Thread: Cheapeast Cell Phone Provider To Tether
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2007-11-18 , 23:40
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#10
Originally Posted by eflyersteve View Post
Couldn't you just get a bluetooth equipped iden phone (like a Blackberry 7100i which works on boost and can be had for about $75 on ebay) and then DUN through it? I admit that I'm not sure about the Blackberry providing DUN though, but other phones?

I have a boost phone just for the free internet (and GPS).
The ability to piggyback onto the phones IP network through DUN is unique to Motorola. They have always provided this by using a unique dial up string that the Tablets can not enter (the characters are blacked out on the Tablets DUN keyboard). >> https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1095

This is the first hurdle and it has been solved through hackery.

The second problem is that the tablets issues at least one AT command at connect-time which Motorola (iDen) cellphones don't recognize. The tablets then improperly concludes the cellphone is unready for connection. The result is that the cellphone briefly announces a bluetooth connection, then quickly announces BT disconnection.

>> https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1149


BTW I have, or have access to all the iDEN phones that have BT DUN. None of these phones connect with the Tablet (i605, i615, i580, i870, i880 and the newest i335).

As I have said earlier... These problems do not exist with any other Linux or Windows devices that I have used BT DUN with. Only the NOKIA Tablets.

Also... If any of you feel my pain and have the means, please vote for these 2 bugs.
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