooth but have found it to be annoying to =
connect.  I think there is a way to connect by using the cable also but =
have never been able to figure it out.

What I have done is purchase a Sierra Wireless Aircard 881 and pull the =
SIM chip from the phone and insert into the Aircard.  Works like a charm =
with the exception of not being able to make or take phone calls at the =
time.  The Aircard was available on eBay for US $40.00 +/- IIRC.

Hope this helps, YMMV

David

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Subject: [OS2Wireless] Cell phone as dial-up modem


What if anything is available to get a cell phone to act as a dial-up=20
modem?  OS/2 would be nice but I will settle for Win.

I did this on my previous laptop with the help of Cingular.  I had the=20
choice of paying by the byte or just treating it like an ordinary phone=20
call and just being charged minutes.  I chose minutes.

I had not done it for a while, had to replace the laptop, Cingular has=20
become AT&T, who now tells me I can't do that any more.  They now insist =

on a separate data plan which is not cost effective for occasional use.

On the desktop I can get free dial-up from several ISPs.  If I can get=20
the OS to treat a cell phone as a modem I should be able to do it with a =

laptop.

Ray

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