How to use the Sprint 700wx as a modem
 

After much trial and error I thing I have this worked out. This is what I have found so try for your self and give me your comments.

First you will need to download the connection manager software from sprint. The disc that comes with the 700wx has a link to this software. Download and run the software and choose the 700wx drivers. Turn on the 700wx and go to start/programs/modem link set to connection USB, hit activate. Connect the 700wx to the PC with the OEM, USB cable wait for the drivers to recognize the 700wx as a modem.

Now on your PC go to Control panel and open Network Connections than Make a new connection/next/connect to internet/set up manually/connect using dial up modem. This brings up a page that shows the available modems chose the 700wx. Go to next ISP name is sprint/next telephone number is #777/next user name and password leave blank next/finish.

Next you will see the dial up window, THIS IS IMPORTANT make SURE user name and password are blank and check the box to save password. Hit dial. This will connect the first time no problem, but the next time you try you will get an error 687 remote computer will not respond or 692 hardware failure. Disconnect the USB cable deactivate the Modem Link than activate, reconnect the cable. BEFORE trying to make the dial up connection and while the 700wx is connected to the PC and the modem link is active, you MUST turn off the 700wx phone radio by holding the red phone button. After the phone has turned completely off turn it back on again by holding down the red phone button again. Than when the EV is back in the display start the dialup by going to start/connect to/sprint on the PC. This works every time, I am not sure what this has to do with the connection but it is the only way to reset the PPC and re-establish the connection.


I have only tethered in this way a few times so I am not sure if this usage can be tracked. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CHARGES.

Enjoy

Download Sprint PCS Connection Manager from http://www4.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/s...alId=downloads

Select: Windows XP
and Download 'Sprint PCS Connection Manager for Phone as Modem/USB Cables'

Install the driver on your home PC.

After drivers are loaded you can remove sprint connections manager. The drivers are all that is needed. Admin is working on getting the drivers separate from the the connections manager

does anyone know if incoming calls can be received while teathering this way?

this is basically the same way we teathered with the 6700. answering incoming calls were not a problem with that unit.

I am currently using pdanet on the 700wx and cannot receive incoming calls while teathering.

this meathod would definitely be worth setting up if I could receive calls.

thanks for the post, cody

Yes, you can receive calls and answer them, but once you hang up, teathering usually gets disconnected. So you have to re-establish the connection.

You can also set the 700wx to block all calls if you don't want to be interrupted. Go to settings/Phone settings/services/Data Settings

I've tried about four different times. Each time when I try to finally do the initial dial up, I'll get Error 680: There was no dialtone. I've followed the instructions precisely, but no luck...

I retract my statement--it WORKS!! (I'm using it right now!). After trial and error, I discovered that the only way in order to get the computer to recognize the treo as an actual modem is to do a test dial via the sprint PCS connection manager, because if you don't, setting up a new network connection will not even prompt you to select a new modem.

I have a question--besides cost and convenience, what's the difference between using this method and using software like PdaNet? Also, please keep me updated if sprint catches on and sees any charges.

Thanks for the writeup!!

one way we did the recive incoming calls with the 6700 was .... after the call is done, don't press the "end call" button. let the other person hang up to disconnect the call. this would allow the data connection to reconnect automatically. let me know if this works with the wx.

thanks, cody

Yes, that works with Treo 700wx.

getting charged
 

i just got my connection to work....has anyone gotten charged for using their trio as a modem (if you havent paid for the plan)?

Different device on each USB port
 

Is there a reason why my Treo is recognized as a different device when I try to tether with different USB ports?

And when it isn't tethered, I have different "Local Area Connection #x" where x = 2, 3, 4, 5...

I would love to just have one device to tether with.

It works for me as well. I'm currently using this at the present moment. Thanks for the excellent write-up on how to do this, guess I won't need that 6700 after all....

So it is safe to assume that sprint is not detecting this method of tethering?

No charges yet, :thumbleft:

Using Treo as a modem for mac computers
 

Does anybody know how to configure a treo 700wx to use as a modem for mac computer. Any help will great appreciated. Thank you!

Re: Using Treo as a modem for mac computers
 

I don't have a mac so I can't help you sorry. Some one else might know

Correct me if I'm wrong - this method is a great substitute for using PDANet, providing undetected tethering just as effectively?

You are correct

Hi folks,
I am a newbie to this forum, but I have been using PdaNet for over 5 months with my Treo 700WX and I just read a post at TreoCentral referring to Big D5 posting above. So I registered now and wanted to post a thank you note here.

Big D5 write up on connection using Treo driver from Sprint and modem link is precise and very easy to follow. I did exactly all the steps and have been connecting ever since using this method without any issue. The first thing I did after connection was to check out the connection speed at various sites and see if it is up to EVDO standard.

A few of the speed test websites like: www.dslreports.com/mspeed, www.2wire.com, www.speedeasy.net, performance.toast.net, and www.speedtest.net were used. The results were just amazing. Between using PdaNet and this method described by Big D5, the latter approach appears to be a lot faster and more stable.

