Share internet with my phone?

Posted by Kenneth Cochran on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Kenneth Cochran
Published on 2010-03-27T12:35:49Z Indexed on 2010/03/27 12:43 UTC
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Most people want to use their cellphone as a modem for their computer, commonly referred to as 'tethering'. I'm actually interested in doing the opposite: Sharing my landline internet connection(which is much faster than any 3G service) with by cellphone.

My phone is a Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8330 and it has USB and bluetooth connections. I know both USB and Bluetooth are capable of supporting tcp/ip traffic what's not so clear is:

Is IP over USB or Bluetooth standardized?
Is it supported on my phone?
Has my cellphone company crippled my phone to prevent me from using it?

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