Re: [LUG] Linux Bluetooth Mobile Tethering - was Pigeon beats ISP for data transfer...

[Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Grant Sewell wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:13:34 +0100
> Rob Beard wrote:
>
>   
> > Grant Sewell wrote:
> >     
> > > On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:45:41 +0100
> > > Rob Beard wrote:
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > tom wrote:
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > > > I would imagine in Africa in general they havent yet succumbed to
> > > > > the data-decompression techniques so beloved of marketing in this
> > > > > country that means a 2k info exchange requires 64meg BB and a very
> > > > > powerful media-pc to watch a flash of something when all you
> > > > > really wanted was to find out how much a widget cost.
> > > > >
> > > > >       
> > > > >           
> > > > Well at the moment I'm fixing an e-mail issue for a customer using
> > > > SSH, I dare say it would work happily over my mobile GPRS
> > > > connection (although I find that I prefer to use a bigger keyboard
> > > > than what my mobile offers).  I would have said real keyboard, but
> > > > um... I don't have one of those original IBM keyboards.
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > Can you not "tether" your phone to your computer with either a USB
> > > cable or Bluetooth?  I've even used the God-awful Java-based LogMeIn
> > > client tool on my mobile (currently a Nokia N95-1) - grantedly I was
> > > glad I was in Truro at the time as we have a pretty good 3G signal
> > > in Truro and I really wouldn't want to do that over a GPRS/EDGE
> > > connection.  */me shudders at the thought*
> > >
> > > Grant.
> > >   
> > >       
> > I've looked into it but not had any joy just yet (via Bluetooth).  My 
> > phone is a Nokia e63 on Three.  Saying that though, I also have the 
> > Vodafone Pre-pay 3G modem too which I generally use.  I have also got 
> > Putty on my phone although sods law most of what I support is Windows
> > based.
> >
> > Haven't tried the Java LogMeIn client on my phone.  Actually I may
> > give it a try as it would be pretty handy.
> >
> > Rob
> >     
>
> It took me a fair bit of fiddling, but I got it sorted in the end.  I
> posted my efforts to symbian-freak.com's forums but it seems to be
> stickied in a subforum that requires membership to view it.
>   
<snip>

Thanks Grant,

I'll give it a try.  I think I may have screwed up the Bluetooth on my 
laptop so I'm going to give it a fresh install in the next couple of 
days (and get rid of that god awful Vista).

Rob


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