Switching to Mac: Mac, BlackBerry, Verizon, Tethered Modem
Posted by mikeg on November 13, 2008
I pay Verizon for an option to use my BlackBerry as a modem and was very surprised that a brief google search and a phone call to Verizon data support lead me to belief that I will not be able to use this option with my new MacBook Pro. Verizon support told me that only Motorola Q is supported on Mac
At the same time I was pretty sure that I would be able to figure out as Windows uses BlackBerry as a modem by sending certain codes/strings to it. Turned out that it is easier than was expected.
After a few hours of searching forums and discussion boards there was a recommendation to install “Verizon Access Manager” that you can download for Motorola Q. That worked out great.
Here are the steps:
- Not sure if this is necessary for VZAM to work, but I installed PocketMac to charge my BlackBerry from USB port (explained here)
- Install VZAM
- Connect your BlackBerry
- Connect through VZAM
I am getting very good speeds — Skype voice calls work great and I can watch most of the videos on the web without buffering.
