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if your using internet sharing you shouldnt have to install any drivers. run activesync, get the phone to connect, and make a dial-up connection for #777 (it works on basic phones too at us cellular, dunno about other carriers)

if you have the most basic data plan at USCC 9.95 for easy edge, it works for every phone technically, and you can tether with every phone. obviously its going to be very hard to justify large data usage. but thats their problem not yours. also your account could be audited and you could be dropped as a customer, charged for your data usage, and be charged the cancellation fee.