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Trying to Tether AT&T Tilt with Mac via Bluetooth?
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Posted by: freddiemac1

Hi, all.

Having just gotten the Tilt, I want to tether with my MacBook via bluetooth, but am not getting anywhere.

I have read two ways to do this: One is to download the HTC Tytn Modem script and put it in ~/Library/Modem Scripts, pair the phone with the Mac, go into internet connect, and set up a bluetooth connection, with the following info:
user: ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
password: CINGULAR1
phone number to dial: *99#
and to choose the HTC Tytn Modem from the pop-up menu
(finally, I assume) you turn on wireless modem from the connections settings on the tilt.

Didn't work for me.

Other method is to pair the two, choose on the mac to allow the device to be used as a wireless modem, turn on the wireless modem on the tilt via bluetooth, go to the menu and choose start, and (supposedly) it will connect. Then, on the mac, under the BLUETOOTH menu, choose Join the H8900 network (or whatever you call your Tilt), and it should connect.

Didn't work for me.

Can someone who has gotten this to work, please advise? Thanks.

Posted by: pcmike

I'm running a little late, so I'm going to just tell you how I did it..
FYI, Generic 3G scripts for Mac over here: http://home2.btconnect.com/Taniwha/

In order to tether to the internet via Bluetooth what I did was run the "Internet Connection Sharing" App on the phone and then click on the Bluetooth icon in the "taskbar" or whatever you want to call it on a Mac and choose "Join network on <my device>" and that "just worked."

Prior to doing this I had of course paired my phone with the Mac (initiating from the Mac) since I'm also using Missing Sync for WM6 to sync my calendar, contacts, etc with my Mac.

Let me know if this helps you at all. I can more than likely provide a more thorough response later toady.

FYI: Internet Connection Sharing app is in the WINDOWS folder on the device. Also Wireless Modem via Connections tab (or ComMgr) never worked for me. I had to use Internet Connection Sharing.