usefulness of bluetooth in PB models

[paola]

forgive my ignorance: but what actual uses, at the current stage of software development, are there for the bluetooth capability? For instance, we already know that a mouse and a keyboard are currently NOT supported, but could e.g. the bluetooth connection be used to link to a PC and share e.g. its wifi connection (in cases where PB would not connect to wifi, as here)? Any other use?

[Sil_liS]

Originally Posted by paolamanzini

forgive my ignorance: but what actual uses, at the current stage of software development, are there for the bluetooth capability? For instance, we already know that a mouse and a keyboard are currently supported, but could e.g. the bluetooth connection be used to link to a PC and share e.g. its wifi connection (in cases where PB would not connect to wifi, as here)? Any other use?

I think that you wanted to say that the mouse and keyboard are not currently supported as the post you linked to said that it's not in the firmware yet.

And I asked about connecting to a PC via bluetooth in November, and the reply was negative.

[LoneTech]

The Bluetooth connection appears to support two things currently; DUN client for internet connection, usually via cellphone but possibly via computer (probably won't accept PAN though), and OBEX push, to receive files. In my test file transfer over bluetooth is quite slow.

[paola]

Originally Posted by Sil_liS

I think that you wanted to say that the mouse and keyboard are not currently supported as the post you linked to said that it's not in the firmware yet.

oops, yes of course, thanks for that , just edited my original message!

thank you both for your answers, now I only have to study what DUN, PAN and OBEX mean

[LoneTech]

DUN=dial up network, for modem connections. Supported by most cellphones and a few access point type devices. PAN is personal area network, somebody's idea of how you can emulate a LAN (local area network, the common kind) over bluetooth - very rarely used. OBEX is object exchange, used for simple file transfers like sending contact info. There's also obexftp, which allows browsing a filesystem, but the current firmware doesn't seem to support that.

[paola]

heartfelt thanks to you!

[jshzh]

Originally Posted by LoneTech

There's also obexftp, which allows browsing a filesystem, but the current firmware doesn't seem to support that.

Hi LoneTech, I tried the blue tooth connection but can't transfer files from PC to PB other than "contact information" (I don't have any). Is that what you meant by "lack of obexftp"? Does the current firmware support bluetooth earphone?

I was thinking about using bluetooth because I don't how durable the USB slot is if I plug and unplug the cable often.

[skydive]

Well!! I tried to connect my Iphone 3gs via bluetooth for 3g internet thethering WITH NO SUCCESS

So, is somebody know how to do that, please help

for me bluetooth is useless....

[wongdong]

Originally Posted by LoneTech

The Bluetooth connection appears to support two things currently; DUN client for internet connection, usually via cellphone but possibly via computer (probably won't accept PAN though), and OBEX push, to receive files. In my test file transfer over bluetooth is quite slow.

I didnt manage to get anything of the above running. DUN i can configure, but it seems i miss some settings.
I also tried OBEX (via Win 7) and didn't have any luck sending files from PC to my PB (but it works the other way round).
My thoughts: both Bluetooth and 3G are worthless atm. And after installing the latest firmware i sincerely doubt that that will change in the near future.

[guyanonymous]

I feel like a chipset in the 302 that was needed for some feature (e.g., the USB interface) just happened to have bluetooth and wifi on it for the same price, so they thought, "What they heck, let's add bluetooth and wifi to the feature list - [s]the programmers will whip something up for it before launch[/s] [s]by the end of July[/s] [s]in another couple months[/s] by the end of January."

edit: of all the editor features to not have enabled by default, mobileread chose strikethrough to leave turned off? :P It's so useful when making corrections to posts.

[J.C.]

use strike instead of s and it'll not work.

is there a tutorial someplace on how to work the bluetooth connections ? the manual is very brief ?

with my palm tx i could connect to a bluetooth serial port and use windows "Routing and Remote Access" service but the 602 fails to establish a ppp connection.

[Tulapi]

On windows XP, I am able to send a file from PC to Pocketbook 602. I click on the file, and open the context menu. Then I select Send to > Bluetooth > Pocket602.

(Like always, the devices (PC and reader) have to paired first. If you know how to do it with your phone, it should be the same with your reader)

[J.C.]

Thanks for trying to help Tulapi but thats not the issue.

What I'm trying to use the bluetooth for is establishing a network connection, on the pc side I'm all set to accept a ppp connection on the bluetooth serial port the device connects to, its the pocketbook side where things fail.

I would like to have network access with my new device without shelling out for a router, a bluetooth access point or a new phone+data plan.

It's possible to do it, the reason I know how to set it up is I already tested/used it with a laptop and a palm TX.