Hi All, Some of you on the Mobile Speak Smartphone list will recognize this as a repeat message; however, seeing as I posted about this on the BN list originally, I figured I would post my updated message here as well:
Vicky Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicky Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 11:13 PM Subject: HTC S630 and BrailleNote Bluetooth dial-up networking again Hi again All, You might recall I posted a link to a web site where there are articles about the Bluetooth dial-up networking being removed from Windows Mobile 5 AKU3 and Windows Mobile 6 devices. I also referred to some sort of hack that was available for Windows Mobile Professional devices, but not Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone devices. Well, in checking that same site today: http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=one_of_the_best_hacks_of_the_year_dial_u&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#comments http://tinyurl.com/37g2s9 they apparently have linked to a site that has now improved that referred to hack. The fix is also supposed to work with Windows Mobile Standard devices now, and is supposed to be just one CAB file that you download and then run on your Windows Mobile 5 or 6 device. So, realizing that there are always risks with this type of file, of course I had to try this on my HTC S630. And, it did install and work as advertised, as I was able to use my HTC phone as a modem via Bluetooth for my BrailleNote PK. But, as I've since come to expect, this worked only for using the phone as a modem for the BN, but it in no way allowed me to create a com port on the device to then use my BN as a Braille display for the phone. Also, just for the fun of it, I then tried to see if I could remove this hack from my phone. However, reverting back to the backup I had done earlier this afternoon before installing the fix, didn't take away the ability for me to use the phone as a modem. And, still further, when I went into Sprite and told it to replace rather than merge system files when doing the restore, I got a message saying the restore failed and that the system files couldn't be updated--I know I got the failed message, and I think updated was the word used in regards to the system files. However, being persistent in wanting to see if I could now make the modem service go away on my phone, I performed a hard reset. And, that did indeed eliminate the phone offering the dial-up networking option to the BN. Although, it took me several tries to figure out just how to get the restore process started using the Sprite Backup Manager on the PC, as guess I wasn't sure just what was showing up on my phone screen after the hard reset. But, I think I finally got everything back to where it was just before I installed that hack, and I of course have saved the file itself for likely future use. Vicky Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
