Finally!: Tether Blackberry to iPad via Bluetooth (ipad wifi ftw!)

[aohus]

Originally Posted by movad00

Ok, maybe I am missing something. I have PDAnet on my blackberry with all options checked or unchecked per your instructions. I have the demo of iBluever on my ipad. I have enabled bluetooth on my blackberry. When I click on IBluever OFF/ON button I get a reply of " Bluet00th daemon disconnected unexpectedly! " with a DISMISS button below it. Any suggestions? thanks

this has been mentioned previously. You need to disable pdanet and turn off ibluever, then re-enable for it to work. if you cannot disconnect the bluetooth connection, try respringing.

PLEASE be aware that with the demo version your connection will drop after ~30seconds.

[KaceS2K]

Originally Posted by movad00

Ok, maybe I am missing something. I have PDAnet on my blackberry with all options checked or unchecked per your instructions. I have the demo of iBluever on my ipad. I have enabled bluetooth on my blackberry. When I click on IBluever OFF/ON button I get a reply of " Bluet00th daemon disconnected unexpectedly! " with a DISMISS button below it. Any suggestions? thanks

I know this will sound funny...but turn off Bluetooth in the iPad's Settings.
Then activate PDANet on your BB and turn on iBluever on the iPad.

I had the same error as you and this resolved it.

[sheilap]

Wow! Just want to say thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread! I had some problems, but I learned a lot from all of you: how to jailbreak, how to use openSSH to remove programs.. And it is now WORKING with my iPod touch 3.1.3 and Verizon Blackberry Tour 9630. This is a trial because I'm seriously thinking about a WiFi iPad and didn't want to shell out extra $$ for the myfi.

Thanks again!!!

[movad00]

It finally worked after I turned off bluetooth in the settings on the ipad. Thank you, thank you, thank you....

[movad00]

Ok, I got iBluever to turn on and see my blackberry but I'm not getting the phone symbol in the upper right corner and I can't connect to the internet. Should I buy the full version of Ibluever? I feel like I missed something along the way.. Thanks again.

[KaceS2K]

Did you actually tap on (select) the BB in the list in iBluever?

[movad00]

Thanks for the help. I was not clicking on the blackberry. Now when I do, it says " Link key was generated for remote device" and just hangs there. Plus twice I have authorized to buy the full version of iBluever from Cydia and it doesn't download... What the heck am I doing wrong?? Thanks again.

[davidnyc]

I've been using iBluever with my T-Mobile BlackBerry 9700 and iPod Touch 3G for the past 2 weeks. It works great!

I've noticed that if you leave Wi-Fi enabled on the Touch, it will even let apps that use Wi-Fi triangulation like Foursquare and Google Maps to accurately find your location on the iPod Touch!

I also got this working on a friends iPad and Verizon BB Tour. (he already pays to have tethering on the Tour so I didn't need PDANet for him)

[davidnyc]

BTW, for those of you having disconnection problems, make sure you've downloaded the last update to iBluever. (just go into Cydia and it should show that an update is available) The latest version is much more stable than it was a few weeks ago.

[dubaa27]

aohus you are a genius! oh yeah your directions work perfectly with alltel too...pearl 8130 and ipod touch 3rd gen

guess im going to have to buy the full version cause my demo loses connection after a few seconds

thanks again

[msa7214]

Does this work for Sprint PCS also? I'm thinking because its bluetooth it shouldn't matter right? Thanks

[msa7214]

I am ready to do this, I am the most conservative person ever! yet the way you laid out the plan, it makes sense. I'm not technical i'll get my buddy to help me but it sounds like it works. Does jailbreaking the ipad risk it to anything? anything I should be worried about? I just want to do what you did and have net where ever I have bars on my mobile (sprint pcs), that would be the greatest solution!

[aohus]

Originally Posted by msa7214

Does jailbreaking the ipad risk it to anything? anything I should be worried about? I just want to do what you did and have net where ever I have bars on my mobile (sprint pcs), that would be the greatest solution!

Jailbreaking is not risky at all. Its a one click process. Please go to Spirit for jailbreaking procedure.

Yes, bluetooth dial up networking via Sprint will work. Go here for how other users configured for their Sprint phones.

[Bozed]

Hey just want to say thanks to the OP and everyones hard work on this, but I was hoping to get some help.

I am a Telus subscriber, now I was informed that telus can discover the fact that I have been tethering. Is it confirmed that PDA net will mask this?

Also, has anyone had any success with Telus? because there appear to be so many different configurations for APNS and numbers to dial!

Some say *99#
Some say #777
for APN some say bb.telus.com
or rim.telusmobility.net
or isp.telus.net

so I am just a bit confused, if someone has successfully done this over the telus network I would really appreciate some guidance. Thanks so much and go blackberry go!

[mark_quion]

Hi,

Can someone explain what a "dial number" is? Or how I can find it on my phone (blackberry 9700). I understand that is a carrier setting but the list from iBluever does not include carriers Globe or Smart (Philippines) carriers. Any help would be awesome!!