How to Tether Your Computer to Your BlackBerry for Internet Anywhere

While the ability to tether your BlackBerry smartphone to your computer for internet access everywhere is not new, if you have been considering buying a 3G USB wireless internet card for your laptop to use the internet from the comfort of anywhere, then here is a quick rundown on how to do it. Plus, it will give you a feel of how the internet will supposedly work on the rumored BlackBerry Tablet, since it reportedly will be relying on a tether to your BlackBerry for internet access when a Wi-Fi network is not present. Interested yet?

The tethering magic all runs through Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIM) BlackBerry Desktop Manager software, get it na.blackberry.com/eng/services/desktop for free. So run over and grab a copy for your PC. Next you need to check how much your carrier charges for the service. Some require a tethering plan, and others will simply bill you for it after the fact (usually pretty expensive in comparison to getting a tethering plan). After you have decided which option to choose and get the necessary connection information from your carrier, you just plug your Blackberry into your computer, open RIM’s Desktop Manager, click