How to Hook My Laptop Up to My BlackBerry for Wi-Fi

Use a BlackBerry as a tethered modem to connect your
laptop to the Internet. Several BlackBerry smart-phone
models feature this capability, including the Bold, Curve,
Pearl, Storm, Style, Torch and Tour. The Internet
connection will be slower than a usual Wi-Fi connection,
but you will have Internet access. Before connecting a
BlackBerry to the laptop, locate and write down the
laptop's IP address and your Internet APN. Do not use the
BlackBerry while establishing the Internet connection,
since the data may interfere.
Items you will need
USB cable (optional)
Step 1
Install BlackBerry Desktop Software (see "Resources"). This
software contains drivers that assist in communication
between the BlackBerry and the laptop's virtual COM port.
Step 2
Click "Start" on your computer home screen. Click
"Settings" and select "Control Panel." Click twice on the
"Phone and Modem Options."
Step 3
Click the "Modems" tab in the "Phone and Modem
Options" window. Click "Standard Modem" and choose
"Properties." Click the "Advanced" tab in the "Standard
Modem Properties" window.
Step 4
Type "+cgdcont=1" followed by first the computer IP
address and then the Internet APN in the "Extra
initialization commands" field. Click "OK" to save, then
select "OK" to close the "Phone and Modem Options"
window.
Step 5
Click "Start" on the computer home screen and choose
"Settings." Click "Network Connections," then select "New
Connection Wizard." The wizard opens.
Step 6
Click "Connect to the Internet" and choose "Next." Click
"Set up my connection manually" and choose "Next." Click
"Connect using a dial-up modem" and choose "Next." Click
"Modem - Standard Modem" in the "Select a Device"
screen, then click "Next."
Step 7
Type the connection name in the "ISP Name" box, and type
"*99#" in the "Phone number" box. Click "Next." Type your
username and password, then click "Finish."
Step 8
Click "Properties" in the "Connect" window and choose
"Configure." Uncheck the "Enable hardware flow control"
box. No other boxes should be checked. Click "OK" and
choose "OK" in the "Properties" window.
Step 9
Connect your BlackBerry to your computer either through
Bluetooth or the USB cable. Open BlackBerry Desktop
Manager and a message appears reading "Connected."
Step 10
Open "Network Connections" on the computer and click on
the "Connection Name" that you named. Type the
username and password you previously entered, then click
"Dial."