If you have a marketing/promotions dept at your office, see if their proxy settings are the same as yours. Quite often the marketing dept in an organization has a more relaxed proxy access to allow streaming video, surfing for sales opportunities, pimping the company on various forums, etc....

well i don't think i could go asking around for proxies.
i'll be fine in that department, before i lose my job.

Ok, Blackberry devices....

My wife would like to get a Blackberry smartphone, is there anything out there that will turn it into a walking HOTSPOT?

Thanks.

Anybody using a Blackberry as a wireless modem?
If so how?
And what is required?

All.
I got my phone...Finally...

it's a HTC Touch Pro on Sprint with everything data and voice.

I'll start trying out the various softwares as wireless routers.
I will then cancel my data plan next month and c which ones work.
currently am using internet sharing for WM 6.1...which is GREAT.

am guessing know which one of these softwares work without a data plan???

I don't think any of them would work without a data plan how would the phone access the internet without it.??

ok, I tested this software for about a week.
with this one you have about 6 ways to connect two device.
but the connection is not that solid.

ok am testing this one.
I LOVE IT..... I use it at work...mine u that I work in the ground floor and I only have 1 to 2 bars and I stream last.fm with no skips.

the batt. drain is enormous....i even tried it with my batt. on full charge. Then I plug the phone in the wall.....it still got drain in one hour and 45 minutes.

still LOVE it.

Hello Again.
Is there something out there that doesn't SUCK sooooo much battery life.
This thing suck fast even with a AC power cord plugged into it.

I get about 1:44 mins tops.