Hack Your BlackBerry = Wireless Modem
Originally Posted @
MyDigiMedia – We
have not tested this
method for tethering.
USE AT OWN RISK!
Got a BlackBerry or
BlackBerry Pearl? Use
it to connect to the
Internet from anywhere you get a
wireless signal – even overseas. This
should enable reporters on the road to
blog or file copy to editors while
they’re on location. And it’s the
primary way that I’m online when
traveling.
1. Download the script here. Right
click (control click on a Mc) and
Choose ‘Save As’.
2. Copy the script into /Library/
Modem Scripts.
3. If you’ve already paired your
Pearl with your Mac, open
Bluetooth Preferences. Select
your Pearl from the list of devices
and press ‘Configure…’. (If
you haven’t, choose ‘Set up
Bluetooth Device’ – the
following dialogs will be shown
after you’ve paired your phone
with your Mac.)
4. Make sure ‘Access the Internet
with your phone’s data
connection’ is checked. Also,
make sure ‘Use a direct, higher
speed connection’ is selected.
Click Continue.
5. In the Modem Script pulldown on
the following screen, Select
‘BlackBerry 8100’. Use the
following settings for the other
fields, then click Continue:
* Username, Password: leave
blank
* GPRS CID: *99***1#
6. Open the Internet Connect
application. Select the Bluetooth
icon at the top. Under Phone
Number, put your APN (for T-
Mobile and the BlackBerry
Unlimited plan, I use
wap.voicestream.com, for
Cingular it’s “wap.cingular”).
Type a username and password (I
use guest/guest, for Cingular
you’ll use “WAP@
CINGULARGPRS.COM” as the
username and “CINGULAR1” as
the password) in the appropriate
fields.
Special thanks to Ross Barkman, Tim
Hatch and then Grant Goodale for the
hacks!!!