iPAQ talks Bluetooth with Nokia

[Andy Sjostrom]

<a href="http://wirelesssoftware.info/Nokia6310iPaqSocketBT/">http://wirelesssoftware.info/Nokia6310iPaqSocketBT/</a><br /><br />Michael Schmidt at <a href="http://www.wirelesssoftware.info">WirelessSoftware.info</a> has written an interesting article about how to get the GPRS phone Nokia 6310 and Compaq iPaq 3850 connected over Bluetooth using the Socket Communication's Bluetooth Connection Kit. According to Jacek, Nokia will soon release a US version called 6310i that will work the same way as the 6310.<br /><br />The article is a very detailed step-by-step. I would recommend a product planner at Microsoft to take a look to determine what can be done to make this process easier... well, available for "normal" users. Or as Michael says: "As you can see it is not a smooth procedure, but it works."<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/ipaqnokiabt.jpg" />

[TMAN]

All I want to know is where can I get a Nokia 6310 here in the US?

[marlof]

The 6310 won't help you, as it doesn't have the 1900 MHz band that is needed in the US. But the 6310i (the triple band version of the 6310 Andy talks about) has just arrived at Expansys. I am not aware of any US based shops that have it, but you could always try www.expansys.com and www.mphone.co.uk , both of which ship to the US as well.

[jpzr]

All I want to know is where can I get a Nokia 6310 here in the US?


Nokia 6310 is not working in USA (it has Euroasian GSM),
but very similar (almost the same) model
- with additional GSM1900 (will be working also in USA) -
will be in retail shops by end of June, it will be: Nokia 6310i,
see here:
http://www.nokia.com/phones/6310i/index.html
for details.

But of course you can buy it ALREADY now at expansys :
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=6310i

[gregh]

2 BTWs. I just got a GPRS Bluetooth phone here in the UK, was advised that the 6310 has many issues, and Voda haven't certified it for their network yet! So I got the colour T68 :D

Also I've posted 3 Bluetooh config guides on my web site (in sig below)

cheers,

greg

[Daniel]

I bought a T39 here in AU and it rocks. I've used it a number of times with my H3660 & CFII+BT expansion pack with minimal dramas.

Daniel

[angelseye2000]

WIRELESS: GPRS Internet via Bluetooth from Pocket PC 2002 using VoiceStream
Posted by Arne Hess (Tuesday April 09 2002 @ 02:22PM MEST) [ PPC 2002 How To's ]
Thanks to Microsoft, here is a step-by-step tutorial how to setup the Pocket PC 2002 using a Socket Bluetooth card to connect the Voicestream GPRS network for Internet. This how-to describes the configuration, using an Ericsson R520 but isn't different to Ericsson T39 or T68 GSM mobile phones:

This following are the versions of software and hardware used to create this document:
http://www.ppcw.net/stories.php?story=02/04/09/4975628

Socket Communications Bluetooth Connection Kit
Reviewed by Tom Karlo
Date : April 12th 2002

The Bluetooth Connection Kit, from Socket Communications, lets Pocket PC users add Bluetooth wireless networking capabilities to their handheld, via a Type I compact flash card. Why would someone want Bluetooth connectivity? Because it will let your Pocket PC talk wirelessly and quickly to other devices that comply with the Bluetooth standard, including computers, LAN access points, and mobile phones.

(excerpt)

In the three weeks since I installed the card, I have rarely removed it from my Joranda. It truly turns the handheld into a go-anywhere portable Internet connection. I'm also excited by the fact that when I purchase a new laptop later this summer, I'll immediately be able to connect it to my phone and PDA wirelessly, simply by inserting the Bluetake adapter. Bluetooth's only disadvantage is its relatively strong dependence on another device providing Internet connectivity - unlike a Wi-Fi wireless ethernet card, you can't walk into an area with an access point and get network connectivity (although Bluetooth access points are on the market, they remain far less common than Wi-Fi networks.) Now that I've tried it, I'd be hard pressed to use my Pocket PC without its Bluetooth connectivity.

http://www.pocketpcminds.com/reviews/socketbt.php

[jpzr]

GPRS Internet via Bluetooth from Pocket PC ... using a Socket Bluetooth ... using .... Ericsson .... phones

yes, there are several places in Internet, which describe how to connect PocketPC, with help of socket's card to cell phones from Ericsson, but there is only 1 place that describes how to connect pocketpc, with socket's card, to Nokia...