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> Using Your Device As a Modem

> Internet Sharing connects your computer to the Internet by using your device’s data connection. You can connect via USB or Bluetooth.

> Notes |

> | • | Sprint requires customers to have a separate Phone As Modem service plan in order to use this device as a modem. More information about Phone As Modem service plans are available at www.sprint.com, or you can contact Sprint Customer Service to add the Phone as Modem service plan to your account.

> | • | Make sure you have subscribed to a Phone As Modem Service plan and have set up a phone dial-up modem connection on your device. If your device has not been set up with a data connection yet, tap Menu > Connection Settings on the Internet Sharing screen.

> | • | To use a Bluetooth connection, make sure your computer has built-in Bluetooth capability. If your computer does not have Bluetooth, you can connect and use a Bluetooth adapter or dongle on your computer.

> | • | When you launch Internet Sharing, ActiveSync will automatically disconnect.

> Setting Up Your Device as a USB Modem

> 1. | On your device, tap Start > Programs > Internet Sharing.

> 2. | In the PC Connection list, select USB.

> 3. | In the Network Connection list, select the name of the connection that your device uses to connect to the Internet.

> 4. | Plug in the USB Sync cable between your device and the computer, and then tap Connect.

> Using Your Device as a Bluetooth Modem

> For the computer to use the Internet connection of your device, activate Internet Sharing on your device, and then set up a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) between the computer and your device.

> 1. | On your device, turn on Bluetooth and set it to visible mode by following the steps in “Turning Bluetooth On and Making Your Device Visible”.

> 2. | Initiate a Bluetooth partnership from your device by following the steps in “Creating a Bluetooth Partnership”.

> 3. | Tap Start > Programs > Internet Sharing.

> 4. | Select Bluetooth PAN as the PC Connection.

> 5. | From the Network Connection list, select the name of the connection that your device uses to connect to the Internet.

> 6. | Tap Connect.

> 7. | On your computer, set up a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN) with your device:

> For Windows Vista:

> a. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.

> b. Click Manage network connections and then under Personal Area Network, double-click Bluetooth Network Connection.

> c. In the Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box, select your device, and then click Connect.

> For Windows XP:

> a. Click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections.

> b. Under Personal Area Network, click the Bluetooth Network Connection icon.

> c. Under Network Tasks, click View Bluetooth network devices.

> d. In the Bluetooth Personal Area Network Devices dialog box, select your device, and then click Connect.

> Note | If the Bluetooth adapter or dongle on your computer was installed using a third-party driver, open the Bluetooth software that came with the Bluetooth adapter or dongle to connect your computer and device via Bluetooth. Refer to the Bluetooth adapter or dongle documentation for more information.

> 8. | On the Internet Sharing screen on your device, check if a connected status message is displayed, which indicates that your computer has been successfully connected to the Internet using your device as a Bluetooth modem.

> Ending the Modem Connection

> |  | On the Internet Sharing screen, tap Disconnect.

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