funny thing....

[psychotic]

well my internet ( AND VOIP) is going to be down for FOUR hours, with no prior notice.... while I was surfing the site... ugh
however, this gave me a chance to learn how to use the modem option of the phone... and I am very impressed with the speeds!!!!
It is much faster than dial up, and so far.... I haven't noticed it being any slower than regular broadband. I know they have broadband speed available, but I thought that was only with the card you put in the laptop. Guess I wouldn't need a card if I had this sucker ready!!

Notes for anyone who has never done this:
select connection type and start the modem program before connecting it to your computer. The driver will not be there, you have to choose a generic modem.
select use dialing rules,
The dialing number (somewhat obvious) for sprint: #777
username: your sprint email address@sprintpcs.com
password: your sprint account password.
15 min of messing around and I have backup internet service horray.