Dial Up Networking

This section relates to the Razr Phones provided by Verizon Wireless only.

Say you're on the road with your laptop or in a cabin in the mountains, or somewhere else without any other Internet access, but you've got a Verizon Wireless (VZW) V3m (or even a VZW V3c), a computer, and the proper USB cord and drivers. Well, this guide will walk you through getting Dial up Networking (DUN) working on your VZW phone! BUT, first I have a couple of disclaimers. One, I/we have done this on most all VZW V3c's but mostly VZW V3m's using the NEWC_ software. If you have a VZW V3m running the 24.1_ software, I think it will still work, BUT I don't know if the first seem edit is needed nor will work for you. The next MAJOR disclaimer is listed below:

If you are one of the lucky (or smart) ones who are still on Verizon Wireless's (VZW) older America's Choice plans, well this will only eat up your plan minutes! Yeah, buddy, that also means that this is FREE on nights and weekends. KeWl, eh?

HOWEVER, (and I can not stress this enough), if you've let your plan be upgraded or have signed up with VZW since about November 2007, and are on one of thier new 'Nationwide' plans, you WILL be charged $1.99/mB of usage up and down. If you are not sure which plan you are on, STOP AND DO NOT USE THIS GUIDE UNTIL YOU DO KNOW which VZW plan you are on! On the newer 'Nationwide Plan' you USED to be able to bypass the per megabyte data charge with the $15/mo vCast addition to your plan, BUT this is only if you signed up for vCast prior to Sept 2009. Now, you can either sign up for a 'Connect' plan, 'Premium" plan, or choose from two different tiers, 25mB/mo for $9.99 and 75mB/mo for $19.99.

It used to be that you needed to disable EVDO on your VZW phone to make this work, however, as opposed to the older guide for DUN, it is NOT required. HOWEVER, if you chose to use this without disabling EVDO, I STRONGLY suggest you do so sparingly. The guide to disable EVDO is linked here at hacktherazr.com.

Section A; Required Seem Edits:

If you are on VZW and still using a V3m with the NEWC_ firmware mentioned above or any VZW V3c, you will NEED to do the following seem edits (the first one may not be required if you've flashed your phone to a moto ui and/or on a VZW V3m running 24.1_ f/w):

1. Seem = 2742, bytes = 0000, record = 0001, offset = 006a; Check bit 3. This enables DUN. If you don't know how to do a seem edit, read either this guide here at HTR, or my seem editing article.
2. This next seem edit is quite different as you won't be checking bits, but changing info in the far right hand side of the window, and you must ONLY CHANGE THE ITEMS TOLD TO, OR YOUR PHONE MAY QUIT WORKING! The following info is thanks to pyde_pypper:
   • First, download the modified seem file. You won't have to extract it or anything.
   • In your seem editing program, enter in this info: Seem = 0b09, bytes = 90, record = 0001; then hit the "Read Phone" button.
   • BEFORE you do anything else, hit the "Save File" button to save a backup of your seem, just in case.
   • Then click the "Load File" button and load the 0b09_0001_Pyde_edited.seem file. You should see the info in the right hand side of the window change.
   • On the right, where it says "5555555555@vzw3g.com", move your cursor over to the right side and click on the first '5'.
   • Then just type in your ten digit phone number with area code and you're done. DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE!
   • If you accidently type over any other info, just reload the edited file and start over.
   • When you are done, go ahead and click the "Save Phone" button, unplug your phone and power cycle it.
   • It is this edit that removes the requirement of disabling EVDO to be able to use DUN.
   • One last thing, if you ever do a *228, it will revert your 0b09 seem back and this will have to be redone.

Section B; Setting up the connection on your Computer:

I should point out that the steps outlined below were done on a PC using Windows XP Pro with Service Pack 2 (WinXPSP2). If you are running Vista, your menu's and mileage will vary.

1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > Connections Tab.
2. Under Dial-up and Virtual Private Network settings click the "Add" button
3. Dial-Up to Private Network should be the default radio button selected, if it isn't - click it.
4. Phone number is: #777
5. And then press Next.
6. Name the connection whatever you want, I used Verizon.
7. And then press Finish.
8. Click Automatically detect settings and make sure its checked.
9. At the bottom of this window, edit as follows:
   • User name = 'your ten digit phone number'@vzw3g.com.
   • Password = vzw
   • Leave the domain box blank.
   • Click the Properties button located to the right of User name. A new window will pop up with tabs at the top.
   • Click the Security tab and then underneath Security Options, Click the Advanced (custom settings) radio button and then Click the "Settings" button.
   • Under where it says "Allow these Protocols" all of the check boxes will be checked.
   • Uncheck all of them except "Unencrypted Password" (PAP)
   • Then click OK and then Click Yes on the popup window about data encryption.
10. Click OK on all of the subsequent windows until you get rid of the initial Internet Options windows.
11. And now, that's it! Ready, set, go!

Section C; Connecting:

Now let's try this bad boy out! First make sure all other internet connections on your computer are disabled. Then go to your "Start" menu, then to "Connect To", then select your Verizon, USCC (or whatever you named it) connection. In the next window, just click the "Dial" button and wait. It'll show dialing #777, and then after it registers you, BOOM BABY, you're on the internet using your razr as a modem!

One last note, if your phone's screen shows "Packet Data", don't worry, this is totally normal. Enjoy!