Oddly enough, when using the tether.com app, I got nearly identical speeds using Bluetooth or USB, but Steve has a good point about keeping the BB charged.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 8:40 AM To: A list for BES Admin's to discuss issues, etc. Cc: A list for BES Admin's to discuss issues, etc. Subject: Re: [Bes-admins] Blackberry as Modem via Blue Tooth Wait, are you a BES Admin using an iPhone?! =) Also, you'll get much better results tethering using a USB cable than you will via Bluetooth... Plus you charge the BB instead of draining it this way ________________________________ From: "Moller, Doreen" <[email protected]> To: "A list for BES Admin's to discuss issues, etc." <[email protected]> Cc: "A list for BES Admin's to discuss issues, etc." <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, December 16, 2010 8:08:54 AM Subject: Re: [Bes-admins] Blackberry as Modem via Blue Tooth Ok great . Thanks! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 16, 2010, at 7:45 AM, "Hupf, Robert (CCL)" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Check out tether.com<http://tether.com/> I’ve had very good results with it. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Peters Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:15 AM To: A list for BES Admin's to discuss issues, etc. Subject: Re: [Bes-admins] Blackberry as Modem via Blue Tooth Yes, many times. You do have to have “tethering” enabled on the device. Most carriers charge a premium for this or you can consider some 3rd party products that may not be “legal” with your agreement. I would highly recommend using a USB cable as opposed to Bluetooth. Bluetooth has a very low bandwidth and you’ll typically see speeds 5x faster using the cable. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Moller, Doreen Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:12 AM To: A list for BES Admin's to discuss issues, etc. Subject: [Bes-admins] Blackberry as Modem via Blue Tooth Has anyone tried this? I received this request from a user today: Thanks! Is it possible to use my Blackberry as modem (through bluetooth)? Sometimes its hard to get a WiFi connection and then a Bluetooth connection would be handy. Both (Laptop and BB) have Bluetooth of course Doreen Moller Global Mobility Services 908-473-3627 mobility.merck.com<http://mobility.merck.com/> Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates Direct contact information for affiliates is available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. _______________________________________________ Bes-Admins mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.dataoutages.com/mailman/listinfo/bes-admins http://www.dataoutages.com http://www.dataoutagenews.com RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Bes-admins --------------------------------- Bes-Admins mailing list is sponsored by Dataoutagenews.com<http://dataoutagenews.com/>. http://www.dataoutagenews.com<http://www.dataoutagenews.com/> Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates Direct contact information for affiliates is available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system.
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