Comments on: PowerBook Internet Access with Bluetooth Through a Treo

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» Sony Ericson T610 and Mac Bluetooth — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:17:29 +0000

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By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:44:15 +0000

I set this up with my SonyEricsson P800 and my PowerBook. I use it frequently when traveling. There truly is something marvelous about sitting on a bus–I mean the kind of shuttle bus that takes one hour to bring you from the hotel to the airport–in the middle of urban traffic and be checking email. I even did an online airport checkin and seat selection once FROM THE BUS to the airport. That was cool. All this, and the phone never even has to come out of your pocket. You’re right it DOES take some fiddling to get it set up. But when it works, it’s one of those moments when you figure this technology is not all that bad. SOME TIPS: turn off any auto updating stuff, such as a stock ticker or webpages with rotating ads. Don’t browse to graphic intensive sites. Google searches and email are ok. YOu can really go through a lot of bits fast, and most phone plans charge obscene rates for bandwidth. It does not take long to burn a $100 bill.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:44:04 +0000

Your guess is as good as mine, Adrian -- that's just what the article lists :-/. This is just conjecture, but it could be that some carriers have crippled the Bluetooth on their (locked) phones in order to discourage customers from sharing Internet access with external devices.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:32:44 +0000

Why does the phone need to be unlocked? I’ve seen numerous articles about using GSM/GPRS phones as Bluetooth/ USB modems and it’s never mentioned them needing to be unlocked.