tedjbutler
Registered
Hello.
I bought this data cable:
http://www.cellphonemall.net/wireless/store/accessorydetail.asp?id=41549
for turning my cell into a wireless modem.
It came with these instructions:
http://www.cellphonemall.net/datacables/Mac_Install.htm
I have a motorola V276 phone.
When I followed the inst. my mac seemed to recognize the phone, although it called it "motorola V26x". So the window that opened said "Please verify that it is configured correctly", and I had no idea how to do that, so I just clicked "OK" then "apply now"
Then I downloaded the "verizon wireless STD driver" and put it in modem scripts, selected motorola phone, and TRIED to select the modem script I just installed, but I think I instead installed one that was already on in my OS called "Verizon1XRTT modem script" (because it said "modem script" in it; yeah, I'm an idiot). Then I set up verizon's built-in ISP (I use verizon) and tried to connect. The cell lit up, there was a pause, and then some message indicating it didn't work. Then I turned off the wait for dial tone option. Didn't work. I turned off airport. Didn't work. Then I (probably foolishly) tried to connect useing this program for a DIFFERENT system for cell as modem:
http://www.smithmicro.com/default.tpl?group=product_full&sku=QLMMAKEE
that I had installed on my mac. But I tried to use it with the above cable because the one that came with it (the smithmicro program)) did not stay connected to, nor power my phone, through my comp. (which is actually why I bought the one I'm asking about). Needless to say, those two things did not work together, and when I went back to just working with the cable and my mac, under "motorola V26x" under "network status" it showed my phone, said it was configured, but that it was not connected. It had never been DIS-connected and when I once again tried to hook up with the net, the phone no longer even lit up, and now no matter what I do, my mac does not recognize it's connected to the phone, including the deletion of all info/ports I created in the beginning of this mess, which I deleted in an attempt to start over with a clean slate. If I could just get back to where my mac at least recognizes the phone, I feel I could then figure this out (as I said above, I realized at some point I might have used a verizon modem script that came with my OS instead of the one I downloaded/installed, for one thing). Other than getting tech sup. from the makers of the cable, which is proving to be difficult, got any suggestions for me?
This is so complex, it would be SOOOOO appreciated if someone gave me a call rather than using the slow painfull back and forth that this venue will likely provide. But of course, I'll take anything I can get. Thanks so much. -Ted: 608-212-9944
I bought this data cable:
http://www.cellphonemall.net/wireless/store/accessorydetail.asp?id=41549
for turning my cell into a wireless modem.
It came with these instructions:
http://www.cellphonemall.net/datacables/Mac_Install.htm
I have a motorola V276 phone.
When I followed the inst. my mac seemed to recognize the phone, although it called it "motorola V26x". So the window that opened said "Please verify that it is configured correctly", and I had no idea how to do that, so I just clicked "OK" then "apply now"
Then I downloaded the "verizon wireless STD driver" and put it in modem scripts, selected motorola phone, and TRIED to select the modem script I just installed, but I think I instead installed one that was already on in my OS called "Verizon1XRTT modem script" (because it said "modem script" in it; yeah, I'm an idiot). Then I set up verizon's built-in ISP (I use verizon) and tried to connect. The cell lit up, there was a pause, and then some message indicating it didn't work. Then I turned off the wait for dial tone option. Didn't work. I turned off airport. Didn't work. Then I (probably foolishly) tried to connect useing this program for a DIFFERENT system for cell as modem:
http://www.smithmicro.com/default.tpl?group=product_full&sku=QLMMAKEE
that I had installed on my mac. But I tried to use it with the above cable because the one that came with it (the smithmicro program)) did not stay connected to, nor power my phone, through my comp. (which is actually why I bought the one I'm asking about). Needless to say, those two things did not work together, and when I went back to just working with the cable and my mac, under "motorola V26x" under "network status" it showed my phone, said it was configured, but that it was not connected. It had never been DIS-connected and when I once again tried to hook up with the net, the phone no longer even lit up, and now no matter what I do, my mac does not recognize it's connected to the phone, including the deletion of all info/ports I created in the beginning of this mess, which I deleted in an attempt to start over with a clean slate. If I could just get back to where my mac at least recognizes the phone, I feel I could then figure this out (as I said above, I realized at some point I might have used a verizon modem script that came with my OS instead of the one I downloaded/installed, for one thing). Other than getting tech sup. from the makers of the cable, which is proving to be difficult, got any suggestions for me?
This is so complex, it would be SOOOOO appreciated if someone gave me a call rather than using the slow painfull back and forth that this venue will likely provide. But of course, I'll take anything I can get. Thanks so much. -Ted: 608-212-9944