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    Bluetooth with iphone

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Twilex, Nov 10, 2010.

  1. Twilex

    Twilex Notebook Enthusiast

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    So i just got my m11x today and i got the bluetooth module added to it. I've been trying to add my iphone 4 to my bluetooth devices and its telling me it cant find drivers for my device. Surely a couple of you out there have your iphone tethered to your m11x. If anyones got any advice it would be much appreciated. Thanks!
     
  2. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    iPhone 4 didn't support bluetooth tethering (without JB) iirc...

    I have my MOTO RAZR V3xx tethered to my laptop via BT, and my iPaq runs ActiveSync over BT :)
     
  3. Twilex

    Twilex Notebook Enthusiast

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    ahhh ok well that makes sense now...thanks!
     
  4. djjosherie

    djjosherie Notebook Consultant

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    Actually this is false, the new iOS update has tethering listed under network options, unless you pay the extra 30 whatever a month to AT&T, you can't use it...

    However yes... you can jailbreak too. That's what I do with my 3G.
     
  5. CZroe

    CZroe Notebook Evangelist

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    There are guides for tethering it over Bluetooth, but unless it is on Edge like an original iPhone, you will be bottle-necking the Internet bandwidth and draining the phone and laptop's battery more quickly. You might as well jailbreak and do WiFi tethering with MiWi or PdaNet (both commercial apps that charge a 1-time fee for full functionality). To tether over USB without iTunes, the easiest way is to install iTunes, tether, then uninstall iTunes (so the drivers get used and copied). It is possible to extract just the Apple mobile device support installation file from the iTunes setup program but most guides fail hard at telling you how to do this due to basic things like the file name being different for different OSes and even x64 vs. x32. Installing and removing is just easier.
     
  6. Twilex

    Twilex Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks guys! I jailbroke my phone last night and got it tethered but didnt know much else to do after that haha. I was playing music through the m11x's speakers from my iphone but not quite sure how to use my 3g as internet on the laptop. Is the only way thats possible with either of those 2 apps?
     
  7. Twilex

    Twilex Notebook Enthusiast

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    Disregard got it all working now thanks!