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	krisse	2008-05-03 , 09:48
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Originally Posted by One Of The Elect

Great community...I'm a long time reader, first time poster (going to finally be getting my n800 in a few days). I've been doing a lot of reading of course, but i can't find out one thing; can I use the n800 in a reversal of roles, in that i use it to send and receive calls from my bluetooth paired cell phone? I know the Samsung P2 mp3 player can do this....so there must be a way such a powerful unit could somehow also have this feature? (or am I ignorant of another fact?)

Well, a lot of Bluetooth headphones and headsets (such as the Nokia BH-500) have call controls. The BH-500 routes the call entirely through the headphones, and lets you answer or redial the last number, so you can effectively use your phone without removing it from your pocket.

As General Antilles says, this should be technically possible on the tablets too by using the same Bluetooth profile, but no one has done it yet.

I think to be honest though, most people would wonder why anyone would want to do this. A phone is so much easier to dig out of your pocket than a tablet, and you'd have to carry both for a Bluetooth solution to work, so why not just use the phone by itself?

Another approach is of course to use a VOIP service such as Skype on the tablet, with the phone as the internet connection.

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