Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Feb 2, 2009
The Apple MacBook notebooks do not have 3G built-in, but it's relatively easy to use the BlackBerry Storm's 3G connection. CNET's Brooke Crothers compared an HP 2510p ultraportable with built-in Verizon EV-DO modem to a MacBook Air using the Storm's 3G connection and the results were impressive. The MacBook Air / Storm combination saw download speeds of up to 1,088 Kbps (with an average of 500-600 Kbps) compared to 1392 Kbps on the HP 2510p. The following are directions for using your BlackBerry Storm as a modem with a MacBook.
Pair the two Bluetooth devices, then configure the phone on the MacBook side, telling it during the configuration process that you want to "Access the Internet with your phone's data connection." In Verizon's case, the account name is yourphonenumber@vzw3.com Then, in the next screen, you select "vendor: other" and "Verizon support, PC5220."
