I'm having trouble using my Sprint 6700 as a wireless modem (USB). I have the $15/month Power Vision plan. When I hit dial on the laptop the connection, send & receive boxes light up on the phone for 30 seconds or so, then go blank. About 30 seconds later, the dialing app on the laptop gives me a 718 error (username/pw wrong or taking too long to authenticate). I am using the same username & pw that I have saved in the internet options of the phone itself and that functionality works just fine.

When I called Sprint, the level 1 guy said I had to have the $40/month plan to use it as a modem. Recalling that I read in plenty of threads here that that is not the case, I was wondering if I missed something on how to get it to work with the $15/month plan. Also, I just got the Power Vision reprovisioned today, so I'm wondering if that makes any difference.

look at the sticky above and read

the $15 power vision plan works fine for tethering. please see the sticky thread at the top of the forum for instructions (tip: leave the username and pwd fields blank).