How to use Sanyo 7300 as a modem.

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latino45 wrote:
> I have a laptop runing winXP,loaded my sanyo drivers and when I plugged
> my phone to my USB port it shows in my device manager window as
> operational..Im using Sprint dialer sofware 3.0 and even tried to use
> Sprint connection manager software,but both programs fail to detect the
> device..I have a 2nd older laptop running win98..Sprint dialer 1.1 and
> a samsung m-100 connected to a serial port,slow but it works 14.4
> k..but the same set up doesn,t work on my new laptop..it doen,t have a
> serial port and the older dialer version refuse to load in my new
> laptop.message(SEVERE configure tcp/ip protocol)..I have my Sanyo 7300
> activated and was planning to buy a second one to replace my samsung if
> I could get the Sanyo to work as a modem..but Im willing to buy any
> other model proven to work under Winxp and using the USB port..thanks
> in advance for any help..
>
>

Ditch the Sprint Dialer. Just setup a new PPP connection using your
SANYO Phone as the modem. Use the phone number #777, with a blank
username and password.

Enjoy!

bob