Noiz Waves

Today I accepted a challange to get a Windows 7 laptop connected to the internet by Bluetooth tethering to a Nokia E71 phone. I was impressed how quick and easy the entire process was.

I was using a Toshiba laptop (with built in Bluetooth) running Windows 7 RTM, and using a Nokia E71 mobile phone. Here’s how I did it:

On E71
1. Turn bluetooth on on phone (hold down *)
2. make phone visible on bluetooth (menu > connectivity > bluetooth > my phone’s visibility > shown to all)

On Laptop
1. Go to Start > Control panel > Hardware and Sound > Add a Bluetooth device
2. Follow instructions to add device (enter in number provided in phone, accept computer connection, etc etc)
3.Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Connect to the Internet
3.1 Select “No, create new connection”
3.2 Select “Dial-up”
3.3 Select “Standard Modem over Bluetooth link”
3.4 Enter *99# for dial up phone number (number for 3 Australia)
3.5 Click connect

On E71
1. Prompt to accept connection to computer appears, click Accept

On Laptop
1. After about a minute, and various connecting stages, window appears with one option “Browse the Internet now”
2. Connection now appears in list of network connections in the networking task bar icon.

I’ve been trying to do similar on my MacBook Pro for months now, following all sorts of guides on the internet, with no success. On Windows 7, I got it working in ~30 mins using no external resources. I like Win 7!!