Got phone as modem to work - Page 4

ericthered · #1 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 07:12 PM

This very thing worked to get my touch to tether to my linux machines. However I too am not getting it to work on the Treo. Before, I'd attach my touch and it would connect right away. Nothing special needed to be done.

I haven't tried making the connection is windows yet, but I will to rule out it being linux.

EDIT: Verified it's an issue in windows as well... I'm probably going to do a hard reset just to see.

carysb7478 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 07:52 PM

some have said that you should establish a connection through internet explorer, then try to connect through internet sharing

remydakid · #3 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 07:15 PM

def. works fersure.

ericthered · #4 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 08:02 PM

Still nothing after a hard reset and doing the reg edit again.....

Drnycallstar19 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 10:34 AM

does sprint know that u don't have PAM by doing this?

jlaudio · #6 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 11:08 PM

Help Mac users...... My phone shows connected to internet sharing on my computer though it shows and error "could not open the communication device" any ideas?

DavidIQ · #7 (**permalink**) 08-08-2008, 11:41 AM

Through Bluetooh:

Through USB:

Seems pretty darned close though I was in 2 totally different locations for each test.

Rainierarms · #8 (**permalink**) 08-09-2008, 11:23 PM

It shows connected but I can't get to the internet. Do I have to dial out a certain phone number.

DavidIQ · #9 (**permalink**) 08-10-2008, 08:27 AM

No...you have to pre-connect. In other words open Internet Explorer and let it connect to the Internet. Once that's done make sure the network drivers for the phone are installed and you're good to go and connect via Internet Sharing. FYI press the connect button in the Internet Sharing program BEFORE you plug in the USB cable or before you connect via bluetooth.

jjwang · #10 (**permalink**) 08-10-2008, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidIQ

No...you have to pre-connect. In other words open Internet Explorer and let it connect to the Internet. Once that's done make sure the network drivers for the phone are installed and you're good to go and connect via Internet Sharing. FYI press the connect button in the Internet Sharing program BEFORE you plug in the USB cable or before you connect via bluetooth.

I did both softset (turning phone off and on) and hardset (taking battery off and putting it back in). However, both times, and then pre-conneced with internet explorer, I saw "Power Vision" back in the "ForceCellConnection" setting registry.

I changed "ForceCellConnection" setting a few times, and now I have three lines of "ForceCellConnection" setting with two renamed to old etc, and the new line re-edited to be "Sprint PCS" (in lieu of the "Power Vision")

Is there something else that needs to be done to make the change to "Spring PCS" stick?

I could not install the Internet Sharing FIX.cab file - it seems to be garbled.

Thanks in advance for some advice.

Jay