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From: Adrian on 27 Jul 2010 09:26 "The Todal" <deadmailbox(a)beeb.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> I don't know how Windows knows the APN as "internet" and the username >>> and password as "web" since I have never had to input those details. >> Remember when you first set it all up, and installed "some stuff" from >> a driver CD? > Are you saying that a default Windows 7 installation contains these > settings for a BlackBerry? I have never installed any BlackBerry > software on the Windows laptop. You have. You might not have done it intentionally or knowingly, but you certainly have. Maybe via WindowsUpdate, maybe from the Blackberry itself.
From: The Todal on 27 Jul 2010 12:29 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:8b854hF6t6U15(a)mid.individual.net... > "The Todal" <deadmailbox(a)beeb.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > >>>> I don't know how Windows knows the APN as "internet" and the username >>>> and password as "web" since I have never had to input those details. > >>> Remember when you first set it all up, and installed "some stuff" from >>> a driver CD? > >> Are you saying that a default Windows 7 installation contains these >> settings for a BlackBerry? I have never installed any BlackBerry >> software on the Windows laptop. > > You have. You might not have done it intentionally or knowingly, but you > certainly have. Maybe via WindowsUpdate, maybe from the Blackberry itself. This is plausible to me, given that I am no expert in these matters. However, all Windows updates were before I connected the BlackBerry, and I simply established a Bluetooth connection and immediately the laptop could surf the internet. Obviously Macs are nicer and better in all sorts of ways, but it is a pity that they don't connect up in the same user-friendly way. I have dipped into several blogs and forums where people have asked the same question that I'm asking and I have the impression that there isn't a Vodafone customer in the UK who has managed to connect successfully though several people seem to have connected abroad or with other BlackBerry networks. I also found what appeared to be a Vodafone page saying that Vodafone don't support a Blackberry internet connection but no date was given and I was hoping it was out of date.
From: Gavin on 27 Jul 2010 16:16 On 2010-07-27 10:08:21 +0100, "The Todal" <deadmailbox(a)beeb.net> said: > I have a BlackBerry from Vodafone. My Windows laptop connects to it via > Bluetooth and, without any hassle, uses the BlackBerry's internet connection > to give me internet on the laptop when I have no other network to connect > to. > > I have not yet managed to connect my MacBook (running Snow Leopard) to the > BlackBerry in the same way - the Bluetooth connection is successful but it > simply can't be persuaded to connect to the internet. I have looked on > numerous websites and attempted to follow the instructions. The MacBook sees > the BlackBerry as a modem and wants a username and password for the network, > and I cannot understand why that should be necessary for a Mac but not for a > Windows machine. > > Anyway - has anyone managed it, and can they offer a set of instructions > that works (with Vodafone, in the UK)? Thanks. http://www.eekafreek.com/2009/06/25/tether-a-macbook-to-a-blackberry/ -- Gavin. ACSP 10.5 http://www.stoof.co.uk http://www.twitter.com/gavin_wilby
From: Adrian C on 27 Jul 2010 19:31 On 27/07/2010 17:29, The Todal wrote: > This is plausible to me, given that I am no expert in these matters. > However, all Windows updates were before I connected the BlackBerry, and I > simply established a Bluetooth connection and immediately the laptop could > surf the internet. Ah, penny drops - which Blackberry? Your Windows 7 PC supports bluetooth PAN services (AKA Bluetooth Network Connection), and your blackberry has paired using this rather than using bluetooth tethering over a virtual serial port (AKA Dial-up networking feature from the last century). Have a read of the following http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=92345 -- Adrian C
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