Motorola v188 and T-Mobile USB modem setup

May 18, '05 09:03:00AM

Contributed by: nohl

This was successfully completed using OSX 10.4. I just bought a T-Mobile Motorola V188 phone. It's cool because it works with a standard mini -> big USB cable (and no, I don't know how to iSync it yet). I did use it to connect to the internet at 56KB, though. I had to sign up for T-Mobile internet package (you can cancel at any time and they don't mess with your contract).

Here are the steps to set this up. I worked it out with their tech experts. this is not yet documented for the public.

  1. Visit Taniwha.org and scroll to "Scripts for Motorola GPRS phones." Download the file and put "Motorola GPRS CID1" in your scripts folder: /Library/Modem Scripts/
  2. Connect the phone to the computer via the USB cable
  3. Open System Preferences and click on Network. It should say that it detects the v188
  4. On the PPP tab, set the following: PPP options: Now click Apply Changes.
  5. On the Modem Tab: Remember to Apply Changes!
Now go back to PPP Tab and click on Connect. The Internet Connect window will open; hit Connect. Presto, it should work...

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