HTC Mogul as an Internet Connection
I recently got the HTC Mogul phone and service from Sprint. I had been using it sporadically as a network device via Bluetooth on the Macbook Pro in OS X 10.5 Leopard but had not tried it tethered in Windows Vista Ultimate in Bootcamp. I decided to try it USB so I wasn’t marrying the device to the same notebook twice, and I cannot be more pleased with the results.
I didn’t have to touch a single disc. I plugged it in via USB, selected "Internet sharing" on the phone via USB and plugged it in. The laptop chugged for about 30 seconds installing drivers and blam, I was online. Ok, maybe not blam, I did have to turn off WiFi for the browser to recognize the connection, but once I had done that I was set. As a matter of fact this is the 3rd time I have used it that way and I am writing and posting this blog via a cell connection.
I wish I could get it working USB on OS X, has anyone managed that? While wireless is nice, Bluetooth decimates the battery, I would much rather have it use my laptop’s battery.
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Did you ever figure out how to connect the USB to use the Mogul for DUN? I am currently using BT and then plugging in the USB so that
the MBP is charging it while using the BT for the connection. It’s kind of hokey but it works fine. It would just make more sense to use the USB instead of killing the battery using the BT on the MBP and charging the Mogul. I’m using the VZW branded version the xv6800. It’s a bit more difficult as VZW has it dumbed down. ICS is gone but there is a patch.