Internet Connection Sharing
Sadly, internet connection sharing (ICS) is not enabled on the Sprint HTC Touch Pro by default. Instead, Sprint wants you to pay for a "phone as modem" (PAM) plan in order to unlock the functionality.
However, if you already have an internet plan for your phone (e.g. SERO plan), you can unlock the internet sharing capabilities in a few easy steps. This hack will work for the GSM AT&T Fuze and other variants as well.
Make sure you have ActiveSync installed on your PC if you are using Windows XP or earlier. Windows Vista requires the Windows Mobile Device Center.
First, use a registry editor such as PHM Regedit to delete the value \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\InternetSharing
\Settings\ForceCellConnection
Soft reset your device.
Open the Internet Sharing program located in your Programs folder. Your screen should look like this.
Connect your phone to your PC via USB cable. Choose to initiate a "Disk Drive" connection type or disable ActiveSync from your desktop. The purpose is to make sure that there is not an ActiveSync connection prior to using the Internet Sharing program.
Now, since your device was just soft reset, you will need to enable the data connection from the Comm Manager before you start tethering.
Then open the Internet Sharing program and change the "Network Connection" to "Sprint" using the drop down menu. Finally, select "Connect" and you should see the screen below. You're now ready to browse the internet using your Touch Pro as a modem.
If you check the network connections on your PC, you will see an additional connection named "Windows Mobile-based Internet Sharing Device".
This network connection has an IP address and communicates with your phone. In turn, your phone essentially acts like a router to route your requests to the Sprint network and vice versa.
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