What are you using Bluetooth to do?

[Palmloyal.com]

I am a T|C convert. I miss the WiFi and will be looking hard at the enfora Wireless Portfolio. Anyway, what are you using Bluetooth to do?

When I had my T|C I was acatually using WiFi to:

Mail----
- Check Mail without syncing to PC
- Sync wirelessly to get mail as I was walking out the door
- Read an email message and immediately jump to the link from the email

Web---
Quickly get web based content
- AvantGo
- Weather info
- Traffic updates
- Browse web, mostely PDA friendly but not always

Office Functions
- Print documents and info from Palm
- Manage PC activities (things that could not be performed on handheld period, ie. check or manage Kazza downloads, check quotes while in conference room in meeting using Win-Hand or PalmVNC
- Copy individual files to and from PC and SD card with SMBMate
- Manage my Voice Memos with apps from http://www.audiost.com. I record a VM and instantly send to my desktop wirelessly.

Just so you know I sent my 2nd T|C back because the bottom of the screen died on both.

So I love the T|T3 but don't have any ideal how to use BT in the daily routines.

I am not asking what kinds of things that marketing and manufactureres have stated are available. I am not asking people to just say use Blueboard or BlueChat. I am asking how are you actually using BT today - like the actions I did with the T|C from above.

WHat are you doing and what extra accessories are needed to perform them, ie. USB dongle, phones, etc.

Carl Brooks
http://www.palmloyal.com

[edeab220]

I'm actually doing everything you are (at least in the Web/Mail catagories. I haven't tried the Office stuff yet...). With the BT cell phone and my BT T|T3, I've been able to check mail, send mail, check links in e-mail (not instantly), and browse a lot of websites (a lot not PDA-screen likeable, like palmonecity :D).

When the SD WiFi card comes out for OS 5, you can do everything both within a WiFi network and w/o a WiFi network (BT) :D .

[PDH LA]

I'm using it primarily to check and reply to email and browse the web. I love to check the news and weather when I'm waiting for a meeting, etc. Also, since I travel a lot, I can access United Airlines' web site to verify flight status, itineraty and gate information.

[win.ph]

I use mine for send and receiving SMS msg.
now i can leave my mobile phone inside my pocket. and its faster to send sms.

[mtuckman]

I have had an evaluation copy of the Enfora Portfolio for a week now, and as of yet they have not been able to get it to work.

I had promissed a review in another thread, but as of yet there is not all that much to review.

Will keep all posted as soon as I either get it working or give up!

[smeghead]

I use my BT to send and receive files from others with BT equipped Palms. I use it to surf the net and send emails and IM's from around my house and I use it to sync quite often when I can't find my cradle ;)

[n0m0n]

What is the range that of these dongles???
I was going to set one up off of my laptop which is in my nome ethernet network.
Is there any difference in brands, prices, distance, etc.???
Can I run my ethernet network, and use bluetooth together?
Can I just combine it into my network adding a # to 192.168.0.#?
I am new at this bluetooth thing and am starting to gather information for now.
Sorry for all the GREEN questions.
Thanks

[Doogly]

Originally posted by n0m0n
What is the range that of these dongles???
I was going to set one up off of my laptop which is in my nome ethernet network.
Is there any difference in brands, prices, distance, etc.???
Can I run my ethernet network, and use bluetooth together?
Can I just combine it into my network adding a # to 192.168.0.#?
I am new at this bluetooth thing and am starting to gather information for now.
Sorry for all the GREEN questions.
Thanks


I bought a Belkin Bluetooth USB dongle that can carry over 100ft. I've checked that claim out in an office setting, with walls and floors, and it seems to work just fine. I paid something like $45 for this dongle. Pretty damn cool if you ask me.

Just recently sat in a meeting where someone told me to email them a reminder, and while the meeting droned on, I sent the email...and it showed up in their Inbox during the meeting [this guy's laptop was being used for a presentation so everyone saw it. Everyone was stunned. I smiled and said that I was beta testing a new ESP to Outlook interface :D .

[vcleniuk]

I do the following:

T3 to PC:
- wireless Sync
- browse the web

T3 to 6310i:
- browse the web
- SMS messaging
- send / receive e-mail
- dialer

I plan on using PalmVNC and SMBMate, sometime when I have time to install and config. them. I'm also looking for good VPN, SSH and Telnet clients for my T3.

[mtuckman]

Is there a way to use a Bluetooth keyboard with the T3? And is there a portable bluetooth keyboard available from anyone?