[ubuntu-uk] Internet via Nokia e63 on Bluetooth

[Rob Beard]

John Matthews wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
>   
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> About a month ago I got a Nokia e63 phone on a Three contract.  As part 
>> of the contract I get 1GB of internet allowance which works great on the 
>> phone.
>>
>> However what I'm trying to do is connect to the Internet via the phone 
>> using a Bluetooth connection (I've yet to get a USB cable).
>>
>> I've managed to get the phone talking to my notebook (well as far as I 
>> can browse the phone contents and memory card using bluetooth-browse).
>>
>> The next step though is to work out how to get the phone to dial (or 
>> whatever it needs to do).  I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 and I see that there 
>> isn't an option for dialup anymore.  I wondered if it might be as easy 
>> as just telling Ubuntu that I have a mobile broadband connection on 
>> Three but that doesn't seem to work.
>>
>> I have found a couple of guides that talk about Bluez-utils and using 
>> wvdial or ppp to connect [1] & [2] and also this about connecting to 
>> Three using a Huewai E220 modem [3] but none of these seem to work.
>>
>> I just wondered if anyone may have got a Nokia mobile working via 
>> Bluetooth to connect to the Internet?
>>
>> Ta,
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> [1] 
>> http://ubuntuliving.blogspot.com/2007/02/internet-connection-via-nokia-bluetooth.html
>> [2] 
>> http://davesource.com/Solutions/20070520.T-Mobile-Nokia-E65-Ubuntu-Linux.html
>> [3] http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/824630.html
>>
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
> Hi, I have a nokia E71, and I can get connection either by Blue tooth or 
> via a little program called Joiku Spot. You can either get the free 
> version or paid version, I have the paid version. The Blue tooth program 
> is called BluemanBlutooth, and can be found in here 
> https://launchpad.net/blueman
>
> I have to say, the Blueman program is amazing to use, it makes copying 
> anything from phone to computer really easy, and connection to the 
> Internet is simple.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> John
>
>   
Thanks John, I'll take a look.

Ta,

Rob