Ok, I need some help setting mine up to connect thru BT. I got it working find with wmodem via usb. When run wmodem and set it to use bt. my laptop sees it and I go to set it up. When i do my ppc gives me the prompt for services to use and I select the serial port.
However when I try to dail on my computer with the new conenction it says it can't connect. Do I need to setup the incoming and out going ports? If so my laptop sets the port at 40 and I can't seem to get it to change (since the PPC only has ports up to 10.)
Ok, couple of things. If you are using wmodem and it tells you to 'Please end data call first", just soft reset the device.
2nd, for using BT tethering, you want to use Dial-up networking services from the device, not serial. If your BT adapter is only letting you see serial port, you may need to ensure you have the latest drivers.
Out of curiosity, is there a method to get a PC with bluetooth and the widcomm stack working for BT DUN?
I have been messing around to no avail. USB works fine. I just want to have BT for times when the wire might be too unwieldy -- i.e. on the bus or train.
I am using a D-Link DBT-120 Bluetooth Adapter for anyone that is curious...
Ok, this is how I did it to make my phn tether via BT in sequence:
1)On phone Start WModem (programs->Wireless Modem), change the dialog box to BT, hit Start (this doesnt actually set up the data call at this point, just sets up phone to act like a data gateway)
2) Now on your laptop, have the windows BT wizard search for services on a device->select your -6700, whatever it is named. You should be able to select Dial-Up Networking NOT serial port.
3) Once you configure the BT stack to use the DUN service on the device, it should be discovered as a PnP device in Windows, and install a "Standard Modem over BT". Once that device is installed, create a new Dial-Up Networking profile to dial up via a modem, select the Standard Modem over BT.
4) For settings, do not enter a username or password...the phn will do authentication. For number to dial, enter #777.
5) When you are done with connection, on laptop close dial-up connection like any other dialup connection. On Phn, hit Stopon the Wmodem screen.
That should be it. A couple quirks: When dialing up, I always end up having to make it dial twice before it connects. I get an error the first time I try dialing saying the remote modem won't connect or something like that. It connects ont he second attempt though.
The second real quirk is if you do not have the bluetooth adapter on the laptop/desktop configured correctly. If the driver being used for the BT adapter is "Microsoft Generic Bluetooth Radio", then at least for my BT adapter, it will not recognize any services from a BT-enabled device beyond the basic BT 1.1 services like Serial Device or Activesync. So if your BT device just has the Generic Microsoft BT Radio as the driver for the BT device you may need to ensure that your adapters drivers are installed correctly otherwise you wont have the DUN service being seen by the laptop.
I open Wireless Modem, hit "start," and get "Please end data call" regardless of multiple soft resets. Have my EVDO set to "always on" but disabled mail checking for now. Help??
p.s. I tethered my new a900 on the first try and in about 20 seconds... convergence is not always the same as convenience...
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Per above, I couldn't get past "Please end data call" to start wmodem. Went back and changed "always on" hack to original value , soft reboot, wmodem issue solved. Am I the only known case of "always on" incompatibility w/wmodem?
Thanks...
--John
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Originally posted by YellowDrag0n I still have the same issue as MAcGyvr, anyone has any hints/tips/success stories on this particular setup?
The Win2k machine this was happening on has been reloaded with XP and the problem is still there...exactly the same. The connection receives a few bits of data and then stops. No more data is received.
No one seems to answer when I and a couple other users have posted about this issue....does that mean that we are the only ones seeing it?
I'm using the USB connection, I successfully dial and a connection is established but it only works for about half a minute to a minute before the data stops being transfered.
So with the 6700 to my laptop I'm able to browse the web for about 30 seconds....anyone know what the heck could be going on here? I'm ready to return/exchange this thing.
I have read and searched but I cannot figure out how to get the cdma wireless modem app to connect via Bluetooth.
I start the wmodem on the PPC and select the drop down connect via bluetooth.
I open the cdma ap with and put in my sprint username, password and #777 and i get a connection error.
Now I can use the usb cable and get connected at about 215 kbs.
Any ideas? I can also activesync via bluetooth but I cant get this to work.
Originally posted by macado Has anyone got this working on Mac OS X via USB.
It seems like people using bluetooth are having no problems. My iBook doesn't have bluetooth so i'm trying to get it working via USB.
Any ideas?
FYI - got past this problem.. apparantly having a bluetooth port (i.e. gps serial port) on com8 confuses wmodem...
Moved my gps to com7 and all is well on this.. BUT -
It's hit or miss for me now (since my last hard reset..) - it's totally wierd.. It'll dial up (usb or bluetooth) and connect just fine.. but after a few hundred k's have been transferred, I don't receive anything back anymore.. it'll keep sending, but not receive anything.
Anone else seeing this? I tried in 10 times from the airport yesterday.. the only time it worked correctly I received a call 2 minutes later that disconnected me again another behavior that I wasn't seeing. (before my last hard reset a call would just pause data.. and it would happily churn along after the call was finished)
Has sprint changed something? The only thing that I'm doing different is that my always on hack is now off...
I've been using DUN via bluetooth without using the WMODEM application. Instead using the Bluetooth DUN profile on the PPC6700. I find it much easier to just allow the laptop to initiate the DUN session automatically instead of opening the wmodem application each and every time that i may need to connect. Then when I hang up from the Bluetooth DUN session on the notebook it closes the connection on the PPC6700. I fail to see the real need for WMODEM. Does it give any functionality that I am missing? I get full EVDO speeds using the method i mentioned and when I connect via WMODEM. Just seems like a lot simpler to use my method.
Per above, I couldn't get past "Please end data call" to start wmodem. Went back and changed "always on" hack to original value , soft reboot, wmodem issue solved. Am I the only known case of "always on" incompatibility w/wmodem?
Thanks...
--John
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You are not the only one. I followed an earlier post to get this up and running. I had this working, went on the road, and am not able to get it back going. I have tried to reinstall drivers and modem software on the laptop. I reset, it does not effect the problem.
I launch wmodem, on 6700 yellow connection light is on, I select USB and click start, I get the "please end data call" message. I have played this in many different sequences, but can not get it to work again.
If I plug the USB cable in, the connection light goes out and it will not start.
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