[Zeus]

I've read thru many of the posts in this forum regarding Bluetooth. I have the
moto HS820 and jabra bt200 bluetooth headsets. I have them both paired and working well with both my 7290 and my notebook computers.

I have strugled a bit pairing the 7290 to either notebook. From what I've read blackberry's dont support file transfer or even sync via Bluetooth. Is there any value in pairing the HH to a notebook ?

[KonTiki]

No, None

[Milkman]

That isn't entirely true.

I have paired my laptop and BB together. The only feature it uses (of course) is the voice gateway. This is good because you can use your PC/laptop as a headset for the BB. It supports Caller ID as well.

[Zeus]

Thanks for the replies.

I'm trying to get the audio gateway setup, just to test it out. If I start from my notebook and add a device, I can pair the two; but, I get an error "Unable to detect service".

Does anyone know how to resolve this issue ?

My notebook is a Dell D610 running the Toshiba Bluetooth stack if that matters. I have the same notebook paired with both of my bluetooth headsets and they work fine.

[Zeus]

Its probably the Toshiba BT driver. I put an orange micro BT with old WIDCOMM BT drivers in my compaq notebook and the BB 7290 paired up and selected the audio gateway. The only thing I had to do was enter the PIN for BT.

[Milkman]

I would agree with Zeus. I had a similar problem, and uninstalled my BT driver then reinstalled it and it worked perfect. I also entered the PIN, and wham all was good.

[MozMan68]

Okay, I just started using a Moto H850 headset yesterday, but what I really want ot know is WHEN (because it will happen) will I be able to synch??

Is it a speed issue?? Do they just need to update the software?? Will they NOT do it because of security issues??

What's the dealio?? I HATE MY CABLE!!!!

[BBSpike]

Up to now it seems to be security issues. RIM has many government contracts and they don't want information transmitted over the air.

[RJG23]

Does anything have to be done to get the voice service started to a PC. I plugged in a BT adaptor and paired up the BB. No services are shown on either end. Didn't realize that data wasn't supported, but to get something to work would be fun enough!

[Milkman]

I didn't have to do anything special. My BT probed my BB to see what services it supported, and out of 10ish, it came back with only one (voice gateway).

[Zeus]

It appear that it matters what bluetooth stack you are using. I have 2 laptops: 1) Dell running Toshiba bluetooth 2) Compaq running WIDCOMM bluetooth.
I couldn't get computer the dell running Toshiba bluetooth to pair. I was able to pair the Compaq running WIDCOMM bluetooth in about 1 minute. The compaq saw the HH and paired as simple as entering the pin on both devices.
I looked around on the net for a free widcomm bluetooth but didn't find one. I downloaded one but after the install it told me my license didnt support the device or visa-versa.

[Milkman]

That is correct Zeus. While I had it run on my personal laptop, I got a company laptop with Bluetooth built in, and it didn't have the voice gateway. I did some research on the net and found a way to get 'hacked' BT drivers. I installed them, and they worked perfect.

I don't want to get anyone (BBForums, etc.) in touble, nor myself so I won't post any links here, but within 30 minutes of searching Google, downloading some drivers, and stuff, I got it to work.

Thanks!