I Use It Only For Self Defense

My climb towards geek blackbelt-dom continues. Last night I figured out how to use my Blackberry Pearl as a tethered modem to browse the web on my laptop. I achieved speeds of 175kbps, which is halfway between dial up and low speed broadband (truthfully, however, media rich sites seem to load significantly slower than with my broadband connection. I think the blackberry's internal capacity to move data through its USB port is limited). Why is this useful? Since I have an unlimited data plan with my cell provider, I now have an easy, effective, and cost free way to get online even when I'm somewhere without an internet connection; my mom's apartment in Buffalo, for example. The only requirement is a good cell signal. Pretty cool huh? If you have a pearl, use this link for instructions. And yes, this post was written and posted through my Pearl's connection. Holla.