Verizon tethering of XV6800 via USB

[taspankya]

First of all, this is what I have:

Phone: XV6800
i have an "unlimited pda" plan through Verizon
ROM: DCD 3.1.6
RADIO: 3.42.30

I want to usb tether my phone to my laptop to use it as a modem. I do not want to incur any extra charges. (verizon warned me of a 20 dollar fee if i tether with out that option added to my plan).

There must be a way to do this, without getting charged.

Any help would appreciated.

[fishfuzz]

Use the internet connection sharing in the Comm Manager, using either Bluetooth or USB. Works like a charm.

[cryllic]

I like using WMWifiRouter, but that isn't USB, it's through the wifi

[cleanser]

Use the internet connection sharing in the Comm Manager, using either Bluetooth or USB. Works like a charm.

This works perfectly, you can even use it through bluetooth. I don't incur any extra charges. I know it works for sure with DCD's roms, because I am not getting charged. There is some reg key that gets changed so VZW does not know you are tethering.

[chaonatic]

Are there any USB drivers needed to get Internet Connection Sharing working through USB?

[azclown]

No, just plug the phone into your pc and start ICS.... It should DHCP an IP for your pc and surf away....

[aguas]

No, just plug the phone into your pc and start ICS.... It should DHCP an IP for your pc and surf away....

thats badass. i thought only WMWiFiRouter would work without me being charged. but it did mess up my wifi ability. thaanks

[scotcha12345]

Wmwifirouter is also a great program, but (speaking from several months ago) when I would use it consistently over a period of time at school, or in a hotel, etc, it would overheat.

Using the USB method doesn't do that at all, and also seems to keep things going quick.

[taspankya]

ok i can confirm that it works nicely. i am using internet sharing via usb and its nice and easy. as long as i dont get charged this will be lovely.

i think the secret cap on unlimited pda usage for verzon is 20 gigs a month. i'll just make sure i dont go over that.

thanks again for your help guys

[firefurby]

I don't seem to have ICS on my XV6800. I have some program called Modem Link. Is there a way for me to put ICS on here?

[dan0matic]

I don't seem to have ICS on my XV6800. I have some program called Modem Link. Is there a way for me to put ICS on here?

You have to have upgraded to a DCD rom.

Dan

[taspankya]

also note that ICS, is called "Internet Sharing" on DVD's roms and is in the program menu. not under settings. that confused me too, being a former herald owner, i had a cooked rom where the chef always had it in connection settings.

[mdjkim]

I use PdaNet and it works just fine for tethering. USB and Bluetooth.

[techboss]

FYI - ICS works great but you must launch it on your phone first and tell it to connect before tethering it via USB to your computer.

Hope this helps.

[pilot5366]

Is there a way to use ICS or anything else to share internet (usb/bt/wifi) with a Mac (i've got a macbook) ? i've tried WMWifirouter but haven't gotten any of the versions to work with DCD 3.2.3...

thanks!

[ThrottleAbuse]

So I have tried this every way I can think of and not had any luck. I had it working a long time ago, but am having no luck now. I am using ICS and I have tried the reg edits under wmodem for CheckProfile=0, Multi-NAI=0, WModemDun=0. My phone connects to my laptop and opens a LAN connection and under status says "acquiring network address" for about a minute. It then pops up the yield sign and says "Limited or No Connectivity" On the phone side everything looks good. I get an error that says cannot connect sometimes, but not always. I tried deleting the Extension key under the Internet Sharing registry and still no luck. Anybody have any ideas? Is this a phone thing or a laptop thing. I am on WinXP and it does show in the device manager that a Internet Connection Sharing Device is attached and working. Thanks for any help.