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Using Your Device’s Phone as a Modem

Your device’s data capabilities enable you to use your device’s phone as a modem for your laptop computer anywhere on the Sprint Mobile Broadband network. You'll be able to send and receive email, browse the Internet, and access your company’s network anywhere on the Sprint National Network.

Note:

To use this service, you are required to sign up on a Sprint Power Vision with Phone as Modem plan. Go to www.sprint.com or visit a Sprint Store for Phone as Modem plan details and more information.

Setting Up a Data Connection With Your Computer

To use your phone as a modem, you first need to load the Sprint Connection Manager software on your computer, and then use the sync cable to connect your device to your computer.

Tip:

If your computer is enabled with Bluetooth® wireless technology, you can also use your device as a wireless modem. See “Using Your Device as a Wireless Modem” on page 174.

To set up your phone-to-computer data connection:

1.Install the Sprint Connection Manager software and drivers located on the Palm Software Installation CD.

2.After you install the software, connect your device to your computer using the sync

cable. (When your computer detects the connection, the icon appears in the taskbar in the lower-right corner of your computer screen.)

3.Make sure your device’s phone is turned on (see “Turning Your Device’s Phone On and

Off” on page 55) and that one of the Vision icons ( or ) appears at the top of the screen.

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