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Tethering 8525 with bluetooth
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Posted by: mlyles1

I just bought a 8525 with the unlimited data plan and I'm trying to tether it to my laptop. I have a Kensington bluetooth adapter and the only option I get is to use the 8525 for dial up. I've search the forums and found bits and pieces of what to do. Can someone point me in the right direction to make this work? Is there any special setting I need to make on the phone? Thanks for any help.

Posted by: Blue What?

Im in the same boat idk wtf...

Posted by: twinc

I use DUN through the BT to tether the device... I used to do this with my T616 so it had some of the DUN settings saved. It works...

I don't have all the settings for DUN:
Username: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password:
Dial:*99#

I'll look for the password, it should be on the forums somewhere...

With that said, the following links describe how to use the 8525 as a Wireless Modem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=275124
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/inde...ame=Hermes_FAQs

Good luck! And report back!

Posted by: mlyles1

Thanks Twinc, Those setting do work with a password of CINGULAR1.

Posted by: argoldst

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlyles1

Thanks Twinc, Those setting do work with a password of CINGULAR1.

Can you teather with media max?

Posted by: highlordkram

I wanted to share that I spent all of last weekend with Bluetooth tethering issues and finally got it to work properly using the settings previously listed.

Now here is the bad news; it is slow. I get speeds up to 800k on the phone and only get about 200k on Bluetooth. I found that if you use the actual USB sync cable and set up your connection this way, you can get speed that are much faster, up to the speeds your phone normally gets. I test at 600k to 800k with a cable.

So you might want to consider if you really have to use Bluetooth, or if you mind having to hook them up together to get better results.

Good luck.

Posted by: mlyles1

argoldst,
I'm not sure about Media Max. I have the unlimited data plan. I would assume it would work fine.

highlordkram, I will have to try the usb connection. I'm getting around 350K with bluetooth.

Posted by: conqoror

Same here only ~300 with bluetooth.

Posted by: twinc

I've noticed that throughput suffers over BT... but it's convenient and eye catching.

Posted by: asdrew

MediaMax works fine with tethering. There are some "chicken littles" who will tell you the Cingular police will get you and the fine print says you can't. If Cingular was concerned about it they would make it clear that you can't and not provide instructions on how to do it:
https://www.cingular.com/support/setupOTW.do

On your PC, it will tether to the 8525 with a dial-up connection, but the speed will be faster than dial up.

You can check your connection speed here:
http://www.dslreports.com/mspeed

Posted by: nutnbolt

Hmmm I need to try this out.

Posted by: adlman

Unfortunately there are people who sneak through by using the incorrect data plans for tethering, however there are also the ones who are caught and charged accordingly for incorrectly using data plans. For someone who consistently tethers he/she will need to be on a Data Connect/Laptop Connect plan as it accesses the proper gateway rather than a WAP gateway that's suited for more casual web browsing through a phone.

As for setting up for BT tethering I can provide the following however it reference D-link but any BT attachment with dial-up networking bt profile will work.

Prerequisite

Cingular 8525 PDA purchased through Cingular.

D-Link USB Bluetooth Adapter with accompanying software application. Ensure the most recent software is properly installed from the accompanying CD or by visiting support.dlink.com. Select the appropriate D-Link USB Bluetooth Adaptor from the drop down menu. Download, unzip, and install the most recent driver.

User should be logged in as Administrator or have administrator privileges to modify system files.

Setting up the PDA

On the PDA, tap on Start, and then tap on Settings.
Tap on the Connections tab.
Tap on the Bluetooth icon.
Tap to check Turn on Bluetooth.
Tap to check Make this device discoverable to other devices.

Setting up the connection

On the PC, double click on the My Bluetooth Places icon from the desktop.
Click on View devices in range, or Search for devices in range.
Right click on the icon representing the PDA, and click to select Discover Available Services.
Double click on the Dial-up Networking icon.
Click on the Bluetooth PIN Code Required window in the lower right corner on the desktop
Type in a numerical pin code (example 1234) in the Bluetooth PIN Code field, and then click on OK.
On the PDA, tap on Yes to add the PC to the device list.
Type the same numerical Passkey (Bluetooth PIN Code) as entered on the PC, and tap on Next.
Once the connection is complete, tap to check Dialup Networking. (***Note: It may take several moments for the connection to complete.)
Tap on Finish.
On the PC, click on Cancel, and close all applications.
Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel and double click on Phone and Modem Options.
Click on the Modems tab.
Click once on the Bluetooth Modem and click on Properties.
Click on the Advanced tab.
Type AT+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”isp.cingular” into the Extra initialization commands field.
Click on OK, and close all applications.

Making the connection

On the PC, double click on the My Bluetooth Places icon.
Click on View devices in range.
Right click on the icon representing the PDA and click on Discover Available Services.
Double click on the Dial-up networking icon.
Type ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM in the User name field.
Type CINGULAR1 in the Password field.
In the Dial field, type *99#.
Click on Dial.

[QUOTE=asdrew]MediaMax works fine with tethering. There are some "chicken littles" who will tell you the Cingular police will get you and the fine print says you can't. If Cingular was concerned about it they would make it clear that you can't and not provide instructions on how to do it:
https://www.cingular.com/support/setupOTW.do

On your PC, it will tether to the 8525 with a dial-up connection, but the speed will be faster than dial up.

Posted by: penman

Thanks. Your instructions enabled me to get further than I had before using Bluetooth for tethering. However, I still was getting an error message. I then used:

WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM in place of ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM in the User name field

and I also changed the modem init string to AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","wap.cingular" in place of AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","isp.cingular"

and it worked

Note that both changes were necessary; one alone didn't work. I don't know why this is the case. Perhaps the way my account is provisioned. (I do have data connect on my account according to Cingular).