Sprint Mobile Broadband and HTC Mogul

I just purchased the HTC Mogul (6800) yesterday. I really like it so
far, but am struggling with getting to use it as a modem for my
laptop. Per the instructions in the manual, I downloaded the Sprint
PCS Connection Manager for Phone as Modem/USB Cables, but during
installation the closest option it gave me was to install "UTStarcom -
PPC 6700 (Windows Mobile). I tried this, but it's not working. The
software keeps asking me to connect the device. I have done this, and
while Windows recognizes the Mogul as a Local Area Connection, I can't
seem to get past this part.

Is this a case where the phone is simply too new and is not fully
supported in all the software yet, or is there a workaround?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

At 18 Aug 2007 19:48:15 -0500 John Yossarian wrote:
> I just purchased the HTC Mogul (6800) yesterday. I really like it
so
> far, but am struggling with getting to use it as a modem for my
> laptop. Per the instructions in the manual, I downloaded the Sprint
> PCS Connection Manager for Phone as Modem/USB Cables, but during
> installation the closest option it gave me was to install
"UTStarcom -
> PPC 6700 (Windows Mobile). I tried this, but it's not working. The
> software keeps asking me to connect the device. I have done this,
and
> while Windows recognizes the Mogul as a Local Area Connection, I
can't
> seem to get past this part.

The 6700 used WM5, which supported DUN (dialup networking), whereas
the Mogul uses PAN (personal area networking.) This might explain
why the Sprint connection software isn't working.

Did Sprint leave the "Internet Sharing" app on the Mogul? If so, you
should be all set.

It sounds like the Sprint software is some kind of "Connection
Wizard" to save you from having to configure this manually, but
sometimes less is more.

Ordinarily, you plug in the phone (this will start the sync process-
just ignore it) run the Internet Sharing app, select USB as the
connection type, and the data network you wish to connect to
(Sprint's would likely be the only one there) and tap connect. The
phone will then drop the Activesync connection then connect as a
network adapter (almost like a USB cable/DSL modem) and you'll be
connected to "all the interwebs"...

It's possible Sprint left the app out, favoring their own setup, but
above is the "official" WM6 phone-as-modem connection method. One
caviat- Activesync 4.5 has to be installed on the PC (or WMDC on
Vista machines, I assume) since it is how the phone-as-modem driver
gets on the PC.




--

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or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:21:37 -0600, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>At 18 Aug 2007 19:48:15 -0500 John Yossarian wrote:
>> I just purchased the HTC Mogul (6800) yesterday. I really like it
>so
>> far, but am struggling with getting to use it as a modem for my
>> laptop. Per the instructions in the manual, I downloaded the Sprint
>> PCS Connection Manager for Phone as Modem/USB Cables, but during
>> installation the closest option it gave me was to install
>"UTStarcom -
>> PPC 6700 (Windows Mobile). I tried this, but it's not working. The
>> software keeps asking me to connect the device. I have done this,
>and
>> while Windows recognizes the Mogul as a Local Area Connection, I
>can't
>> seem to get past this part.
>
>The 6700 used WM5, which supported DUN (dialup networking), whereas
>the Mogul uses PAN (personal area networking.) This might explain
>why the Sprint connection software isn't working.
>
>Did Sprint leave the "Internet Sharing" app on the Mogul? If so, you
>should be all set.
>
>It sounds like the Sprint software is some kind of "Connection
>Wizard" to save you from having to configure this manually, but
>sometimes less is more.
>
>Ordinarily, you plug in the phone (this will start the sync process-
>just ignore it) run the Internet Sharing app, select USB as the
>connection type, and the data network you wish to connect to
>(Sprint's would likely be the only one there) and tap connect. The
>phone will then drop the Activesync connection then connect as a
>network adapter (almost like a USB cable/DSL modem) and you'll be
>connected to "all the interwebs"...
>
>It's possible Sprint left the app out, favoring their own setup, but
>above is the "official" WM6 phone-as-modem connection method. One
>caviat- Activesync 4.5 has to be installed on the PC (or WMDC on
>Vista machines, I assume) since it is how the phone-as-modem driver
>gets on the PC.

Todd,

Thanks for the information. The manual is wrong, and apparently not
updated since the 6700. Activesync isn't really impressing me at this
point, but I'm resigned to leaving it installed if it's the only way
to tether my Mogul to the laptop. I don't do this a lot, but in the
instances where I need to it's a valuable capability.

This is actually an improvement over my last phone. I had the Sanyo
RL-4920, which connected via DUN (as you describe above). It was much
slower than the Mogul, and it couldn't simultaneously charge and be
connected as my new device does.

I sincerely appreciate the helpful and very timely response.

JY

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