Samsung Instinct trick – using QPST to enable tethering
NOTE THIS HAS POTENTIAL TO CORRUPT YOUR PHONE’S FILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO LOSE ALL DATA. Samsung Cell Phone tips & tricks
How to use phone as a modem Samsung Instinct
(I do not have an instinct to test this on, so it just a hypothetical.)
1) Install Samsung Instinct Driver
a) Go to http://www.sprint.com/downloads
[b) select OS
c) download Sprint PCS Connection Manager for Phone as Modem/USB Cables
d) Install. Make sure to check box for Samsung Drivers
2) Find phones COM port
a) Attach your phone to your computer via the data cable.
b) right click "My Computer"
c) click on "Properties."
d) Go to the "Hardware" tab
e) hit the "Device Manager" button.
f) In the new window, scroll down to and expand the node labeled "Modems."
g) You should see something along the lines of "SAMSUNG CDMA Modem." Right-click that item and go to the properties window for the CDMA modem.
h) Then go to the "Advanced" tab and near the bottom, hit the button called "Advanced Port Settings." In this window, you should see some information saying what the phone’s COM Port Number is. NOTE PHONE OCCUPT 2 COM ports: one for DATA Modem one for DATA Diagnostic. The other COM port will be +/- 1
3) Obtain MSL #
a) Download the demo version of "CDMA Workshop" from http://www.cdma-ware.com/workshop.html
b) Launch CDMA Workshop
c) Set the COM Settings (AT mode) to COM# of your phone
d) Click Connect
e) Click Read
f) If you have the correct port selected the Phone Information will display correctly. If not see NOTE above and try again
g) Click ‘Security’ Tab
h) Under SPC ‘Default (nv_read)’ click Read
i) The # in the box is your MSL. SAVE IT SOMEWHERE!
4) Configure QPST
a) google QPST 2.7 Build 215 (or above — current is 264) or search on thepiratebay.org
b) download and install QPST
c) open QPST Configuration
d) Click on Add New Port
e) Select COM# – USB/QC Diagnostic and hit ok
5) Change NAI Option
a) go to ‘Start Clients’ and select ‘SERVICE PROGRAMMING’
b) click read from phone
c) enter the MSL# (What you found in part 3) and hit ok
d) CLICK SAVE TO FILE
i) This is a backup procedure to make sure you can fix anything you break!
ii) Save with name and location that you will remembere) Click on M. IP tab
f) Expand the "NAI" and "Tethered NAI" columns so you can read them both clearly.
i) You should see that Tethered NAI is not the same as NAI.g) Edit Tethered NAI so that it matches.
h) Save to DIFFERENT back up file
i) Write to phone
6) Using Phone as Modem
a) Win XP
i) Create a New Connection (using WinXP) by selecting Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network Connections > File > New Connection > Next > Next
ii) Select "Set up my connection manually" > Next > Next
iii) Enter the name of the ISP which will be "SprintPCS" and click on Next
iv) Enter #777 and click on Next
v) Uncheck "make this the default connection" and click on Next
vi) Check "add shortcut to my desktop" and you’re done!b) Windows Vista
i) Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Set up a connection or network > set up a dial up connection > next
ii) Dial-up phone number: #777
iii) User name: (blank)
iv) Password: (blank)
v) Connection name: Sprint
vi) Click connect
vii) If prompted select Sprint CDMA modem
NOTE THIS HAS POTENTIAL TO CORRUPT YOUR PHONE’S FILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO LOSE ALL DATA
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