Hi,
For iPhone and other cell phones, you still need tethering for
accessing Internet via Bluetooth (this means using "modem"
service). To use hotspot, you need Wi-Fi access, as they are two
different technologies.
There are other BT sforvices that we haven't used, such as file
transfer and PAN (mostly for using a PC's Internet connection).
Cheers,
Joseph
----- Original Message -----
From: Grant Hardy <[email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date sent: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:35:33 -0700
Subject: [Braillenote] Using Bluetooth PAN to connect to the
internet on theBrailleNote Apex
Hello all,
I understand that the BrailleNote Apex can now use the Bluetooth
PAN
(personal area network) service to connect to the internet. For
those
unfamiliar with PAN, it is different from the older DUN (dial-up
networking service) which older devices used to connect to the
internet over bluetooth. The latter required a phone number,
username,
etc. and simulated a dial-up modem; the former simulates an
Ethernet
network connection instead, so shouldn't require these fields.
However, in my tests I haven't been able to get this to work with
my
iPhone's personal hotspot functionality. I would prefer to use
this
over Bluetooth rather than WI-FI on my Apex, as this will require
less
effort to establish the connection on my part every time, but I
can't
figure out how to set up the PAN connection. When I pair and
activate
the "Serial" service of the iPhone with the Apex, then go to set
up a
new connection and select iPhone as the device, the Apex prompts
for a
phone number, username, and so on, as if I were connecting to a
DUN
device. Alternatively, I've tried simply connecting using the
Default
Ethernet Connection configuration, but this appears not to work
either.
Any other ideas what to try?
Cheers,
Grant
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