Tethering a Blackberry 8703e with Windows 7 Beta

I recently installed Windows 7 beta on a Dell Latitude D630 and could not get Sprint Smartview to properly install. I finally found a solution which, while a bit kludgy, does work: using the BB over bluetooth as a dial-up-modem. I found the instructions on BlackBerryForums.com, from user “camattin.”

1. Go to your network connections
2. click create a new connection
3. select 'Connect to the Internet'
4. 'Set up my connection manually'
5. <next>
6. 'Connect using a dialup modem'
7. <next>
8. check only the box for the 'Standard Modem'
9. <next>
10. give the ISP box some value.. i.e. "SprintPCS"
11. <next>
12. enter '#777' for the phone number
13. <next>
14. can opt for anyone's use or my use only
15. <next>
16. leave the username & password fields blank
17. unless your situation warrants it, unselect both checkboxes (use this account when anyone connects to the internet, make this the default internet connection)
18. <next>
19. <finish>

This finally allows me to use my laptop when I am away from wifi. Smartview is the only important application I have not gotten working under Windows 7, which has been amazingly stable for me.