This is easier than it sounds...or I could do it FOR you (for a lil fee of course
)
You first need to connect your phone to your PC via bluetooth. You can use a bluetooth dongle for this.
If its a laptop, with on-board bluetooth, then even better.
If connected correctly, Windows will also interrogate the device (your phone) to see
what 'services' it will host. Most phones that are GPRS capable will host the 'dial-up networking'
service across the bluetooth connection, and will usually create a modem and assign it to
a virtual COM port. To confirm if this is so, go into the Control Panel, and then go into
'Phone and Modem Options'...you should see a 'bluetooth modem' or 'Standard Modem' listed.
Right-click on this modem and click 'Properties' on the context menu that appears. You
should now see a device configuration dialog (similar to what you would see if you were
in the Device Manager). Go to the 'Advanced' tab, and input the following init string:
+CGDCONT=1,,"internet"The same applies for Blackberry bluetooth modems as well, only the init string you input differs slightly:
+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"We're not done yet...
You now need to go back to your 'Network Connections' folder and manually create a new dial-up connection using
the new modem you just configured above. When complete, right-click on this connection and go into the 'Properties'.
In the 'General' tab, make sure you set the phone number as
*99#. Uncheck the 'Use dialing rules' box if checked.
Also, make sure the 'Show icon...' box under that is checked.
In the 'Options' tab, make sure the following ONLY is checked: 'Display progress while connecting'
This connection needs no username or password, so the 'Prompt for name and password...' box MUST remain unchecked.
Under 'Redialing Options', I suggest setting 'Redial Attempts' to 5, and 'Time between redial attempts' to 3 seconds.
'Idle time before hanging up' should be set to 'never'. 'Redial if line is dropped' should be checked.
Now we move to the 'Security' tab...
Under 'Security options', make sure the 'Typical' option is selected. Don't change anything if it is.
Now for the 'Networking' tab...
Under 'Type of dial-up server...', it should be set tp 'PPP...'. Clicking the 'Settings' button right under this reveals
three more options which should be checked.
In the connection protocol table, make sure the 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' is selected, and also,
make sure your DNS servers in its properties are set to
196.3.132.1 and
196.3.132.4 respectively.
Oh...one other thing I forgot to include under your bluetooth configuration...make sure on the device, that the bluetooth
pairing that corresponds to your PC is set to 'always allow', or 'connect without confirmation', so that whenever you initiate
the dial-up connection on the PC, you won't have to tell your device to accept the connection each time.
Whew...I know that seems like a lot, but it's not that hard to do. You will only get issues if there are bluetooth driver problems.
Feel free to chime in if I left anything out.