So far, I have yet gotten my Treo frozen up or disconnected like it has been happening sprodically with Pdanet, even connecting through VPN account or downloading hugh files. I really wanted to say this is indeed a great discovery for me, and I do appreciate Big D5 sharing his knowledge on this. Great job!

Cheers,
Tony
SF, CA

Thanks for your comments and I am glad you like it. Welcome to the PPCGeeks

Maybe a dumb question, but why wouldn't I get charged? When I have used the phone to dial an isp I have gotten charged. Why is this any different? Thanks!

I never said you won't get charged, but the PPC is signing in to the network the same way it dose when you are using PIE. I don't think there is a way for them to track this or even tell the difference. If you transfer large amounts of data all the time there is a chance that Sprint could charge you. I have used this method a lot in the past and I never got charged. It could happen thou, you could get charged, please read the first post.

Thanks, that makes sense. BTW I did read the first post and I wasn't debating the idea of being charged as I didn't know either way, I was wondering why this was different than dialing a number.

Does anyone actually have the phone as a modem plan ($39/mo I think)? Do they give some alternate way to access the isp through EVDO?

Need help with Sprint Connection Manager
 

I was wondering if anyone knows how to download the Sprint PCS Connection Manager for Windows ME? The disc that came with my TREO 700wx isn't compatible with Windows ME. I did find a compatible version on the Sprint website and was able to download it. The problem I am encountering now is that the computer doesn't recognize my treo when I connect via USB, probably because the Connection Manager is an older version and the phone is so new.

Now, I'm sure most of you are thinking "Just upgrade your system". But the computer I want to download to is a backup and I only use it occasionally. This has become a challenge for me and I really wanna figure out how to make it work.

I think what I need are the drivers for the 700wx. Anybody know how I can get those without using the disk? I opened the Connection Manager folder on my other comptuer and dowloaded some of the smaller files onto a 3 1/2 inch floppy and tried to download those on the other computer, but it said I was missing another file. I'm no computer scientist so I don't know what the computer wants!!! Anyway, if anybody out there has a solution, please respond. Thanks.

Please try to keep discussions on the same place, I have locked THIS thread since the same question was asked.

The box for the Treo 700wx says under the requierements that you need Windows 2000 or XP, so I don't think there are drivers for the WinME.

I'd try sending Palm an e-mail and see what they say...

Still having problems...
 

error 687 remote computer will not respond. Followed everything to a tee... And ideas on settings under the properties button? The Security or network tabs?

Be certain that your PC recognizing the treo should say treo as a choice in the modem select. Make sure the treo is connected to the PC when you turn the phone off to reset the radio, wait till the evdo or x1 comes back on and you have signal before starting the dialer.

Can we get an update on being charged for using this method? i have a boat and in the summer i am planning on watching some slingbox on my laptop. has anyone been charged?

Also, the new A2DP bluetooth stack from the Verizon wx (which can be installed on the Sprint wx) provides built-in DUN, from what I gather.

Re: Still having problems...
 

I'm having the same issue with my Verizon 700WX. My error code is like 702 though, but the error message is identical. I followed all the steps carefully and my PC does see the Treo as a modem, but it hangs on "Verifying Username and Password" before giving the error after 90 seconds or so.

Guys, I can't seem to get the computer to see my Treo as a modem. Active Sync see's it and talks but I have no new modems added. Any ideas here? 700wx sprint model.

Also when I was messing with it , the device.exe blew up, I rebooted and its fine again.

Got it working. I am only on the Vision $10 plan too. I only tested it for a second to see if I can get it to work.

Re: Still having problems...
 

Bump

Has anyone figured out the solution yet? As I said, I can see the treo and it dials the modem and says it is checking username and password. After a while it times out and says "remote computer will not respond".

I get the same error. i tried using the drivers from the vzw site, the old wModem drivers, usbmodem and pdanet with the built in modem link... no go... usbmodem worked but dropped to 1x... PDAnet worked fine and used ev... but i don't wanna have to load pdanet on every pc i wanna teather on... If we could figure this out that would be great... maybe i'm just missing something. I also tried using the wModem program from the 6700 and the usb modem from the 6600. the programs opened but would not allow me to select the start button...

Can anyone confirm that this works with verizon :?: When I wrote this Sprint was the only company with the 700wx so now that there is a 700wx from Verizon I may need to change the title to Sprint only. This should work there is no reason why it shouldn't unless Verizon changed something in the drivers. Has anyone from verizon tried to use the Sprint drivers :?: Thanks for the help and sorry for any confusion :scratch:

I'll try it with the sprint drivers...

Verizon Connection Manger
 

Does anybody have info on verizon connection manger? I was told by Verizon that if I wanted to tether my 700wx as a modem for my laptop it would cost me $15.00 a month extra. BULL S%#*
:x

thanks big d5
 

i followed your step by step instructions on my sprint treo 700wx and it was a thing of beauty 8) thanks for taking the time to post this with such detail and accuracy!.... $39.99/month extra to use the phone as a modem my a** :lol:

Thanks
 

I just wanted to say thanks so much, I followed the steps, and it worked. I am so excited, I am a previous Blackberry user, and was thinking of switching back, but now that I have found this site, I just may come to love my Treo 700wx, just as mcuh as I did with my BB. :D