I just picked up the Verizon XV6700 phone and one of my tipping points was that the phone *does* support bluetooth modem use. I haven't tried it yet, but the Verizon-branded manual for the phone gives specific instructions for pairing over bluetooth and using the phone as a modem linked to a PC.
More on this next week after I get it working (or not!) -Mike O. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 11:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: Verizon Blesses Phone-As-Modem Plans ...and then I read the whole story: "The official announcement from Verizon mentions using a USB cable, not Bluetooth wireless technology, to connect your phone and PC. All the phones listed above can theoretically connect to PCs using Bluetooth, but Verizon disables that modem function." http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1918150,00.asp An additional $60/month for a set up that won't even use the existing wireless feature of the phone. That's the same price as the per-month charge for their existant cell-network Internet service. Better to not use up the batteries and have the phone be busy to phone use, and just buy their $99 modem for their broadband. Richard N6GPP On 2/4/06, Kenneth Crudup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm currently with SPCS, which I've been with since '98. I've been thinking about getting one of the cellphone companies' broadband PC-Cards to supplement the WiFi in my laptop. Considering the plans are expensive (IMO) for what you get, speedwise, plus telcos LOVE contracts (even if you buy your equipment outright) I've never gotten past the "thinking about it" stage. Does anyone know if Sprint's EV-DO solution is any faster than VZ's setup? I'd imagine VZ is in more places than SPCS, too. Anyone on this list done a comparison? -Kenny -- Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Los Angeles H: 3630 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #138, L.A., CA 90034-6809 (888) 454-8181 -- "Being a bit scattered tends to be a trait of highly imaginative people." The more you rattle the marbles around in your brain, the more creative new connections you make, as it were - connections that might be lost on those focusing intently on just the red ones. - Ed Vogel, University of Oregon, Department of Neuroscience
