Congratulations, Blackberry owner, you’ve found a “how to” site which will teach you how to tether your Blackberry Curve or other BB phone.  I am assuming that you have not met with much success as you endeavor to tether, because many of the sites you visited were simply wrong about how to do this.  I won’t lead you astray.  Here you go.

The things you need to tether your Blackberry to your computer is;

• Blackberry Curve (or other Blackberry with tethering capability)
• Modem cable (The same one you use to connect to your pc can be used to tether)
• Computer/Laptop with Desktop Manager version 4.1 or higher already installed.
• A data plan with your carrier (if you can view web pages on your Blackberry, then you have data capability)

The following information comes directly from the Blackberry technical support web site.

Let’s get started.

Set up an Internet APN.

1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Phone and Modem Options.
3. In the Phone and Modem Options window, click the Modems tab.
4. Select Standard Modem and click Properties.
5. Click Change Settings.
6. In the Standard Modem Properties window, click the Advanced tab.
7. In the Extra initialization commands field, type the following:+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”<your Internet APN>”Note: The following is applicable for T-Mobile® customers only:

   The extra initialization command is: +cgdcont=1,”IP”,”wap.voicestream.com”

   Note: If you do not know your Internet APN, or if you do not have an Internet APN, contact your service provider.

8. Click OK.
9. In the Phone and Modem Options window, click OK.

To configure dial-up networking, complete the procedure that is appropriate to the operating system you are using:

Windows Vista

1. Click Start.
2. Select Connect To.
3. Click Setup a connection or network.
4. Click Setup a dialup connection.
5. In the Dial-up phone number field type *99#.
6. Type the user name and password provided by your service provider.
7. In the Connection Name field type BlackBerry.
8. Click Dialing Rules.
9. Make sure the profile created in Task 2 has been selected, and then click OK.
10. Select Connect to establish an internet.

Note: For instructions on connecting a computer to the Internet using a BlackBerry smartphone with CDMA as a tethered modem, see KB04664.

Windows XP operating system

1. Click Start > Settings > Network Connections.
2. Double-click New Connection Wizard. The New Connection Wizard opens.
3. Click Next.
4. Select the Connect to the Internet option. Click Next.
5. Select Set up my connection manually. Click Next.
6. Select Connect using a dial-up modem. Click Next.
7. If the Select a Device screen appears, select the Modem – Standard Modem check box. Click Next.
8. In the ISP Name field, type a name for your connection. Click Next.
9. In the Phone number field, type *99#. Click Next.
10. Indicate which users will have access to the connection. Click Next.
11. Type the user name and password provided by your service provider. Click Next.
12. Click Finish.
13. In the Connect window, click Properties.
14. In the Properties window, verify that Modem – Standard Modem appears beneath the Connect using heading, and then click Configure.
15. In the Modem Configuration window, clear the Enable hardware flow control check box and make sure none of the other check boxes are selected. Click OK. In the Properties window, click OK. (NOTE: Many sites tell you to leave this checked.  They are wrong!  Un-check the flow control box and leave it empty)

Windows 2000 operating system

1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections.Note: The following is applicable for T-Mobile customers only:Under the networking tab in the properties window for the dial-up connection, clear the Enable LCP Extensions check box, as well as all check boxes beneath the PPP Settings window.
3. Double-click Make New Connection. The Network Connection Wizard opens.
4. Click Next.
5. Choose Dial-up to private network. Click Next.
6. In the Phone number field, type *99#. Click Next.
7. Indicate which users will have access to the connection. Click Next.
8. Type a name for your connection. Click Finish.
9. In the Connect window, click Properties.
10. In the Properties window, verify that Modem – Standard Modem is selected, then click Configure.
11. In the Modem Configuration window, clear the Enable hardware flow control check box and make sure none of the other check boxes are selected. Click OK.
12. In the Properties window, click OK.

Connect to the Internet using dial-up networking.

Note: During this procedure, do not operate the BlackBerry® Browser or any third-party applications on the BlackBerry smartphone. An active data session might interfere with the modem connection. Also, make sure an ethernet connection is not active at the same time.

1. Connect the BlackBerry smartphone to the computer.
2. Open BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
3. Click Start > Settings > Network Connections > <name of your new connection>.
4. Type the user name and password provided by your service provider. (T-Mobile uses blank username and password)
5. Click Dial.

If you’ve followed the directions above, you should have access now.  REMEMBER THAT YOUR DESKTOP MANAGER MUST BE RUNNING ON YOUR PC IN ORDER FOR YOU TO CONNECT.