6800 with ibook

phillyphill39 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-04-2007, 11:11 AM

Does anyone know if i can use the 6800 on my ibook so that i can access the internet?? If so how do i go about doing that?

Drew05 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-04-2007, 11:45 AM

Well I am typing this from my Macbook using my 6800 as a modem. It can be done. Let me find the video on Google that goes through a sort of step by step for ya.

here ya go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r58Eqrvm3Wo

Click Here. Just follow step by step, and if you have any questions, either reply to this thread or PM me.

phillyphill39 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-04-2007, 12:25 PM

thanks, ill take a look at that when i get home.

PFD251 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-04-2007, 02:48 PM

Drew05,

I have an Alltel 6800 and am using an iBook G4. I have set everything up like the video said...it said I could use PAN and under my bluetooth icon I can join the network on the phone. However, I still can't get the iBook to connect to the internet. I opened the bluetooth PAN through internet sharing on the ppc and it dials in and says connected but with airport off, and connected to my network I still can't get onto the internet. What am I doing wrong?

Drew05 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-04-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PFD251

Drew05,

I have an Alltel 6800 and am using an iBook G4. I have set everything up like the video said...it said I could use PAN and under my bluetooth icon I can join the network on the phone. However, I still can't get the iBook to connect to the internet. I opened the bluetooth PAN through internet sharing on the ppc and it dials in and says connected but with airport off, and connected to my network I still can't get onto the internet. What am I doing wrong?

Something you might try is search the forum for the registry hacks to allow you to use the phone as a modem. If you have done that, just PM the specs on your Mac and a list of progs on your Mogul and I'll take a look at it.

phillyphill39 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-04-2007, 03:15 PM

how is the connection, is it decent speed?

ebmorgan · #7 (**permalink**) 10-04-2007, 03:45 PM

The problem with tethering via bluetooth is that bluetooth's maximum asymetrical throughput is ~721/58KBps. That's below what many EVDO users get.

But for Macs...you don't really have a choice. That is unless June Fabrics comes out with Mac version of PDAnet....

Here's some tests:

Bluetooth tethered

USB Tethered

As you can see, bluetooth is much slower for tethering.

divxrippimp · #8 (**permalink**) 10-05-2007, 04:55 AM

Are these kilobytes or bits???
cause either way i get 130K per second on average

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebmorgan

The problem with tethering via bluetooth is that bluetooth's maximum asymetrical throughput is ~721/58KBps. That's below what many EVDO users get.

But for Macs...you don't really have a choice. That is unless June Fabrics comes out with Mac version of PDAnet....

Here's some tests:

Bluetooth tethered

USB Tethered

As you can see, bluetooth is much slower for tethering.