I can confirm Bluetooth Tethering is a go

tripple_sinner · 06/08/2009, 12:28 AM

I am actually using my palm pre as a modem and it is pretty fast actually. just did a speed test and i got about 1400kbps, not too shabby

DougB541 · 06/08/2009, 12:35 AM

Epic discovery here. Good stuff.

pavvento · 06/08/2009, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by tripple_sinner

I am actually using my palm pre as a modem and it is pretty fast actually. just did a speed test and i got about 1400kbps, not too shabby

Care to share any instructions?

Eguy · 06/08/2009, 12:38 AM

Yes, please go on and share.

tailwinder · 06/08/2009, 12:42 AM

Repent ye sinner & pray tell!

nlowhor · 06/08/2009, 01:19 AM

OP, did you have to get your MSL to make this work? Can you post a screenshot or something showing this connection?

**berdinkerdickle** · 06/08/2009, 01:23 AM

Good job tripple_repenter

Conceyted · 06/08/2009, 07:32 AM

In for updates on how it was done.

dkotoric · 06/08/2009, 07:49 AM

any updates on how its done

wvdominick · 06/08/2009, 09:04 AM

Nobody else has got this working? How was it done?

DeusInnomen · 09:06 AM

Damned interested to see how he pulled this off. I don't see anywhere to disable Modem NAI in the ##DATA# screen unless it's got a different name. Hopefully he'll wake up soon and enlighten us.

It's not a deal-breaker for us if the phone can't be tethered, but it was nice to tether my wife's Blackberry Pearl Flip to our netbook and if I can use the Pre for the same purpose that's just a bonus.

rrkraft · 06/08/2009, 09:16 AM

He was probably connected via WiFi on his Pre. Then it works just nice though over WiFi. When you test tethering over the Sprint network make sure to disconnect your Pre WiFi first.
I had the same issue: When I first tethered my Pre it worked like a charm and was very fast. Too fast to be true. So I looked around, disabled WiFi on the Pre and then got the nasty Sprint alert everyone gets.

jbg7474 · 06/08/2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by rrkraft

He was probably connected via WiFi on his Pre. Then it works just nice though over WiFi. When you test tethering over the Sprint network make sure to disconnect your Pre WiFi first.
I had the same issue: When I first tethered my Pre it worked like a charm and was very fast. Too fast to be true. So I looked around, disabled WiFi on the Pre and then got the nasty Sprint alert everyone gets.

Ooohhhhh--that could be true. Ugh. That would be fairly useless (unless you don't have wifi on your laptop). Still, this means that we're a USBmodem-like hack away from tethering. So it's good news that the BT part is in place.

neoGTR22 · 06/08/2009, 09:36 AM

Soooo thus far, no one has been able to replicate the OP's results?

I'll believe it when everyone can get it to go.

Major.Malfunction · 06/08/2009, 09:46 AM

Obviously the OP is playing on everyone's desire to see this as a reality. Why would someone start a thread saying they got something to work and then be completely silent or ambigious to what they did? We all know that tethering is like 2 steps when its working and even hacking it with previous Sprint devices was 5 minutes of 1-time preperation.

Im hoping I'm wrong here, but I think this is complete BS. Prove me wrong

xenophonite · 06/08/2009, 09:48 AM

^Probably wasn't intentional. If you have WiFi on the phone, the PAN probably works through bluetooth to WiFi, not EVDO.

DeusInnomen · 06/08/2009, 10:05 AM

If I had to wager a guess, I'd guess that the OP is still asleep or at work.

Patience, unless somebody else manages to find the solution we're looking for. I'm hoping he just didn't have the Wifi thing going.

tripple_sinner · 06/08/2009, 10:08 AM

well I havent tried doing the transfer. I went to my bluetooth settings, added new device, set the phone in find me mode. It found it fine. Started paring, did the codes, and it connected. And I was able too start surfing. I will try too see about transfering files later today when I get a chance. But the speeds were really good. pages were loading pretty well.

tripple_sinner · 01:50 PM

no I was not connected of wifi I know how to disable wifi

bballintom22 · 06/08/2009, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by tripple_sinner

well I havent tried doing the transfer. I went to my bluetooth settings, added new device, set the phone in find me mode. It found it fine. Started paring, did the codes, and it connected. And I was able too start surfing. I will try too see about transfering files later today when I get a chance. But the speeds were really good. pages were loading pretty well.

