Cell phone as a wireless source?

I currently have a LG Vu through my provider Rogers. It offers a 3G network and I was wondering if I can use this as a modem. Both my laptop and the phone support Bluetooth, and I also have the USB connector cable for it. Is this possible/worth using? I also have an unlimited internet plan.

 

Yes you can, your carrier should give you a cd with the driver so you can use it as a modem.

 

Oh right the little mini-disc... 'Scratches head' Now where did it run off too

 

Oh neat I got it working, says I get 1.8 MBPS. Seems rather high, is it maybe a cache issue or is 3G really that quick?

 

You are actually getting a nice throughput, that's excellent, is Rogers technology CDMA or GSM?

 

EDIT: It's GSM I've experienced no issues with a signal. I actually switched from CDSM and find it much better, previously my provider was Aliant. With my Rogers phone I recently traveled from Halifax, Nova Scotia to London, Ontario and didn't experience a loss of signal the whole trip. My G3 was in and out in some more rural short cuts I went through. But overall was very good.

 

I just verified and Rogers is a GSM carrier in Canada, CDMA is just another techonlogy (spread spectrum technology), Bell Mobility uses CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access).

Anyway, the reason I asked is that CDMA normally gives you more throughput than GSM, so I'm amazed of what you are getting now, is almost unreal. GSM uses GPRS/EDGE as technology and it normally delivers about 600Mbps, so 1.8Mbpos is very good.

 

Yes I went and googled both for a dictionary reference to each . I think rogers is the only major provider that uses GSM. Wish I had figured out how to use it as a wireless source before I took my trip, I flew there and on the way I had to pay to use WiFi at the airports. Luckily the rates are low, but my cell phone bill will sure jump up quiet a bit

 

Yep, why do you think carrier want so much to push it? Is a $ billion market.