How To Use Your BB Curve as a Bluetooth Modem
I read many threads at CB about using your BB as modem. I have my Curve working as a modem using Desktop Manager and a USB cable. However, I wanted to be able to use my BB as a modem using Bluetooth connectivity. The basics are that you must use the Windows XP SP2 (or Vista) Bluetooth driver, and setup your BB to use Bluetooth sync with desktop manager. I felt stymied because my adapter was not on the list of compatible devices for the Windows XP SP2 Bluetooth driver.
Being stubborn, I decided to install my Belkin (Broadcomm) USB adapter and software to see if I could get something to work. During the software installation, I found that one of the Bluetooth services provided was dial up networking so I installed this service. With Bluetooth on my BB set to allow it to be found, I ran the Add a New Bluetooth Device Wizard. One of the services offered was Dial-up Networking.
When I Explored My Bluetooth Places and found a selection for Blackberry 8320 Dialup Networking. When I clicked this selection, it brought up a connection box. This led me to try and set up a new connection using a Bluetooth modem following other threads for using your BB as a modem.
Still thinking this will never work, here are the steps I followed in Windows XP:
Preconfiguration:
1. Bluetooth Setup
This is specifically for my Belkin Bluetooth adapter, but may apply to other USB Bluetooth adapters.
*** Important ***
Your Bluetooth adapter MUST be on and working properly. If it is not, you will not see the Bluetooth Modem option. The Belkin software has an option to stop the Bluetooth Adapter.
2. It not necessary to have Desktop Manager running.
3. At the moment, the setup only works on EDGE (TMO). I have not gotten it to work on Wifi/UMA. If Wifi is not, disable it: Manage Connections > Wifi > uncheck
Query the modem:
1. Open Control Panel and click Phone and Modem Properties.
2. Click the Modems tab and select Bluetooth Modem in the installed modems box.
3. Click Properties under the installed modems box.
4. Click the Diagnostics Tag.
5. Click Query Modem.
6. When done you should see under Command:ATQ0V1E0 and under Response:Success (this what showed for me, you may see something different). This shows that the modem is being accessed by the computer.
7. Click Okay.
8. Click Okay.
Set up the Modem
1. Open Control Panel and click Phone and Modem Options.
2. Click the Modems tab and select Bluetooth Modem in the installed modems box.
3. Click Properties under the installed modems box.
4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. Enter the extra initialization command in the Extra Settings box. For T-Mobile the command is:
+cgdcont=1,"IP","wap.voicestream.com"
For other carriers, check this thread for the extra initialization commands:
http://forums.crackberry.com/f3/how-...y-modem-19093/
6. Click Ok
7. Click Ok
Create dial up Networking
1. Open Control Panel and click Network Connections.
2. Click the New Connection Wizard, then click Next.
3. Select “Connect to the Internet”, then click Next.
4. Select “Set up my Connection Manually”, then click Next.
5. Select “Connect using a dial-up Modem”, then click Next.
6. Highlight the Bluetooth Modem in the “select devices to use in this connection” box, and click the box to the left. Make sure that no other modems are checked. Click next.
7. Enter your ISP name in the box.
T-Mobile for TMO customers. Sorry I don’t have the ISP names for other Carriers, but I assume it’s the Carrier name.
Click next.
8. Enter*99# in the phone number box, then click Next.
9. Check the appropriate box for you situation, then click Next.
10. Leave User Name and Password boxes blank. Uncheck any boxes in the bottom of the dialog box, then click Next.
11. Click Finish to create the connection.
12. In the Connect window, click Properties.
13. Highlight the Bluetooth Modem in the “select devices to use in this connection” box, and click the box to the left. Make sure that no other modems are checked. Click Configure.
14. In the Hardware Features unclick all check boxes, then click OK.
15. Click OK in the Properties window.
16. Select “Save this user name and password for the following users” and the appropriate option.
17. Click Dial, and away you go.
18. Open your web browser to test the connection.
Changing Connection Speed
The default connection speed is 115 Bps. I have tested my Curve at the maximum speed of 921.6 Bps with success. If I have problems I drop down to 460.8 Bps. At that speed, I never have any problems.
1. Click on Start > Settings > Network Connections.
2. Right click the name of your Bluetooth Connection.
3. The Standard Modem Over Bluetooth Connection should be checked.
4. Click Configure.
5. Click on the box next to "Maximum Speed" and select the speed you want to use.
6. Click Okay.
7. Click Okay.
For troubleshooting refer to the thread linked above