Connecting Sprint PCS Cell Phone to PowerBook: Possible USB driver Problem
OK, here's the skinny:
I have a Sanyo 6200 cell phone on the Sprint PCS network. Its NOT a Vision (Sprint's 3G network) phone. I have Wireless Web (the older 2G network).
Now, I just bought a USB data cable at RadioShack (FutureDial, says its 6200 comptable). The software available for this cable is all Windows (sigh) only. However, I figured I'd be OK because USB support would be built into OS 10.2. But, when I plug the cord and phone into a USB port, I do not get "Sanyo USB Phone" or whatever as a network port option in the Network Pref Pane. I looked at the FutureDial site, and that was no help. Would it be that the phone itself does not support USB connectivity (the original data kit from Sprint had a serial cable)? I found a webpage where the author described going in and hacking the USB driver in the System Folder, which sounds a little scary to me. Is there some other driver I could use to get the phone recognized? Thanks.
I have a Sanyo 6200 cell phone on the Sprint PCS network. Its NOT a Vision (Sprint's 3G network) phone. I have Wireless Web (the older 2G network).
Now, I just bought a USB data cable at RadioShack (FutureDial, says its 6200 comptable). The software available for this cable is all Windows (sigh) only. However, I figured I'd be OK because USB support would be built into OS 10.2. But, when I plug the cord and phone into a USB port, I do not get "Sanyo USB Phone" or whatever as a network port option in the Network Pref Pane. I looked at the FutureDial site, and that was no help. Would it be that the phone itself does not support USB connectivity (the original data kit from Sprint had a serial cable)? I found a webpage where the author described going in and hacking the USB driver in the System Folder, which sounds a little scary to me. Is there some other driver I could use to get the phone recognized? Thanks.
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Originally posted by VanDeWaals
OK, here's the skinny:
I have a Sanyo 6200 cell phone on the Sprint PCS network. Its NOT a Vision (Sprint's 3G network) phone. I have Wireless Web (the older 2G network).
Now, I just bought a USB data cable at RadioShack (FutureDial, says its 6200 comptable). The software available for this cable is all Windows (sigh) only. However, I figured I'd be OK because USB support would be built into OS 10.2. But, when I plug the cord and phone into a USB port, I do not get "Sanyo USB Phone" or whatever as a network port option in the Network Pref Pane. I looked at the FutureDial site, and that was no help. Would it be that the phone itself does not support USB connectivity (the original data kit from Sprint had a serial cable)? I found a webpage where the author described going in and hacking the USB driver in the System Folder, which sounds a little scary to me. Is there some other driver I could use to get the phone recognized? Thanks.
Go here for a modem script.
This site has some info about connecting to the older wireless data services with a Mac. I've seen many more resources on connecting to PCS Vision with OS X, so my guess is that it would be less hassle to use that service.
Hope this helps.