Sunday, February 22, 2004
Using Your Laptop/Desktop's Modem With Your Pocket PC, Via Bluetooth
Posted by Janak Parekh in "ARTICLE" @ 07:00 PM
"If you have a Bluetooth enabled laptop or desktop with a modem, using the dial-up service from your handheld can be easier than sharing an internet connection. One example: you're in a hotel room and want to use your Pocket PC, not the laptop, to connect to the internet. But you don't have a Bluetooth modem. With little configuration you can have use your laptop's modem plugged into the phone line and dial-up to your ISP via Bluetooth from your Pocket PC or Palm OS handheld. This way you can have an Internet connection on demand, from another point in your room without having a cord or without having to have your computer always connected to the internet."
There's only one reason I can imagine that anyone would want to do this -- if you're traveling with a friend or spouse and they're using the laptop to do some work. Other than that, if I had a laptop handy, I'd just use that. ;) Nevertheless, it's a clever trick.
There's only one reason I can imagine that anyone would want to do this -- if you're traveling with a friend or spouse and they're using the laptop to do some work. Other than that, if I had a laptop handy, I'd just use that. ;) Nevertheless, it's a clever trick.
