This is a public response to a PM I got from another mac user, xmit, that I think will be helpful to all, and it was too big to use as a reply to a PM

Hmmmm... I decided to walk through this myself, and open the apps and control panels as I go along, to see my settings and to document what happens and what my thoughts are, like a "log file" to sort out what is happening.

First I made sure I was paired with the XV6600 in bluetooth preferences, and it is, but it is paired as a "computer" not as a phone.

Then I went to Applications/Utilities and opened bluetooth serial utility. I had previously created a new bluetooth serial port in the bluetooth serial utility which I called VZWBT, with direction set to "out", Authentication on encryption off, port type is "modem"... Whoooaaa!

As I was reading my settings from BT serial utility for this reply, and before I clicked on edit to read the settings, it had listed "Pocket PCce" under the Device column, and then when I closed the settings the device DISAPPEARED and I when I tried I couldn't connect with internet connect, just like you. I figured I might have to recreate the port so the device shows up? I thought the key to it not working is that if bluetooth serial utility loses the device name that it is using for Dial up networking, then you stop being able to dial out. That wasn't it, as you'll see later.

I have all three windows open now, BT serial utility, Internet connect, and network control panel, and I decided to see if re-creating a new BT serial port fixes this issue.

However, since I couldn't connect to the internet, the next thing I tried was to see if I could even browse the XV6600 from the Mac, in case my partnershp was messed up. "Browse Device" was unable to validate the XV6600 or find it, as I realized because the XV6600 was asleep - the bluetooth bug was probably stopping it from waking and connecting to the 6600. This confirmed one of my suspicions that not only will BT lose connection to a headset when the phone is asleep, but it will do so with a PC as well. For example, when you have a call come in while you are wearing a BT headset, you have to answer the call with the phone, not the headset button, until the XV6600 re-establishes the connection. Keeping this in mind, after I had the XV6600 awake for a few seconds, I was able to browse it's contents and retrieve files from the XV6600, so I decided to dial out again, using the VZWBT port I had previously created. That gave me a modem error.

I then chose to create a new port, leaving the old one in place, but I named it BT6600 this time. I set it as outgoing, require authentication and show in network preferences, port type modem, then last I went to the "select device" button while the XV6600 was still awake. There it listed my Pocket_PC in the list of devices on the left and I clicked on it. Then it showed all the services in pocket_pc on the the right, and I selected dial-up networking, and clicked okay.

Then I closed system preferences and then re-opened up the network control panel in system preferences. It said "new port BT6600 detected". I selected okay, then went to the "show" drop down menu and selected BT6600. Then I set up the PPP and Modem tabs as I did before. On the PPP tab I named it VZWBT and left the account name, password, telephone number and alternate number all blank. Then I chose PPP options on that page made sure "send ppp echo packets" was turned off. I left the TCP/IP tab alone. I left the proxies tab alone. In the modem tab I chose modem as "au cdmaOne C413S by Sony", enabled error correction, turned off wait for dialing tone, told it to use tone dialing with sound off, and then clickeed the apply now button. The show in modem menu was already selected for me.

Went back to "Internet connect" in the applicationsd folder, and the rest that follows is using only internet connect, which now has both VZWBT listed and BT6600 listed as connections (which should be configured the same). I clicked on BT6600, and everything was blank, being that it was new to internet connect. I clicked on "show modem status in menu bar" so I could access it when I needed to dial out more easily. In the "configuration" drop-down menu I chose "edit configurations". VZW was already in my list, so I didn't have to click on the "+" key to add VZW. For those having to add this setting, everything was left blank and I didn't change it. I chose okay. Then I entered the phone number #777 for the BT6600 internet connect settings, but left name and password blank.

Next I made sure the XV6600 wasn't asleep, so when I hit connect I should not have issues, but I got modem error. So, I tried the old VZWBT connection, and connected to the internet! What?!?!?! This hadn't worked the last time I tried. That was the whole resason for making a new port! I clicked disconnect and tried again with VZWBT, but only the first try had worked. The second try was a bust, again.

This reminded me of the issue I have with my Palm Zire 72, where after I connect the first time then I cannot connect again without a soft reset of the XV6600. So, I soft reset the XV6600 and tried to dial out again with VZWBT. Same modem error, and I saw the "headset" icon come up in place of the 1X icon on the 6600 screen. Weird. Same thing each time I tried to connect. Modem error.

I decided to see if browsing the device is what made it work the last time, since the reset didn't make the difference. So I browsed the device and then tried to connect to the internet while I had the file directory in front of me. Modem error. Tried to download a file with browse device, then tried to connect - modem error. Browsed the device then closed the browse window, then tried to connect and modem error. Tried all kinds of combinations without a difference.

On a lark I tried the BT6600 again, which had never worked, and got connected to internet no problem!!! Twilite Zone Music started to play. Then I clicked disconnect BT6600 in internet connect, and tried to connect again. This time it said "internet connect could not negotiate a connection with the remote ppp server" it was NOT another modem error. I waited a few seconds and tried to have BT6600 connect a third time. Same "could not negotiate" error. Without a soft reset, went back to VZWBT and clicked connect. Didnt work, so it wasn't an issue of having to switch ports each time I dialed out.

So, again, neither VZWBT and BT6600 will connect. Decided to soft reset the XV6600 again. The question I asked myself is, since BT6600 worked the last time, do I now try VZWBT? I waited 10 seconds after the 6600 was done rebooting. Choose to dial out with VZWBT, clicked connect, Modem error. Switched internet connect to BT6600, and connected with no problem!!!! This makes no sense!

So, I am going to leave both serial ports, VZWBT and BT6600, and when I want to dial out I will soft reset first, then try both of them till I get one that works.

Will the ROM update fix this issue? I don't know - I don't want to do the ROM update on my Mac with virtual PC. Each of our two PC laptops only have one USB port, and I have heard of people doing the upgrade having a port lock-up and having to switch ports, which I can't do.

I am as baffled as you are, xmit.

Larry

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