laptop internet through cell phone?

[Mustanggt]

Hi all, I cant figure out how to get this to work? I have a laptop i take on vacations, mostly Camping i sighned up for free netzero internet and i want to be able to use cell phone to dial netzero to get on internet, my cell phone is a motorola V60 i guess it has bluetooth i never use it, if i could just plug phone in with adapter that would be fine?? any help would be great, thanks I pluged phone into my usb on laptop but when i dial netzero is dials modem in laptop so i think i need a adpter that plugs into phone jacks on laptop?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

You can't use a cell phone to analog-dial netzero. Look for a data plan through your cell provider, and research the process called "tethering" for your cell phone to your PC. Try some of the many results available through Google

- M4H

 

[Mustanggt]

Thankyou for info, I did do a google on this and found this Link and thought is was as easy as just getting some adapter? I dont want to be paying my cell phone provider extra $ to do this.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Mustanggt
Thankyou for info, I did do a google on this and found this Link and thought is was as easy as just getting some adapter? I dont want to be paying my cell phone provider extra $ to do this.

As the expression goes, "there is no free lunch"

Who's your cell phone provider?

- M4H

 

[Mustanggt]

Tmobile

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Mustanggt
Tmobile

$29.99/mo - T-Mobile Total Internet data plan. Unlimited EDGE data - about twice dialup speeds (but higher ping). You're unfortunately stuck with HotSpot access as well, I don't think there's a way to unpair them.

- M4H

 

[zig3695]

no, tmo's internet plan is nationwide. at least it is on my blackberry. i get on average 4x the speed of dialup, but its way unstable. not good at all for streaming anything, it just cant sustain a stream for more then a minute or two no matter how lite.

 

[majorlag]

i used my tmobile nokia 6101 to dial netzero to get into the internet. what i needed was a infrared adapter on my laptop so i can link the phone to the laptop. pretty cool but it is slow. as long you surf the website with a lot of text instead of images, it would be good enough. no need for other accessories.

 

[compman25]

Why not just enjoy your vacation? Have fun doing stuff outdoors.

 

[marulee]

Get a Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router with PCMCIA card. That will solve your concern!

 

[imported_NoGodForMe]

Cube buddy here at work has the Cingular 825 hooked up to his laptop with USB. It's a G3 data plan, and he gets broadband speeds. This also solves the websense issues at work, because they don't care about him having a laptop on his desk. Yet everyone here (except me and another cube buddy) are blocked with websense. He bought a cheapy E-machines laptop he leaves here at work. Then he brings in the 825 and plugs it in each day.

If your plan is about to expire, switch to Cingular.

 

[imported_NoGodForMe]

Ooops. Double posted, ignore this.

 

[zig3695]

Originally posted by: majorlag
i used my tmobile nokia 6101 to dial netzero to get into the internet. what i needed was a infrared adapter on my laptop so i can link the phone to the laptop. pretty cool but it is slow. as long you surf the website with a lot of text instead of images, it would be good enough. no need for other accessories.

could you elaborate on this? as far as im aware that wasnt possible.