HTC Touch Tethering over Bluetooth (Sprint)

[Negrito]

Originally Posted by gonwk

Hi Negrito,

Friend has a HTC Touch (the original model) for sale and I have a Gateway laptop with Vista Home Premium SP1 and I added a Bluetooth to my laptop a Dell/WidComm 370 BT.

Thanks,

G!

No problem, but since you are on windows i would suggest using the USB mode whenever you can. it's much faster as you can tell from my sig. I am forced to use BT as i am a proud Mac owner, so BT is my only option. If you need any help setting it up, please feel free to report back. If i cant be of help im sure someone on the forums can be.

[MakeMoves]

Originally Posted by Success100

why not just use ics for BT tethering? sprint doesnt charge you for tethering on an unlimited data plan unless you abuse it.

doesnt work for me, go to comm manager, internet sharing,

usb works fine

bluetooth pan says "device setup finished, connect bluetooth pan"

on my pc i have found the device but do not have bluetooth pan as a service, only have file push, vcard, and after downloading the cab in this thread - dial up networking.

dial up networking sets up and installs but i never get connection.

i have xp home and the latest htc touch rom from the htc website (updated about 2 month ago). also i am using sprint. anyone know what im doing wrong?

Please help, i hate using cables and my touch usb port is ****ed up so i have to hold it a certain way to make it work.

[Negrito]

Why would you prefer bluetooth? its noticeably slower. check my sig.

[svx]

When I am in places where I have limited space such as client meetings in conference rooms, or using my laptop mount in my car, I would like to be able to do it wirelessly over BT. Speed is not always a factor, but the ability to Sametime or get email through my VPN is. I have a PAM plan so should be able to do it just fine without any special tweaks that the Vision plan user have. Just not been able to figure out how to get it to work.

[Negrito]

Oh, i gotcha. Also, i found this thread on another forum. I did not read it in its entirety, and i know its for the 6700, but i assume it would quite similar, if not the same. Or at least get you going in the direction...

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6...ows-vista.html

[svx]

Thanks for the link and your help. Too bad I have XP

I also noted in the thread that 3.x roms no longer have DUN (which seemed to be what I already found) and only Bluetooth PAN. I spent about 30 min at Sprint this evening trying to get info on how to set this up and they did not know either. Hell, I would be happy if someone could tell me how to get bluetooth PAN to work.

I did find the following link which I will test shortly:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=11146

If this does not work, then I may just exchange for an Instinct, Palm 800W; or, go back to my EVDO REV A card and just add a cheap phone. I just need to be able to have my lappy access the internet without wiring up on the road or in meetings. The card is honestly the best performing, but requires me to have 2 contracts vs just 1 with a phone + PAM plan.

[Steve St.Laurent]

Thanks for that link above!! I was trying to get bluetooth tethering to work on my Verizon XV6900 and couldn't get it to work. If I went to my phone in my bluetooth devices on my laptop dial up network was not an available service. I installed the DUN cab file (which I'll attach to this message) on the XV6900, ran it, then reset the phone, erased my phone from my bluetooth devices on the laptop and readded it - and wala dial up networking was now an available service. Then I just added a dial up connection through bluetooth and was up and running.

[sanvara]

I had no problem tethering over BT with a mini-usb BT module I bought from Frys and the latest Rev A rom. Connected right away with no tweaks or hacks. USB cable also works with no problem. Not sure why people are having problems.

[mindfrost82]

Originally Posted by Steve St.Laurent

Thanks for that link above!! I was trying to get bluetooth tethering to work on my Verizon XV6900 and couldn't get it to work. If I went to my phone in my bluetooth devices on my laptop dial up network was not an available service. I installed the DUN cab file (which I'll attach to this message) on the XV6900, ran it, then reset the phone, erased my phone from my bluetooth devices on the laptop and readded it - and wala dial up networking was now an available service. Then I just added a dial up connection through bluetooth and was up and running.

Do you know exactly what this cab file does?

I actually had the option of BT DUN before I installed this cab, and after installing that it no longer shows up, even after uninstalling it.

[svx]

Thanks for the info Steve. I tried some of the steps last night but still could not see DUN. I have since uninstalled and reinstalled the BT stack on my Thinkpad T61p and am in the process of updating OMJ's rom to the latest. Once completed, I will test with the cab posted above.