Comments on: Connect your smartphone to your laptop using Bluetooth and turn your Windows Mobile phone into a wireless modem http://blog.myweb-info.com/2009/05/10/connect-your-smartphone-to-your-laptop-using-bluetooth-and-turn-your-windows-mobile-phone-into-a-wireless-modem/ My Web Information Blog Sun, 20 May 2012 11:50:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Tons http://blog.myweb-info.com/2009/05/10/connect-your-smartphone-to-your-laptop-using-bluetooth-and-turn-your-windows-mobile-phone-into-a-wireless-modem/#comment-8 Tons Sun, 10 May 2009 01:12:35 +0000 http://blog.myweb-info.com/2009/05/10/connect-your-smartphone-to-your-laptop-using-bluetooth-and-turn-your-windows-mobile-phone-into-a-wireless-modem/#comment-8 Connect to your laptop using Bluetooth The initial pairing is the hard part, and thankfully it only has to be done once. Now you're ready to connect your laptop to your smartphone: * Ensure that Bluetooth is activated on both your smartphone and your laptop. On your smartphone, find the Internet Sharing program and open it. Change the PC Connection setting to Bluetooth PAN. The default connection setting should be fine for the Network Connection (it will be the same connection your phone uses to check e-mail). Click Connect, and the Status will change to Device setup finished. On the PC, connect Bluetooth PAN. Your smartphone is now ready to accept a Bluetooth connection from your laptop. Configuring Internet Sharing for Bluetooth * On your laptop, right-click the Bluetooth icon, and look for a menu option called Join a Personal Network or Join a PAN. Click that menu option. * You'll probably only see one device (your phone) listed there. Select the device, and click the Connect button in the lower-right corner. Selecting the Personal Area Network Device Everything should proceed automatically from this point. You'll see the software make a connection with the smartphone, and within a few seconds, you should have a live Internet connection. Open your web browser for a quick test, and you're good to go. The laptop software lets you know when the Bluetooth connection is successful. * When you're finished with the Internet connection, on your phone go to Internet Sharing, and click Disconnect. That puts your phone back to its normal state and terminates the active Bluetooth connection between your laptop and your smartphone. Connect to your laptop using Bluetooth
The initial pairing is the hard part, and thankfully it only has to be done once. Now you’re ready to connect your laptop to your smartphone:

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Ensure that Bluetooth is activated on both your smartphone and your laptop. On your smartphone, find the Internet Sharing program and open it. Change the PC Connection setting to Bluetooth PAN. The default connection setting should be fine for the Network Connection (it will be the same connection your phone uses to check e-mail). Click Connect, and the Status will change to Device setup finished. On the PC, connect Bluetooth PAN. Your smartphone is now ready to accept a Bluetooth connection from your laptop.
Configuring Internet Sharing for Bluetooth
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On your laptop, right-click the Bluetooth icon, and look for a menu option called Join a Personal Network or Join a PAN. Click that menu option.
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You’ll probably only see one device (your phone) listed there. Select the device, and click the Connect button in the lower-right corner.
Selecting the Personal Area Network Device

Everything should proceed automatically from this point. You’ll see the software make a connection with the smartphone, and within a few seconds, you should have a live Internet connection. Open your web browser for a quick test, and you’re good to go.

The laptop software lets you know when the Bluetooth connection is successful.
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When you’re finished with the Internet connection, on your phone go to Internet Sharing, and click Disconnect. That puts your phone back to its normal state and terminates the active Bluetooth connection between your laptop and your smartphone.

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