Bluetooth and COM ports

Hey,

Have you figured this out yet.  I have the same problem, only with a sony ericsson T637.  It was a cake walk on my HP laptop to get things working, and I'm starting to get really frustrated with Dell

Nope. I am going to uninstall the Toshiba Bluetooth stack that Dell has on their website and install a different version of the stack from the Toshiba website. If this doesn't work, then I'll go find a different bluetooth driver/stack, as I've heard of a couple others.

Hey,

Please let me know if you find something out. 

Thanks,

Jeremy

Well, installing the regular Toshiba Bluetooth stack from the Toshiba website didn't work. The software installed fine, but it wouldn't/couldn't find the Dell 350 module. There absolutely has to be a way to get a bluetooth modem set up under COM 40!

one more question, do you have xp media edition?  I'm starting to think it's the problem.  I think if I had XP Professional there would be a folder option of "My Bluetooth Places."  I think that would fix the problem. 

Thanks for keeping me posted. 

J

PS - I'm starting to regret going with Dell

Can't choose the port setting. When I choose custom, it asks me to choose my device (so i double-click my phone), then it asks to choose the service. The only service available is 'dial-up networking'. I choose this option (which is what I want), then I get a screen that says it's installing the modem on COM40. So, I never get the option to choose my COM port.

I'm running XP Pro.

I should add that I don't get a screen option that looks like the picture here: http://www.isd.toshiba.com.au/cgi-bin/ai1.exe/topic/content/ed_content.jsp?CATOID=-15279&LISTOID=52679 ... Scroll down to the window that has the "Assignment of COM port name". Using the Dell/Toshiba Bluetooth stack, I never get this option. I tried using the Toshiba stack straight from the Toshiba website (instead of the one available on the Dell Support Drivers Download site), but the software was never able to find the Dell 350 module, so I had to install the Dell version of the Toshiba stack. :-/

The Dell/Toshiba stack does have the option, but probably not with dial-up networking (which I don't use).  Have you checked to see if you are running the latest version 3.03.02(D)?

Are you sure it is dial-up networking service that you want?  To sunchronize with ActiveSync, you need to install a Serial Port service, which doesn't appear to be available with your Smartphone.

The serial port option should be available on the MPx220 (my phone) per the Motorola support website -- http://motorola.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/motorola.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php? p_faqid=5252&p_created=1112219131&p_sid=Y6qJHsTh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PWRmbHQmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTc4JnBfcHJvZHM9MCZw X2NhdHM9MCZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9bXB4MjIwIGFjdGl2ZXN5bmM*&p_li=&p_topview=1 That link provides instructions on how to set up Activesync using bluetooth. That says I need to use Serial Port service, but that option isn't available using the Toshiba/Dell stack available for download ont he Dell support / drivers website.

I want the dial-up networking to allow me to use connect to the internet (on my laptop) via the GPRS connection (phone number: *99# I believe) on the cellphone. It works fine with the USB cable.

Message Edited by WxGuy1 on 10-31-2005 10:21 PM

Message Edited by WxGuy1 on 10-31-2005 10:22 PM

The Motorola page you quoted is using a WIDCOMM/Broadcom stack for the illustration, which offers more configuration and service options to their OEM based Bluetooth modules.  The service is available to the Dell/Toshiba stack provided the same service has been enabled on your phone.

 

That said, I just realize there is something we have not checked.  On your phone, go to Start > Configurations > BT SerialPortSetup and make sure your COM ports have been enabled.  You should find the Configurations folder at the end of your phone's start menu.

 

Message Edited by esquire on 11-01-2005 02:06 PM

Thanks for the help Esquire. I'm trying to upgrade the ROM on my phone since the Cingular/Motorola public release doesn't have any way of configuring the SerialPort settings. It's supported, but you can't configure it. Oddly enough, I have to install a popular Asian ROM to be able to configure it... Go figure, it's Motorola... At any rate, as soon as I'm able to upgrade the ROM, I'll try again.

It is not unheard of for the service provider to "lock" some services on the phone.  One of my friends has a 3G phone from Orange and despite what the manual says about availability of its Bluetooth services, the only one enabled is for headset - the rest has been disabled by Orange.