T-Mobile Dash Bluetooth Modem Mac

[joshstte]

When I try to connect my Dash to my Mac it connects fine but there is something missing. In order to use my Dash as a modem for my Mac I need to pair them and so on. In the bluetooth set up, after I pair the two, I get to select which services I want my computer to use on my phone. The only service that shows on my computer is "address book" There should also be an option to "Access the Internet with your phone’s data connection" but it's not there. This is why I can't use my phone as a bluetooth modem. Why is this not showing up in the bluetooth set up? Is my phone not telling my Mac that it can be used as a bluetooth modem? My internet sharing settings and so on are activated and correct on my phone. Is it just my compter?

http://justinblanton.com/2006/01/mac...luetooth-modem

The seventh paragraph is where the problem is.

[Menneisyys]

Originally Posted by joshstte When I try to connect my Dash to my Mac it connects fine but there is something missing. In order to use my Dash as a modem for my Mac I need to pair them and so on. In the bluetooth set up, after I pair the two, I get to select which services I want my computer to use on my phone. The only service that shows on my computer is "address book" There should also be an option to "Access the Internet with your phone’s data connection" but it's not there. This is why I can't use my phone as a bluetooth modem. Why is this not showing up in the bluetooth set up? Is my phone not telling my Mac that it can be used as a bluetooth modem? My internet sharing settings and so on are activated and correct on my phone. Is it just my compter? http://justinblanton.com/2006/01/mac...luetooth-modem The seventh paragraph is where the problem is.

The Dash has AKU3, which means it lacks BT DUN and only has BT PAN. This is why you don't see DUN, unlike with pre-AKU3 devices.

I'll publish a big article on all these questions in a few hours, where I explain all these questions in detail. Stay tuned!

[JohnLaC]

Menneisyys

Is there a way to get a Tmobile dash paired with a G4 Mac Powerbook?

I want to access the internet on my powerbook via my Dash.

I see in your reply above you were going to write an article on this. I've not found out how to get this to work.

thanks for any help

John

[hatoncat]

I see the problem... basically Mac OS X doesn't support Bluetooth Personal Area Networks (PANs). Bluetooth Modems normally use DUN (which is what HTC devices used prior to AKU2... and was hacked to route into WModem).

With AKU3, MS standardized this. They went with PAN instead of DUN because PAN allows for IPNAT... enabling the device and the laptop to be online at the same time.

But, of course, Macs don't even see the PAN profile... meaning we're SOL right now.

P.S... testing this on my Blue Angel with AKU 3.5... same problem here.

[Menneisyys]

Originally Posted by hatoncat I see the problem... basically Mac OS X doesn't support Bluetooth Personal Area Networks (PANs). Bluetooth Modems normally use DUN (which is what HTC devices used prior to AKU2... and was hacked to route into WModem). With AKU3, MS standardized this. They went with PAN instead of DUN because PAN allows for IPNAT... enabling the device and the laptop to be online at the same time. But, of course, Macs don't even see the PAN profile... meaning we're SOL right now. P.S... testing this on my Blue Angel with AKU 3.5... same problem here.

Let's all hope the Widcomm BT hack will some day also have DUN support, even under AKU3+. See the Hermes / Wizard forums for more info on the hack.

[kzaidi]

I know OSX doesn't support PAN, but check this site out --> http://mobilitytoday.com/news/007194...mac_connection

It's a write up on how to get the Samsung BlackJack working with OSX, BlackJack I believe also use PAN.

I tried it, but wasn't able to get it to work. I have to leave the office right now, so maybe someone else might have better luck than I do.

-kz

[rdkay]

It seems working with a P3600 using the new network sharing feature with the USB Cable! The mac sees a ethernet port (with ip already asigned by p3600)under systempreferences>network.

I donnu if its because i have missing sync (demo) installed that that connection just comes up...

cheers..

[miles932]

I've got the dash, and I set it and my macbook pro to be discoverable, went thru the wizard on the mac side which found no usable services, then enabled the "internet sharing" app on my dash, and immediately selected the "join network with tmobile43" option on the bluetooth menu on my mac, and volia! i'm typing this to you via this connection.

Solid! Now if only bluetooth charged the battery

[malikitiki]

Ok this is wat i have to say i have a macbook and when i go to bluetooth setting it says in can use the kind of network interface that ur powerbook doesnt support and the reason ur powerbook doesnt support it is either u need to upgrade ur airport card or mabye upgrade to leopard like i did or do both because im running my macbook with the 802.11n wireless and bluetooth card and with 10.5 so that might be a solution to ur problem and i also know that u should upgrade to a macbook or a macbook pro if u want excelent peformance or heavily upgrade ur powerbook g4 and anyway wat are the specs on ur powerbook??


(macbook white 2.0 ghz 80gb hd and 2 gigs of ram)

[malikitiki]

sorry i put in powerbook for some reason i meant to say wat mac do u have