OK I have a cell phone that I can connect to my laptop and use as a modem.

I do not have a data plan, but I do have lots of free minutes.

Next I have a desktop computer(always running) sitting in my home that has a dial up modem that's pluged into my telephone line(Fios Telephone) set up for sending and receiving faxes, and desktop also is connected to router with High speed Internet(Fios) internet access.

So now if I dial my home telephone number (xxx) xxx-xxxx from the laptop using the cell as a modem (free call) how do I get my home computer to answer call and connewhat do I need to do to connect to my desktop dial up modem, to use the desktops internet access.

Yea I am cheap I do not want to pay tmobile for thier data plan when I have unused minutes and I am already paying for high speed internet and telephone thats just sitting there not being used.

All I want is to check email and get on to a few web sites.

I am guessing I need some kind of software that allows the laptop to communicate with the desktop.

I know I can set up the desktop is it is a proxy server.

I can set cell phone to bluetooth to laptop use as a modem

I just need to figuire out how to get the two to shake hands and talk to each other.

I was able to use laptop and tmobile phone to connect to internet once I guess they had data port open but after second use they shut me off while connected so no more free data access on phone.

Dennis Ratcliffe

I'm useing my cell phone as my modem on my pc but would like to add a router so that my son can use his laptop,is there a router out there with a USB connection that I can plug my cable from my cell phone which has a USB connection that goes to my pc

Dude munimk first you have got the wrong impression that the cell phone gives 115 kbps speed.What you are stating is the max speed the phone modem can handle.That 115 kbps speed shown in the task bar at the lower right hand corner of your computer/laptop screen shows the maximum speed the phone modem can handle.It like local area connection showing 100 mbps speed but the actual case is not that(in case of dial up connection or broadband connection).Actual speed is very low.If it is a simple series 60 phone like nokia 6600 it will give speed of 4.0-5.3 kbps.If it is a series 60 3rd edition phone like nokia n73 (E-GPRS or EDGE) it will give the speed of 15.0-18.5 kbps.If it is E series(also E-GPRS or EDGE enabled) nokia phone then it will give 33-40 kbps.

I wanted to use this technique on my Acer netbook as an option for when wifi is not available; not for the main internet connection.

My Motorola Z9 can be used as a modem and I have a data cable for it.  I purchased an unlimited data plan from AT&T and have a program called Motorola Phone Tools which allows you to transfer contacts, pictures, etc. To and phone the phone from your pc.  MPT allow has a communication option for SMS, MMS and Internet.  I signed up for the free version of NetZero dial-up networking (10 free hours per month) which should be enough for "emergency" access to email.  Set up through MPT is fairly simple by running through a short set-up wizard.  The dial-up phone number was automatically set and in about 5 minutes I was able to access the internet using Firefox.  On additional, nice feature of Motorola Phone Tools is the ability to see how much time you were connected.  This is a plus since NetZero (free version) does not provide how much time you have used towards your free 10 hours per month. 

Now I haven't tried this yet, but I would assume you could create several NetZero accounts, with different usernames and passwords, and have 10 free hours of access per account.  Then, just set up the corresponding (separate) connections within MPT and when one connection is gettting close to the free alotted hours, connect under a different account to obtain maximum free # of hours.

I have an X750, china phone with MTN wap enabled how on earth can I use it as moderm for my laptop computer, and how can I also browse free of charge with the phone. Thanks