Technically Inclined

To start lets address what tethering is in the cellular world, simply put it is the connection of a computer to a mobile device like your BlackBerry or Iphone to use as a gateway to the Internet. It is important to know the possible charges that you may receive well preforming this task, I won’t get into details as every carrier seems to be different. Golden rule is have a data plan that allows for at least 1 GB of data. For my tethering needs I have a 6 GB data plan on my BlackBerry 9000 Smartphone with Rogers.
Let’s begin.

Step #1
First off we need to have the two devices paired. To do this on the BlackBerry side simply access the Bluetooth settings for the phone ensuring the phone is visible to searching devices such as your computer. Also, ensuring your computer is set to allow Bluetooth devices to connect is a required setting.
Step #2
Hit your windows key to open the start menu, type “add a bluetooth device” Select the option that appears in the start menu matching that search. Selecting this will bring you to a window that is searching for Bluetooth devices that are set to discoverable. Proceed to add your BlackBerry as a trusted device on your computer.
Step #3
Hit your windows key once more and type the search phrase “set up a dial-up connection” after selecting the appropriate search result you will see a window with two options, for our purposes we will be selecting “Standard Modem over Bluetooth link”. On the next screen in the field asking for a dial-up phone number enter “*99#” (Rogers) without quotations. This number can be different from carrier to carrier please check with yours for the appropriate number. Name your connection something to indicate what it is. You can now select “connect” to attempt this new dial up connection.
*Note that you do not need to enter a user name or password for rogers wireless but other carriers may require it.

If anyone is interested in the steps for Linux or Apple computers please leave me a comment indicating your interest