Using i900 As A Modem?

[Guest ATLx]

Hi all. I have a great data plan with my phone and wanted to know if it was possible to plug my phone into the computer and use it as a modem.

Does anyone know how?

thanks

Alex

[Guest berrymwb]

Hi

Yes. Quite straightforward.

Just plug the USB Cable into the phone / PC, then on the Omnia select 'Internet Sharing' under 'Programs' and bob's your uncle.

Have fun!

[Guest Octopus1968]

Hi all. I have a great data plan with my phone and wanted to know if it was possible to plug my phone into the computer and use it as a modem.

Does anyone know how?

thanks

Alex

You have to set up a data connection according to your service provider settings (if you used the network wizard, its set up already). Connect your phone to your computer via usb cable and start the "Internet Connection Sharing" application on your phone. Choose "Cable" and enjoy surfing the internet...

[Guest ATLx]

Wow, you guys are amazing.

Thank you so much

[Guest doorgesh]

Hi, I tried internet sharing but all i get is a local access only on my laptop. My samsung i-900 connects to the internet fine and I can view web pages on my phone, but I cannot use it as modem for my laptop which gives only a local network access with the phone. Any help?? Laptop is a sony vaio with windows vista. Thnx

[Guest MrCRB]

My samsung i-900 connects to the internet fine and I can view web pages on my phone, but I cannot use it as modem for my laptop which gives only a local network access with the phone.

Hmm, maybe you have to install some drivers? I am not sure if you have to. Because I have installed the modem driver to flash my ROM before.

[Guest doorgesh]

Hmm, maybe you have to install some drivers? I am not sure if you have to. Because I have installed the modem driver to flash my ROM before.

All I got with the phone was a windows mobile cd, which I installed. There wasn't any driver, not even a pdf instruction manual in the box. Do you know where I could get the driver that needs to be installed? Should I have had another cd-rom apart from the one with windows mobile when I bought the phone? Thanks a lot for your help

[Guest MrCRB]

All I got with the phone was a windows mobile cd, which I installed. There wasn't any driver, not even a pdf instruction manual in the box. Do you know where I could get the driver that needs to be installed? Should I have had another cd-rom apart from the one with windows mobile when I bought the phone? Thanks a lot for your help

To be honest I never unpacked the CD. For the modem driver you can try the official Omnia ROM update site. There you can chose either XP or Vista (the country doesn't matter; pick just a random one because you're going to download the modem driver only). On the new page click on the button in the middle labeled "Samsung modem driver Download".

Or for quick download Modem Driver for XP (click) and Modem Driver for Vista (click).

I guess this driver is also needed to use the Omnia as modem and not just for flashing ROM. At least the driver name implies it so.

Good luck!

[Guest pidsw]

If you are using a generic unbranded ROM I think that you should ignore what your providers tell you to do and just run internet sharing and select "Connect" then plug your phone into your computer and it should show up as a network card in your network connnections.

I am not sure if this is the case, but you may need to turn on "enable advanced (whatever)" in the USB to PC setting of the control panel.

Also, I have heard that in WM6.1 providers can detect if you are using ICS, I install ICS from WM6.0 as part of my standard setup so I don't know if this is the case. (I do this partly because "tethering" costs me a lot as I do not have a plan for it)