Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

Ive done my searching and to be honest I have not seen a clear thread that answers this.... But can the Sprint TP2 tether over BT? More specifically can it do PAN? DUN I think may work but I am PAN I am certain of. I am willing to try both.

EDIT: Forgot to mention Im using the MightyROM and have tried the DUN reg edit that was on XDA and I didnt see anything really change.

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

bluetooth tethering is slow. Why would you want that method?

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

I have assumed that there is no BT tethering on the TP2 due to the non-standard BT stack.

Might be a good idea to just answer the quesiton posed. As I don't find Bluetooth tethering any slower than USB tethering. But my BT hardware isn't old either so that might play a role...

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

BT tethering does work and is not slow and also takes less from your battery than wi-fi. Start BT networking manager and share internet connection, works for me.

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

I used bluetooth PAN for tethering and it works..the speed is ok but it is less reliable then wifi and obviously short range.

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

I bought an Archos 5 IT w/ Android and it wouldnt recognize ad-hoc. I dont actually need BT anymore. After around 3 hours or monkeying around with it I managed to convince it to use my phones adhoc network anyway.

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

In case anyone should care, I also recently got an Archos 5 IT, and with some fiddling (mostly on the TP2) it can be set up to tether over BT DUN with the Sprint TP2.

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

ur BT chip or dongle must not be 2.0 or 2.1 compliant

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

i havent used bluetooth tethering on my tp2 but i used it alot on my mogul. i used a HP bt450 bluetooth adapter for my laptop. i also used that adapter with my hp all in one printer. it allowed me to bluetooth a pic to the printer and itd instantly print it. when i used bluetooth tethering with that adapter, it was nowhere close to slow, and only cost me 20 bucks :cool:

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

This app works great for BT tethering:

WMWifiRouter - Welcome

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

I've never gotten my bluetooth tethering to work on my tp2:( it wrorked great on my diamond though:) I gave up trying on my tp2.

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

Bluetooth tethering works OK for me, but the connection drops every few minutes; so I've switched to WiFi tethering (hotspot generation).

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

It works perfectly; I'm using it to post this. I can't recall exactly how I set it up, but I posted about it in one of the tethering threads a long time ago. On the phone I just go to start -> tools, internet sharing, select Bluetooth PAN, hit connect, select my netbook, and everything starts up and works.

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

Here is a link

Enable Bluetooth DUN on Sprint Touch Pro2! - xda-developers

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

Yes, I managed to get the TP2 to tether to an Archos 5 Internet Tablet via bluetooth -- it's not one-click easy, but seems to be pretty good so far.

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

can anyone elaborate on this for people running stock wm6.5 rom. I tried the link above but I don't have CMGuardian service.

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

The bluetooth internet sharing is actually quite genius. It allows you to connect your computer to the internet if maybe perhaps you didnt have a usb cable because your dog likes to chew on things hes not s'posed 2 but only wen ur not home even tho uve only been gone for like 5 mins...newayz what r the chances of that right? I found that the best method of accomplishing this feat is to......search of course....and also follow the directions in the link above very closely 1-4...then on your handset make sure it is discoverable...on your computer make sure it is discoverable, setup a new bluetooth device...then for me this lil icon pops up sayin something-modem-sumthin...ue this icon to connect and u should be gud 2 go...on my phones bluetooth settings it says sumthing bout dial up networking...its not superduper fast but i gotta say it definately gets the job done wen u need it...c if that helps any...:headbang:

Re: Soooo BT Tethering or what? (sprint)
 

Simply pair your phone to the PC and enable using the phone as a modem in the profiles. Then, when you select which connection to use when connecting with the PC, select the bluetooth DUN connection. Rename it to whatever you like.

FYI, if you use bluetooth instead of wifi, you should probably have a tethering plan (if your carrier requires it) as, unlike wifi sharing, the phone tells the carrier it is tethered.

This is all from recollection, as I no longer use bluetooth to tether. I used to use it exclusively, but wifi is easier, faster, and cheaper (on Verizon).