Phone as external modem for Athena?

[spacecat]

I have just got the viewty phone but obviously browsing on an Athena is a better experience, is it possible to use the viewty (other phone) as a modem for the Athena without their being a sim card in the Athena.

I know it works on WIFI but can another phone do this

[ice_coffee]

Yes provided you have the right data package on the viewity you can connect via bluetooth and use the viewity as a modem, but there are a couple of things to consider.
1) is the viewity HSDPA !! is it even 3G if not expect SLOWWW speeds
2) if your on T-mobile having the £7.50 per month web and walk is not good enough, you have to pay the extra £5 to get web n walk pro! this is because the LG acts as a dial up modem not an internet sharing device.

[spacecat]

Yes provided you have the right data package on the viewity you can connect via bluetooth and use the viewity as a modem, but there are a couple of things to consider.
1) is the viewity HSDPA !! is it even 3G if not expect SLOWWW speeds
2) if your on T-mobile having the £7.50 per month web and walk is not good enough, you have to pay the extra £5 to get web n walk pro! this is because the LG acts as a dial up modem not an internet sharing device.

The viewty is HSDPA im on webnwalk pro

I am also selling my ATHENA! :)

[leoni1980]

The viewty is HSDPA im on webnwalk pro

I am also selling my ATHENA! :)

bt DUN is more than fast enough to provide an enjoyable browsing experience with the Athena and the Viewty as a modem. Certainly no worse than using your SIM in the phone (in my opinion).

However if you're getting an EEE I'd wait for that and just plug the Viewty in!

BTW, how are you getting along with the Viewty? Is it enjoyable to use?
Also do you know what category of HSDPA it is? T-Mobile are supposedly about to inflate their service to 7.2mbps in some areas very soon.

Cheers,

Leon

[spacecat]

bt DUN is more than fast enough to provide an enjoyable browsing experience with the Athena and the Viewty as a modem. Certainly no worse than using your SIM in the phone (in my opinion).

However if you're getting an EEE I'd wait for that and just plug the Viewty in!

BTW, how are you getting along with the Viewty? Is it enjoyable to use?
Also do you know what category of HSDPA it is? T-Mobile are supposedly about to inflate their service to 7.2mbps in some areas very soon.

Cheers,

Leon


The viewty is a very very nice fone. TBH I am just amazed that so much has been crammed into what is a FEATHERLITE phone!

I can use the touch screen no probs , i dont have sausage fingers. It does FULL screen DIVX playback superbly out of the box.Media streaming is much better than Ameo
can watch ORB with absolutley no Buffering and Mobile TV(which theAmeo cant do).
Nice music player , nice organiser
The software to sync is a bit crap but i have it working ok

obviously browsing is not as good as the AMeo due to screen size but thats what the EEE is FOR :)

I think this is gonna be a keeper , i just dont think 1 device can be a decent fone and a laptop type thingy

i have used big fones for a long time now, AMEO,MDA Vario, XDA 2i P900 and its really weird to have something so small that can do so much.
I am much more an entertainement and internet kinda guy so this new set up suits me great.

Just Sold my AMEO! :)

[jacol]

BTW, is this normal that during BT connection with external phone, the connection icon in the top bar shows no connection (two arrows with cross)?

When I'm connected with PC via ActiveSync it shows connection properly, however when use external BT modem, it doesn't recognize connection status.
Internal GSM module is switched off continuously.

[datruth]

How do I set my Tilt up as a BT modem for the Advantage? ICS does not work. How do I get the Advantage to look for a BT internet gateway?

[eaglesteve]

Rather than doing this, whatabout alternative solutions such as:

- Getting a dual SIM card, one for Athena, and another for your little phone. In that way there is no need to make the little phone Athena's modem. One phone plan, one number. I'm not sure if your serviceprovider offers it.

- Use Athena as the primary phone, but use a blue tooth headset such as LG style I, or bluetooth watch headset called blue sound? You can them make and receive call with these little gadget instead of using the brick.