Thanks, everyone, for all your help. My LG VX8700 is successfully connected via bluetooth to the my n810 and will upload and download at a reasonable speed. I understand that I'm taking some risk for how I will be charged, but we'll see how it goes. Currently, I have the Mobile Web 2.0 for an extra $5 per month, no VCAST and no data options. Here's how I did it. 1. Purchased an LG USB data cable. 2. Downloaded BitPim from www.BitPim.org onto my computer. 3. Plugged in my phone to my computer via USB, downloaded driver for USB cord, and had BitPim autodetect the phone. Made a note of the COM port assigned to the phone. 4. Followed instructions on http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=938352 to enable EVDO DUN (dial-up networking). A. Steps 1 & 2 require that you download QPST 2.7 build 215. This is illegal according to most forums and the link there no longer works. After some time googling, I finally tracked down a download and successfully downloaded. B. Step 4 has you specify the port--this is where the BitPim info came in handy. C. Instructions do not mention that at completion of the last step the phone turns off and restarts. I was not sure if this was a mistake on my part or intentional. Regardless, it seemed to work. 5. On Nokia n810, followed instructions to pair phone and tablet via Bluetooth. (Make sure you put phone in discovery mode: go to Settings->Bluetooth menu->Options->Discovery mode). If password is requested on your phone it is:0000 (four zeros). 6. On Nokia n810, use the following for your phone's connection settings (as mentioned in the first post on this thread): Username: <your-10-digit-phone-num>@vzw3g.com (this should look familiar from the QPST configuration steps you took earlier) Password: vzw Phone Number: #777 Done NOTES: 1. This seems to work whether I am using EVDO or 1X. It was NOT necessary to disable EVDO via the "supersecret menu" [To see the secret menu, on your phone press: "##PROGRAMxxxx <Send>" where xxxx is the model number of your phone. So for me it is: ##77647268700 <Send> . Service code is: 000000 (six zeros)] This ultimately may affect the way I am charged. Hopefully no nightmare $900 bill if I stay under the radar. I see from other posts that some people have added VCAST to their plan, not because it's neccessary for tethering, but to disguise any data usage and aviod Verizon's wrath. Again, we'll see. 2. It was also not necessary to uncomment the "-chap" option. I am not familiar with Linux and viewed those instructions with trepidation--so just as well! 3. I stay connected when not uploading or downloading. The phone says "DORMANT". Thanks again for everyone who contributed and got me up and running! Jane