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Nehmo
08-14-2010, 05:15 PM
I found this by P.S. Jones,
How to Unlock Tethering on a Cricket Phone | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_6137551_unlock-tethering-cricket-phone.html)

Does it work? Does anybody have any experience with doing this? When I do the steps on the phone, does it do anything irreversible?

Call Cricket Wireless to ensure that you have mobile web service on your contract. Add it if you do not already have it.
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Turn on your Cricket Wireless phone. Press the "Menu" button. Press the "9" key and then press the "#" key. Enter "333333" when the screen prompt asks you for the user lock code. Scroll down the menu and open the "DUN Mode" feature. Set the DUN Mode to "Enable" and click "OK."
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3
Connect your Cricket phone to your computer through the USB port. Go to the manufacturer's website to download the USB drivers if they do not automatically download when you connect the phone.
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4
Open your Internet browser on your computer. Go to "Tools" > "Options" > "Advanced" > "Network" > "Settings" (this may vary by browser). Choose the "Manual proxy configuration" for your browser. Enter "wap.mycricket.com" as proxy and "8080" as the port. Click "OK."
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5
Go to "Start" > "Control Panel" > "Network Connections" on your computer. Click "Create a new connection." Choose "Connect to the Internet" under "Network Connection Type."
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Choose "Set up my connection manually" and click "OK." Choose "Connect using a dial-up modem" on the next page. Set a name for the connection and click "Next."
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Enter "#777" when asked for your ISP's phone number. Then enter "yourphonenumber@mycricket.com" as the username and "cricket" as the password. Click "Dial" to begin the Internet sharing process.

~~ Nehmo

Nehmo
11-06-2010, 04:15 PM
I can't get tethering to work. I believe the problem is that #777 is not the correct number. (See above or Using your Cricket Samsung phone as an Internet modem (http://www.acreativedesktop.com/cricket-samsung-phone-internet-modem.html) ). So does anybody know the correct number?

~~ Nehmo