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Iphone Tethering - Which is the Best Bluetooth dongle for Laptop?

  • 02-07-2009 10:49pm
    #1
    nulabert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭


    Do any of you know which bluetooth usb adaptor/dongle for use with a laptop is the best. I imagine there are some with better speeds than others. I bought one of these or hooking up my calander on my nokia, and its v slow. So i imagine it would be brutal for Tethering.

    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11866

    any suggestions?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    It's apparently possible to get linux to network over Bluetooth to the iPhone.


  • #3
    Victor_M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,608 ✭✭✭Victor_M


    If you are going to go to the trouble of plugging a dongle into a laptop, then pairing to the phone in order to tether, why not just plug the iPhone directly into the computer?


  • #4
    cpu-dude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    Red Alert wrote: »
    It's apparently possible to get linux to network over Bluetooth to the iPhone.
    What's that go to do with what the OP asked? :confused:
    Victor_M wrote: »
    If you are going to go to the trouble of plugging a dongle into a laptop, then pairing to the phone in order to tether, why not just plug the iPhone directly into the computer?
    Yes definately the best option because it's obviously going to charge the iPhone at the same time and it's only one little cable.
    nulabert wrote: »
    Do any of you know which bluetooth usb adaptor/dongle for use with a laptop is the best. I imagine there are some with better speeds than others. I bought one of these or hooking up my calander on my nokia, and its v slow. So i imagine it would be brutal for Tethering.

    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11866

    any suggestions?

    Thanks
    If you want to use it with Bluetooth, I highly suggest investing in an actuall bluetooth card for your laptop. What is the make and model of it?


  • #5
    nulabert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭nulabert


    cpu-dude wrote: »

    If you want to use it with Bluetooth, I highly suggest investing in an actuall bluetooth card for your laptop. What is the make and model of it?

    Its a Toshiba Equium L320D Laptop.

    Ya, i could wire it up, but if i can get a good bluetooth, well, why not!!!


  • #6
    lanod2407
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭lanod2407


    Excuse my butting in here - but I've got an Iphone 3G with the updated software 3.0 and I called O2 yesterday to ask them how I connect to "tether" and the guy told me that its not possible on their phones as they've decided not to provide the service.

    Can anyone advise if this is correct, or if there's a way to tether to my laptop?

    I've got 7 months left on my original O2 contract.


    Thanks - and apologies again if I've gone slightly off the OP initial topic - this is the closest I've found to my question.


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  • #7
    cpu-dude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    lanod2407 wrote: »
    Excuse my butting in here - but I've got an Iphone 3G with the updated software 3.0 and I called O2 yesterday to ask them how I connect to "tether" and the guy told me that its not possible on their phones as they've decided not to provide the service.

    Can anyone advise if this is correct, or if there's a way to tether to my laptop?

    I've got 7 months left on my original O2 contract.


    Thanks - and apologies again if I've gone slightly off the OP initial topic - this is the closest I've found to my question.
    It's easy - http://help.benm.at/help.php

    Go to the above link on your iPhone > Mobile Configs > Ireland > O2 / O2 Prepaid > Thats it!


  • #8
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 16,614 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    Victor_M wrote: »
    If you are going to go to the trouble of plugging a dongle into a laptop, then pairing to the phone in order to tether, why not just plug the iPhone directly into the computer?

    presumably you would leave the dongle in the laptop and pair once. Then every time the phone was within range you could use tethering to surf web from the laptop without having to do anything else.

    So it is could be pretty handy.


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