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I have used my Apache to connect in many different ways and have had no problems with it. In fact, I was even able to play a few MMo's (WoW, City of heroes, Second Life) with it without trouble.

Make sure that your phone is not set to automatically power off after a certain amount of time and that you do not have any auto-lockers enabled as they can sometimes cause issues with internet connectivity. Check that it is not set to auto power off: (Go to Settings, System, Power, Advanced and unsure both boxes are unchecked). Backlight may or may not affect connection, but I recommend making sure your backlight is not set to auto turn off when connected to external power.


To use Internet Connection Sharing

Ensure your phone has been set up with Activesync and that you have selected 'Allow internet connections, MMS, Internet Calling' etc when you set it up. If not, set it in Activesync's options. Ensure your phone is not connected to the internet, and go to Internet Connection Sharing. Select USB, and plug the phone into your computer's USB port. Your computer will connect, sync, and then should report network connected.

To use WMODEM

There are modem drivers that come with the PPC Kitchen when you install it, should be located in the My Documents folder under 'Modem Drivers' (Or it may be in Program Files'). Copy them to your desktop somewhere.

When you use Wmodem, make sure your phone is not connected to the internet and not connected to your computer. Also make sure you do not have any programs running that automatically connect to the internet over a period of time (Such as Email, any RSS reader or applications like that) as they may attempt to 'dial out' to the internet while it is connected, stealing the modem away from Wmodem and causing your connection to drop. Wmodem doesn't always realize this happens, and will still report it is connected sometimes, until it finally gets the hint later and will drop your connection.

Start Wmodem, and ensure it has 'Connection Type: USB' selected, then press 'Start'. If all is going according to plan, 'Stop' should turn black, and you should be ready to attach to your computer. Plug your phone into your USB port. New Hardware should install, and will ask you for the drivers (If you have not installed them already). Simply point it to the folder you copied the drivers to earlier.

Once that is done, you'll have to create a new modem connection. Since this isn't really a 'modem' connection like a 56k connection, it operates a little differently. Go to your connections manager in Windows, and add a new connection. Go through the setup phase, selecting 'Set up my connection manually', then Connect using a Dial-Up modem, type in your carrier name, the connection phone number (Should be #777, it may vary depending on your carrier) enter your username and password. Uncheck both of the boxes. Add a shortcut to the desktop.

It should bring up the connection window. Click 'Properties' and make sure ONLY the Apache modem is selected, and not any other modems you may have installed, and click 'Configure'. Select the highest speed you can select. Hit Ok, then go to the Options tab, and uncheck Prompt for name/password and Prompt for phone number and press ok.

Your computer should dial up and connect to your phone's internet.


If you have connected properly and installed the drivers properly, and configured the connection properly, you should get your connection and should work fine. If you still have problems, you may need to update your modem, or your carrier may set you to automatically disconnect you if you've been connected for too long. I use Sprint, and haven't had this problem.