Al, Have you taken a look at the PAN/DUN support in Android itself? Apprently there are some partially ported modules from bluez:
http://sites.google.com/a/android.com/opensource/projects/bluetooth-faq I haven't had much of a look, partly because my current phone is not rooted, but might be worth running a build of the latest dund code and see what the status is... On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Al Sutton<[email protected]> wrote: > > The other problem I can see with it is that it doesn't offer traffic info and > re-routing based on traffic congestion, which are the only things I need > Bluetooth DUN on the phone to access on the TomTom, so if I bought Destinator > I'd only be able to do the same things as I can on my 4 year old TomTom GO > 300, so it's not really much of an upgrade. > > Al. > > -- > > * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean Hodges > Sent: 22 June 2009 15:14 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: missing standard features > > > That has got to be among the worst product descriptions I have ever seen: > > "Destinator speeds your products to market - Destinator has been > chosen by leading OEMs and smartphone manufacturers to deliver > innovative products to the global market. Flexibility, customization, > and the best user experience - all underpinned by the market-leading > routing engine and global customer support network - that's what > Destinator delivers." > > Wait... what does it deliver? Is it GPS software? Is it the same > product as "Soleus", or have they copied the Web page and just > forgotten to change the <title> tag? In fact, the only thing I'm *sure > of* is that it is going to propel my business to the bleeding edge of > raw productivity and financial success. > > Fortunately, they've duplicated the information on this page much more > coherantly: http://www.intrinsyc.com/destinator/ > > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 2:12 PM, lbcoder<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It might be time to upgrade from tomtom to >> http://www.intrinsyc.com/Products/destinator.aspx >> >> On Jun 21, 3:31 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I've now got a phone set up with the relevant firmware and from >>> everything I can see the app you mentioned ("wifi tether for root >>> users") only does PAN, not DUN. >>> >>> If you have a pointer to something that shows how to set up DUN I'd be >>> happy to be proven wrong as my TomTom will only use DUN and not PAN. >>> >>> Al. >>> >>> On Jun 15, 2:21 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > There are plenty. In fact, the one I mentioned previously has recently >>> > been updated for BT DUN. >>> >>> > On Jun 15, 2:54 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > > There aren't any apps which do Bluetooth Dial Up Networkingtethering, >>> > > only those which create an ad-hoc WiFi network and call thattethering, >>> > > which isn't strictly correct. >>> >>> > > Many hardware devices (such as GPS units) can only do BT >>> > > DUNtetheringand so the Ad-Hoc WiFi network apps don't help. >>> >>> > > You can see the rest made on the 1st of Dec 2008 to support BT >>> > > DUNtetheringathttp://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1416. >>> > > As you can see it's still marked as New despite being there over 6 >>> > > months which would indicate that it's unlikely to happen any time soon. >>> >>> > > Al. >>> >>> > > -- >>> >>> > > * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* >>> >>> > > ====== >>> > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the >>> > > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, >>> > > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. >>> >>> > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >>> > > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >>> > > subsidiaries. >>> >>> > > -----Original Message----- >>> > > From: [email protected] >>> > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of lbcoder >>> > > Sent: 15 June 2009 03:29 >>> > > To: Android Discuss >>> > > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: missing standard features >>> >>> > > 1) Its called *tethering*. There are apps that do it. The best one is >>> > > "wifi tether for root users", which is not available on the market. A >>> > > google search should find it. >>> > > 2) That format is too limited to be of much use. >>> > > 3) You've got "favorites", which is better than nothing. >>> > > 4) Trivial to implement, but of course requires a FORWARD FACING >>> > > CAMERA, and Android is not about the hardware. >>> >>> > > On Jun 13, 11:34 am, sonisoe <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > > > these are standard features on other devices, that i miss. believe >>> > > > many of us use these more often than not : >>> > > > - phone as modem (iphone is finally catching up) >>> > > > - send + receive vCard >>> > > > - group contact >>> > > > - video call >>> >>> >> > >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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