How to use your Dash as a Modem
Using Internet Sharing
With Internet Sharing, you can use your phone as an external modem for another device such as a PDA or notebook computer.
Notes:
- • If you want to use a USB cable connection, you must first install Microsoft ActiveSync version 4.2 or later on the computer.
- • Before using Internet Sharing, disable ActiveSync on your computer. To disable ActiveSync, open ActiveSync then select
File > Connection Settings and clear Allow USB Connections.
Set up the phone as a modem
To set up the phone as a USB modem
1
. On your phone, select Start > Accessories > Internet Sharing.
2. In the PC Connection list, select USB.
3
. In the Network Connection list, select the name of connection that your phone uses to connect to the Internet. ****
4
. Plug in the USB cable between your phone and the computer. ****
5
. Select Connect. ****
To end the Internet connection
• On the Internet Sharing screen, select Disconnect.
Use the phone as a Bluetooth modem
You can connect your phone to a notebook or desktop computer through Bluetooth and use the phone as a modem for the computer.
For the computer to use the Internet connection of your phone, activate Internet Sharing on your phone, then set up a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) between the computer and your phone.
1
. On your phone, turn on Bluetooth and set it to Visible mode. ****
2
. Initiate a Bluetooth partnership from your phone by following the steps in "To create a Bluetooth partnership."
Alternatively, you can initiate a Bluetooth partnership from the computer by following these steps (based on Windows XP SP2):
a
. In the Control Panel or System Tray, double-click the Bluetooth Devices icon. ****
b
. In the Bluetooth Devices window, click Add. ****
c
. The Add Bluetooth Device Wizard opens. Select the My device is set up and ready to be found check box, then click Next. ****
d
. The wizard then detects your phone and displays its name in the dialog box. Select the phone name, then click Next. ****
e
. Select Let me choose my own passkey, then enter a passkey (1 up to 16 digits) that will serve as an identification number for establishing a secure connection between your phone and the computer. Click Next. ****
f
. A confirmation message appears on your phone. Click Yes to accept the connection, enter the same passcode, then click Next. ****
g
. On the computer, click Finish to exit the wizard. ****
h
. On your phone’s Partnership Settings screen, you can change the display name for the computer, then click Finish. ****
3
. Now, open the Internet Sharing program on your phone. Select Start
> Accessories > Internet Sharing.
4
. Select Bluetooth PAN as the PC Connection.
5. From the
Network Connection list, select the name of the connection that your phone uses to connect to the Internet. ****
6
. Select Connect. ****
7
. On your computer, set up a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) with your phone:
a
. Click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections.
b
. Under Personal Area Network, click the Bluetooth Network Connection icon. ****
c
. Under Network Tasks, click View Bluetooth network devices. ****
d
. In the Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box, select your phone, then click Connect. ****
8
. On the Internet Sharing screen on your phone, check if a connected status is displayed, which indicates that your computer has been successfully connected to the Internet using your phone as a Bluetooth modem
Comments
Anonymous
March 21, 2007
Great post, thanks for the information!!Anonymous
April 05, 2007
Nice summary--many thanks! Is there any way to run BOTH ActiveSync and ICS simultaneously? I need to have both running in order to update various medical software (e.g. MercK Medicus). I used to be able to do it running XPSP2 on my laptop and WM5 on my PDA with Bluetooth DUN and ActiveSync--but since I upgraded to WM6 I cannot get ActiveSync to run while ICS is running.Anonymous
April 06, 2007
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May 04, 2007
But the real question is, How to do this under VISTA ? :)Anonymous
May 08, 2007
- ReadyBoost - if you upgraded to Vista, you can add a USB flashdrive or an SD Card to speed up your
Anonymous
May 10, 2007
Hello does anyone know how to share a modem connection from the dash to a PDA(Advantage 7550)on a Bluetooth pairing.Anonymous
June 13, 2007
Thanks for the clear instructions! These worked like charm. Albeit a dismally-slow-24Kbps-84Kbps-internet-connection charm, but a charm nonetheless. ;) In a pinch, this'll do! C.Anonymous
July 23, 2007
Did anyone figure out how to use the Dash's internet sharing on Vista?Anonymous
September 12, 2007
well I may not have solved anything new but I got my Dash's proxy internet sharing connection to work with my Vista finally! Read here http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1239450 Hope it works for you guys, add a comment and let me know how it turns out!Anonymous
September 21, 2007
Hey, kinda working, kinda not. i can't connect to the device because i don't know my phone's bluetooth security code. where the heck do i find this on the dash?Anonymous
November 04, 2007
Yeah again thanks! I've been trying to figure it out for awhile.Anonymous
February 16, 2008
worked perfect! I only set up the usb, but as quick as I got set up with your clear instructions I am sure I will get the wireless up as well! Thanks...Anonymous
April 01, 2008
Does anyone know how to internet share between 2 Dash's (mine and my wife's)? I have a data plan - her's does not. I called T-Mobile and they instructed me to go though what appears is the same way to hook up to a PC via Bluetooth - but can't seem to get her's to work.Anonymous
April 23, 2008
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April 12, 2009
worked great! Much easier than the other articles I read while searching on Google for "dash usb modem." Thanks!Anonymous
May 27, 2009
I can get the connection working but can't send email through Outlook on my computer when using the Dash as a modem (though I can receive them). Any thoughts?