bluetooth internet with cell phone

[ReDoG]

so my new cell has bluetooth and i read that with a bluetooth enabled computer or a USB adapter i can get on the net anywhere i have cell signal, but at around dial up speeds?

im just wondering has anyone done this and now reliable is it? is it easy to set up?

and what other cool lil things could i do with a bluetooth cell and an adapter? dial up internet, transfer pics and ringers?

also, looking at bluetooth adapters, i see you can spend $5 or $50, i notice the expensive ones have more range, but i dont see why i'd need more than 10' or so.

now for you comments, suggestions, and opinions please.

 

[moetop]

While I'm certin there will be someone on here that has an answer, you may want to try the Howard forums. Theres a good changce it's been covered and with a step by step.

On the bluetooth thing. Please do yourself a favor and DO NOT go cheap! The software (Widdcom) that come with the adapters are as if not more important than the hardware itself. I have 4 adapters, and the cheap ones didnt even work. I have this Belkin (Or it's slightly older brother) and it works great. Also you may want to go with the longer range one. you might find an instance where you want it.

You may need to buy Internet service from your Cell provider if you want high speed.

 

[ilkhan]

verizon, evdo, vx-8600, e1405 internal bluetooth.
Can be frustrating getting everything up and connected, and it sometimes likes to say the modem in use even if its not, but the speeds are quite acceptable. I used this guide on getting it to work. I just got the phone, so its under the trial period for Vcast service. As of yet I haven't seen any data charges on the site. Will setup a connection pretty quick here and check for billed KB tomorrow.

I see stable connections of about 300-400Kb/s, with pings in the 4-500 range. I know some who are getting faster conns too.

BitPim recognizes the phone over serial connection. Had a ton of trouble getting the contacts off my old e815, but once I did it was easy to drop them onto the 8600. Ringers, backgroun image, flip close image, etc.

The expensive ones are class 1, with an advertised range of 100m IIRC. Very few phones are class 1 as it takes more power. Most should be 2.0/EDR, which is the fastest way to go. Again, few phones run at that speed.

I cant imagine buying a phone without BT. For the headset if nothing else. Also my phone can stream music from the microSD card to A2DP enabled headphone. Its pretty sweet.

Any other specific questions, LMK.

 

[ReDoG]

well i have t-mobile and a samsung T609, i dont have any internet service on my phone, was wondering if with bluetooth, the computer would use the phone as a dialup modem, or will i get higher speeds even that way?

if i get an adapter with a 100meter range, does my phone have to have that range also, or will the 100 meter range adapter pick up ANY bluetooth device within 100meters?

 

[ilkhan]

Bluetooth requires you to "pair" devices, as a security thing. So only your/public devices would show.

Ive never tried to use the phone as a standard 56k type modem, but I dont see why not. Phone needs the DUN profile, and youd need the number/login info/etc of course. Its the same interface used for high speed (#777 instead of the normal number)

 

[ReDoG]

Bluetooth requires you to "pair" devices, as a security thing. So only your/public devices would show.

Ive never tried to use the phone as a standard 56k type modem, but I dont see why not. Phone needs the DUN profile, and youd need the number/login info/etc of course. Its the same interface used for high speed (#777 instead of the normal number)

whats this #777 you speak of?

 

[Tekara]

I use my 650 as a modem for my laptop frequently.

After pairing, when you tell windows to use the DUN connection it'll bring up a dialer asking for what number to dial and a username/password. With Sprint, I'd tell it to dial #777 to access the high speed network and then input my username and password.

Provided you phone already supports the DUN profile, the biggest hitch is almost always windows. The default bluetooth stack that comes with SP2 is really really bare minimal and doesn't work well enough. So you'll want to replace it with the drivers specifically for you bluetooth adapter before hand.

Good luck!