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Monday, January 24, 2005

Your Smartphone as a Bluetooth Modem for Your Laptop

Posted by Kris Kumar in "ARTICLE" @ 12:30 PM


Step four: Create a dial-up connection.

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Figure 19: On your laptop, go to "Control Panel" and then "Network Connections". Click on the "Create a new connection" from the left panel.

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Figure 20: The "New Connection Wizard" will popup, click "Next" to proceed to the next step.

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Figure 21: Select "Connect to the Internet" and click "Next".

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Figure 22: Select "Set up my connection manually" and click "Next".

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Figure 23: Select "Connect using a dial-up modem" and click "Next".

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Figure 24: Select the Bluetooth modem from the list.

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Figure 25: Specify the ISP name. This is the name by which Windows will create a dial-up shortcut icon in the "Network Connections" folder.

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Figure 26: When connecting to the cell phone carrier's Internet network, the number to be dialed is "*99#" [without the double quotes (")]. The number "*99#" instructs the cell phone to connect to the Internet using the settings provided in Settings->Data Connections. In case you want to connect to an ISP like Earthlink or AOL, the dial-up number [with area code if required] needs to be entered on this screen.

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Figure 27: Select the choice you think is appropriate, based on the laptop usage.

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Figure 28: The user name and password will be blank if you are using the carrier's Internet connection or data plan. As long as the carrier's username and password are stored on the Smartphone in the "Data Connections" settings, there is no need to worry about this wizard step. In case you are planning to connect to an ISP like Earthlink or AOL, then you need to enter the ISP assigned user name and password in this screen. Before clicking the "Next" button, uncheck the "Make this the default connection" option at the bottom of the wizard.

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Figure 29: Horray! The dial-up connection shortcut has been created and now it's time to test it out. :-)

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