Tethering for Palm users....
PHONE : TREO 755p (palm OS)
SERVICE : Sprint
SOFTWARE : USBModem v1.59
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1st - Simple Bluetooth Syncing / Pairing:
I setup the bluetooth connection without sharing the internet connection - in other words, I originally setup for bluetooth pairing (selecting "All Devices" instead of "Mobile phone" under the "Set up Bluetooth Device..." in the bluetooth menu)
2nd- Make sure the TREO Connections are set up properly
--> I cannot stress this enough, always turn off and on bluetooth on both the palm device, and mac, while trouble shooting, to make sure you are getting proper pairing.
3rd - Open USBModem on the Treo
- select "bluetooth"
- select "Enable Modem"
--> NOTE: at this point it should ask if you want DUN suppression active, I did not do that initially, but afterwards, I selected it from the menu and it automatically did a soft-reset to enable this feature. (I believe it is necessary)
4th - Bluetooth Connection / Dial Up Networking
-->Note: I setup bluetooth connection, because I cannot get a USB tether working in leopard (for either Syncing or for DUN - if anyone can, please let me know how)
--> follow the USBModem instructions (as a guide) - I did things a little differently, bc the manual us setup for Tiger, and the menus or organization of these menu items is different (a bit) in Leopard:
--> I DID NOT install the "AppleUSBCDCDriverPatch (since I was focusing on the bluetooth connectivity - but I believe this is used for USB cable tethering)
To add the Treo 755p as a DUN modem (To share it's data connectivity) - I went to PREFERENCES > NETWORK .... clicked the "+" sign on the bottom, add a bluetooth profile - I named this the same as my Treo... something like "TREO 755p Bluetooth"
Under configuration, I named this "Sprint PCS"
Telephone Number : #777
Account Name: I entered my account name from sprint : "xxxxxxx03@sprintpcs.com"
Password: (left this blank)
Then,
cliick the "Advanced..." button "
NOTE: If you installed the MobileStreem CDMA script --> according to the user guide, this script gets placed in the LIBRARY>MODEM SCRIPTS folder... The way you get this to pop-up in the menus is by selecting "Other" for the Vendor
I used the follwing:
VENDOR : Sprint
MODEL : PCS Vision
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EDIT :
It seems that the MobileStreamCDMA script is more reliable for making the connection,
so I changed the above settings to :
VENDOR : Other
MODEL : Mobile Stream CDMA
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- check the box for enable error connection and compression
VERY IMPORTANT : MAKE SURE DIAL MODE IS SET TO "IGNORE DIAL TONE WHEN DIALING" !!
5th - Almost Done
In the Network section of preferences, when you highlight the newly created bluetooth profile, you should see a checkbox, to show the modem status in menu bar - click it..... a telephone icon will appear in the menu bar, click on that....
Select "Connect"...
and....
Hopefully you are set
I am getting speeds of :
493 upload, 104 download in NY, USA
