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Tether a Blackberry on Alltel

I cannot even describe to you the overwhelming feeling of accomplishment that I have now that I have finally tethered my Blackberry Curve (Alltel) to BOTH my laptops. On Windows 7, it was fairly simple: pair the phone, then set up a com port. On the Mac, is was pair the device, set up the DUN for Generic & CDMA. After that, the phone number, user name, and password are: #777, <your 10 digit phone number>, alltel.

It took me over a year to find that information on the internet. I don’t know if people just don’t use Alltel or what, but it was exceedingly hard to find.

Down speeds are around 280kb/s, with uploads coming it at about 90kb/s. Latency is around 330ms. Not great, but not bad either. I can easily work on those speeds, so long as I don’t need to do any heavy uploading/downloading.

If you need help tethering, leave a comment and I’ll see if I can help.

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here, so I thought that I’d write a quick blurb about what has been going on in my life. So far this year, I have:

Quit grad school.
Got a job as a PHP + MySQL developer for DDM Marketing and Communications in Grand Rapids, MI.
Become far better at PHP that I used to be.
Commuted over 5000 miles.
Bought a new car.
Went to Arizona to visit my sister.
Moved to Grand Rapids.
Ate at some excellent new food places.
…and FINALLY learned how to tether my Blackberry Curve (Alltel) to my computer via Bluetooth.

Overall, it’s been a fairly exciting couple of months. I get married at the end of July, and look forward to that above all else.

Thanks for being patient. New posts on the way.