Yes, please report back with your next bill to confirm VZW can not see that you are tethering. They have a history of billing users for the additional bandwidth, or even canceling your contract if you go over a certain limit. I used my 6700 to tether my laptop for a few weeks while my DSL wasn't working, and my bill was about $100 higher that month.

I have followed all of the instructions for USB tethering my Xv6800 and it works, so-so, but the binary value for WModemdun reverts back to the original value after disconnect requiring that I reset the value to 0 to reconnect. Any suggestions?

Could someone explain what the purpose of editing these particular keys is?

add DWORD "CheckProfile"=0
set DWORD "Multi-NAI"=0 <--- I know this is for "hiding" tethering use
set DWORD "WModemDUN"=0

Why the other two? I've done this process without the other two edits and it seems to work fine. What am I missing?

Ok... for those of us who haven't hacked a phone since the XV6600s came out... I need some help.

I used to use the Wmodem and sync disconnect to tether my 6600... I'm on Vista Ult... What regedit tool do I need, where might I find it and what/were is this Modem Link?

Just think of me as a newbie all over again.

David

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PHM or Resco registry editor will work fine. Google is your friend. Modem Link is in the programs section of the phone.

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As long as you don't go over 5GB you should be fine. I've tethered with my 6600 and 6700 using WModem and I never had a problem. The key here is they all use Dial Up Networking and connect using the same login as your standard data connection. Given that, and with Multiple NAI disabled, I believe the only way for Verizon to determine where the traffic is coming from is with a deep packet analysis and even then, they would be hard pressed to prove what kind of device it is intended for. I believe if Verizon knows you are tethering, you simply would not be allowed to connect.

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Helix:
Many thanks! After repeated problems with USB Modem's product, (only stayed connected for 60 seconds at a time), I uninstalled USB Modem, took the leap and did the registry edit using Resco editor. First time doing that. Feels good to replace a function (BT DUN) that was intentionally disabled in the phone. The Vista drivers work great even though I'm using XP. I'm getting speeds ranging from approximately 1 Mbps with USB cable EV 4 bars and 250 Kbps using BT DUN with EV lighting but no bars showing. Now I feel as though my new XV6800 is pulling its weight.

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XV6600>XV6800

I been tethering with my Motorola Q for 1 year. Never get anything from VZW. Most I ever did was 2 GB a month.

Now I am happy with my Mogul and Sprint.

Does anybody notice their battery draining ont he phone while teathered via USB I thought it was supposed to keep the phone charged all the way up. MIne has the orange light on and says chraging in teh battery meter thing but it keeps going down slowely as if it werent on the charger at all..


Hope someone else has this problem as well..

I've had it happen with mine too. Used to happen occasionally with my 6600 also. It usually happens when the battery started to get hot. You'll see the orange light start to blink. The best solution is to either put it on a wall charger/cradle or to turn the screen off, turn the phone face down, and take off the battery door. Alternatively, turn it off and remove the battery for a few minutes.

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