So you didn't have to do that disable NAI or anything involving the ##DATA# screen?

06/08/2009, 12:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
tripple_sinner Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 48 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 12 Times in 1 Post	I can confirm Bluetooth Tethering is a go I am actually using my palm pre as a modem and it is pretty fast actually. just did a speed test and i got about 1400kbps, not too shabby
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06/08/2009, 12:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
DougB541 Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 761 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 34 Thanked 116 Times in 62 Posts	Epic discovery here. Good stuff.
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06/08/2009, 12:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
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06/08/2009, 01:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
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06/08/2009, 07:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
dkotoric Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,305 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 8 Thanked 98 Times in 62 Posts	any updates on how its done
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06/08/2009, 09:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
DeusInnomen Homebrew Developer Join Date: May 2009 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 91 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 9 Posts	Damned interested to see how he pulled this off. I don't see anywhere to disable Modem NAI in the ##DATA# screen unless it's got a different name. Hopefully he'll wake up soon and enlighten us. It's not a deal-breaker for us if the phone can't be tethered, but it was nice to tether my wife's Blackberry Pearl Flip to our netbook and if I can use the Pre for the same purpose that's just a bonus. Last edited by DeusInnomen; 06/08/2009 at 09:06 AM. Reason: Speeling :P
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06/08/2009, 09:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
rrkraft Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	He was probably connected via WiFi on his Pre. Then it works just nice though over WiFi. When you test tethering over the Sprint network make sure to disconnect your Pre WiFi first. I had the same issue: When I first tethered my Pre it worked like a charm and was very fast. Too fast to be true. So I looked around, disabled WiFi on the Pre and then got the nasty Sprint alert everyone gets.
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06/08/2009, 09:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
neoGTR22 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 246 Likes Received: 16 Thanks: 41 Thanked 21 Times in 14 Posts	Soooo thus far, no one has been able to replicate the OP's results? I'll believe it when everyone can get it to go. __________________ Neil Handspring Visor Deluxe > Treo 600 > Palm Pre > iPhone 4s & Touchpad 32gb
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06/08/2009, 09:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
Major.Malfunction Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 54 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 12 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Obviously the OP is playing on everyone's desire to see this as a reality. Why would someone start a thread saying they got something to work and then be completely silent or ambigious to what they did? We all know that tethering is like 2 steps when its working and even hacking it with previous Sprint devices was 5 minutes of 1-time preperation. Im hoping I'm wrong here, but I think this is complete BS. Prove me wrong
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06/08/2009, 09:48 AM	#16 (permalink)
xenophonite Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,212 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 20 Thanked 41 Times in 24 Posts	^Probably wasn't intentional. If you have WiFi on the phone, the PAN probably works through bluetooth to WiFi, not EVDO. __________________ Sprint Pre, Mugen 2800mah battery
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06/08/2009, 10:05 AM	#17 (permalink)
DeusInnomen Homebrew Developer Join Date: May 2009 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 91 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 9 Posts	If I had to wager a guess, I'd guess that the OP is still asleep or at work. Patience, unless somebody else manages to find the solution we're looking for. I'm hoping he just didn't have the Wifi thing going.
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06/08/2009, 10:08 AM	#18 (permalink)
tripple_sinner Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 48 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 12 Times in 1 Post	well I havent tried doing the transfer. I went to my bluetooth settings, added new device, set the phone in find me mode. It found it fine. Started paring, did the codes, and it connected. And I was able too start surfing. I will try too see about transfering files later today when I get a chance. But the speeds were really good. pages were loading pretty well.
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06/08/2009, 10:12 AM	#19 (permalink)
tripple_sinner Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 48 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 12 Times in 1 Post	no I was not connected of wifi I know how to disable wifi Last edited by ronbo2000; 06/20/2009 at 01:50 PM. Reason: spelling: "how too" to "how to"
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