WM Wifi Router on the Samsung SCH-i760

There are a number of solutions for connecting your PC or other device to your i760's Internet connection. The supported approaches require installing a product called 'VZAccess', which is flakey and technically unnecessary. VerizonGuy posted a solution which bypasses VZAccess but requires using the USB cable to produce a virtual Modem.

But the most elegant solution in my opinion is one provided by Jorrit Jongma, named WMWifiRouter. Below is the information I used to make this application work with the Samsung SCH-i760.

What Will I Need?

  1. A tool for modifying your device's registry. There are a number of free products such as Softonic's Editor. My personal favorite, which is not free, is part of SOTI Inc's Pocket Controller.
  2. The WMWifiRouter Software
  3. Internet-Connection Sharing (ICS) installer available here
  4. Although it is recommended to download these files from the source, they can also be obtained here.

What steps should I take?

  1. Start by reading this entire thread
  2. Install the ICS Application according to instructions from the above thread
    • Download the attached ZIP file
    • Extract it somewhere on your computer
    • Copy the CAB, EXE and BIN file to your mobile device
    • Install the CAB (just run it)
    • Run ICSInstall.exe
    • Click "Patch"
    • Wait 'til it says "Done"
    • Close the program
    • Soft-reset
  3. Modify registry according to instructions In the above thread. I have made a reg file containing these entries as well.
  4. Install WM Wifi Router using your favorite method. (Activesync, direct download of CAB, etc.) More Information here
  5. Start the Wifi Router
  6. Connect the PC to the Wifi Network
  7. Rejoice!