Internet Anywhere Through My Cell Phone

December 28th, 2007

This image really does represent ultimate sadness for someone (like me) who is addicted to the internet. This icon in the system tray means means that the computer isn’t connected to any network. That means (dare I say it) no internet! I am proud to say, that this icon has no effect on any more. Is this because I’ve kicked the internet habbit? Hell no! I have grown contemptuous of the “no networks” icon, because I can connect my laptop to the internet through my cell phone. It my sound complicated, but the process is actually very straight forward. Here’s what I do:

First, I click on the network icon in the system tray.

Next I click on “Connect to a network”, and I see this window:

Next I click on “Razr Net Access”. and click connect. So I see the next screen.

I wait a few seconds, and that’s it! I have access to internet that, while slow, is still twice as fast as dial-up, and it only costs minutes on my cell phone. The best part is that when calls are free, so is the internet access, meaning “surf’s up” on nights and weekends. Also, while I can not initiate calls, I can still recieve calls normally wile connected.

There. In four clicks I’m connected to the net. How is this possible? Well, it took some initial hacking of my Motorola Razr V3m that I got from Verizon. Some of the steps in setting it up initially can get a little complicated, but since the end result is so elegant (and free) I don’t mind. In a later post I’ll explain how to set this up.

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Cell Phones, Internet, Motorola, Razr, Verizon, Windows Vista
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Disabling EVDO on a Motorola Razr V3m from Verizon — My Piece of the Inter(.)net posted on January 19, 2008:

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highoctane posted on March 28, 2008:

How does this work? I have a V3c razr, which I have “hacked” and the bluetooth functionality works. How are you accessing the internet for free, though? Is that part of your service plan? I wonder if I can do the same thing you are doing?
Mavtak posted on March 28, 2008:

Highoctane, as far as I can tell it is just an oversight on Verizon’s part. I have the family-share plan, so nothing fancy. I expect that it will work for you too.
john posted on July 28, 2009:

seems pretty simple to me, i just wanna thanks for the info and guess what,,, it works too dude.