Use your Windows Mobile device as an internet modem for free

Posted By Scott Klarr on Jun 08, 2008 at 7:37 pm

HTC Mogul 6800 I just got a new windows mobile 6 based phone (HTC Mogul 6800) and naturally I added the sprint data package to my phone for $15 per month. I then asked them about tethering the phone as a modem with my laptop and i was informed it would cost an extra $40 for that ability. Screw that. I wouldn't use it enough to justify that cost, considering my bill is already around $150 a month.

I was very excited when I came across this little instructional video about how to make the phone act as a wifi router using the phone's data package - without sprint knowing its coming from a computer. This means that there are no additional tethering package fees!

I have already tested this out on my Mogul 6800 and it worked wonderfully. I was absolutely amazed that I was able to get a 1mbps connection out of it considering I'm out in the middle of nowhere, and my $80 "high speed" home connection is only 1mbps!

How To Do It:

The link provided in the notes for this video no longer works to get the wmWifiRouter software, but if you google "wmwifirouter rapidshare" you can find a copy very easily.

Just About Finished

There is one additional step I read about that was not mentioned in this video. According to a user over at ppcgeeks.com, its vital that you make a minor registry edit in order to prevent Sprint from detecting the computer connection.

Registry Modification

First you will need to install a registry editor if you do not already have one. Once you have your registry editor open:

  • Goto: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareOEMWModem"
  • Set "CheckProfile", "Multi-NAI" and "WModemDUN" DWORDS to a decimal value of "0".
  • Do a soft reset for changes to take effect.

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