Tethering

This allows you to use your BlackBerry® smartphone as a tethered modem with your laptop – enabling you to work on the move without a dongle or data card.

What do you need?

•  A laptop running Windows XP, Vista or 7
•  A 3G BlackBerry – such as the Bold 9700 or Storm2 9520
•  A USB cable
•  An active 'BlackBerry Mobile Web Bolt On' on your mobile tariff

Using BlackBerry® tethering on an O2 Tariff:

We recommend O2's BlackBerry® Mobile Web Bolt On at a cost of £6.38 per month for 500 MB of UK modem usage.
If you don't have this bolt on available on your tariff you will be charged 75p per MB if you’re a BES customer and 85p per MB if your’re a BIS customer.

If you are going overseas, you will incur the following charges: £2.55 per roamed MB in the EU and £6.00 per MB in the rest of the world. Our BlackBerry® Roaming Bolt Ons don’t cover modem usage.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have BlackBerry® daily roaming rate on your tariff, then you can't add the BlackBerry Mobile Web Bolt On.

How does it work?
Please follow these instructions to set yourself up with BlackBerry® tethering:

•  Install and run Desktop Manager version 5.0.1 or later on your laptop – if you don’t have the CD, it can download from http://www.blackberry.com/
•  Connect your BlackBerry® to your laptop with the USB cable
•  If required, enter your BlackBerry® password within Desktop Manager when asked to do so 
• Click on the “IP Modem” button within Desktop Manager, select the Connection Profile, and then press the “Connect” button
• You can use your BlackBerry® for calls at the same time as it’s being used as a modem and you can also charge your BlackBerry® at the same time too.

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