So, you’ve just plugged your handy dandy WM 5.0 device (in my case an i-mate JasJar) into your laptop and started the Wireless Modem program on the device – wait a few seconds and start scratching your head! When you do this Windows will attempt to detect the hardware, and it will pick up a generic USB modem device for which it doesn’t have a driver.
What you need to do to get this working is install this USB modem driver when prompted. It will do a whole heap of buzzing and finally spit out that it has successfully configured the device. After the installation is complete you will have a “HTC USB Modem (WirelessModem)” connection defined in your Network Connections.
It will dial up the device using *99# and use your default access point name (configured on the device under the tools menu in the Wireless Modem program. For Vodafone Australia it is “vfinternet.au”.
I found Bluetooth easier to configure (just create a partnership between the devices – from the desktop) and it detects a standard bluetooth modem. In that case you need to create your own connection that dials *99#. The problem with running bluetooth is that it really runs down the battery in this mode so when you can, hook up using USB to keep the charge in your mobile device.
Warning: Make sure you have a good data plan before doing too much surfing or e-mail.