BlackBerry
I’m at Vivace right now and their WAP isn’t working so I’m using my BlackBerry as a GPRS/EDGE modem. I figured I’d write down the steps I took to set this up. This only applies to Mac users with T-Mobile accounts.
1. pair your BlackBerry and Mac (System Preferences -> Bluetooth)
2. copy blackberry8100.txt to /Library/Modem Scripts
3. go to System Preferences -> Network
4. select Bluetooth
5. click on the PPP tab
6. enter “guest” as both the account name and password
7. enter “wap.voicestream.com” as the telephone number
8. click on the Bluetooth Modem tab
9. select “BlackBerry 8100″ as your Modem
10. open the “Internet Connect” app
11. click “Connect”
The bandwidth isn’t bad but the latency is between 500ms and 1.5 seconds. It makes for a barely-usable network experience.
Update: it has been a couple months and I find the EDGE network to be fast enough for checking email once in a while, when there isn’t an open WAP around. I use it probably once a week.