hp dv9500t

whats up guys...

I just purchased an hp dv9500t and I have a few questions. I am going to college next year, so im not going to do much gaming, mostly word proc. and music, and internet use. Here are my specs:

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7300 (2.00 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
17.0" WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
$50 off Upgrade from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) to 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
383MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
HP Imprint Finish (Radiance) + Microphone
FREE Upgrade to Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
200GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (100GB x 2)
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
No TV Tuner w/remote control
High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Norton Internet Security(TM) 2007 - 15 Month Subscription
Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student 2007
HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

I have a question about bluetooth. What is the purpose of it besides wireless mouse, and internet on my phone. I was wondering if i could configure the bluetooth so when my phone rings, I could answer and talk through my comp?

 

with bluetooth u can also transfer mp3 to your phone if ur phone can do that. also u can use a wireless headset for online gaming.

 

Bluetooth is good for, well, bluetooth. If you have software for your cell phone, you can sync using BT. If you have a BT GPS module, you can connect them. You can connect a BT headset and use it for skype. It's kind of like asking "what's the use of USB?" So you can connect to USB devices of course!

 

congrats on your computer man!! i have the same one... im as excited as you are (its been a month or so and im still excited lol, i love this computer)

you can also hook up a GPS system to your laptop using bluetooth... use wireless controllers to play a game, connect to other bluetooth enabled computers... etc.

bluetooth is like a "networking for all devices" thing.... i dont know if that makes sense, but whatever device has bluetooth, you can network it to your computer and use some features.

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haha thanks orev... i left this thread open in a tab and came back to it later

 

Thanks for all your help guys! Hopefully I get my comp on Monday. That's when the expected shipping date is. I can't wait! I hope I chose good components!

 

yes, u chose excellent components

 

Bluetooth is a communication protocol designed for any BT certified device to interact with any other BT certified device. It could be anything from GPS units, to mice, to cell phones, to headsets etc. as long as there is a profile for that device. Its pretty interesting!

 

I am looking at buying this notebook too, good specs.

 

Just to give you an idea of one VERY CREATIVE potential use for Bluetooth, I was watching the HDNet show "It's All Geek to Me," hosted by NY Times technology writer (and author of MANY computer books, David Pogue) a while back, and he did a show on cell phones...

He did a short section in that episode where he was talking about WiFi, and how it's not quite as universally available -- even in a lot of major metropolitan areas -- as many folks would like, and how he was in a city park one day and saw a fellow sitting there web browsing on his laptop in an area he KNEW didn't have WiFi, so he asked him HOW he was doing that... The fellow pulled out his cell phone and said, "Bluetooth."

This guy had a Bluetooth cell phone that had internet connectivity on it (as almost ALL of our phones do these days -- even my OLD NOKIA had the ability, although I NEVER used it... have used it only ONCE on my Razr)... Pogue said most cell phone companies don't tell their customers this is possible, and SOME have implemented ways to block it (only one, I think, but I don't remember which he said), as they want folks with laptops who want universal WiFi to purchase a PCI card and their expensive monthly service (HP offers Verizon, only, I believe -- Dell offers it from Verizon, Sprint and AT&T, I think -- I asked the computer sales folks at Best Buy about it and they told me were I to buy that I'd have a RED HERRING AS NONE OF THOSE SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE IN OUR AREA YET, and ONLY in a handful of MAJOR CITIES)...

But, the slower, cell-tower-based internet connectivity works pretty much anywhere you can get a signal for your cell phone, and if you know how to link your phone to your laptop, in some cases you can then use your phone as the "base station and wireless router" for your laptop.

Pretty cool, huh??? And just ONE MORE REASON to pay the extra few bucks HP is once again charging for the upgrade to Bluetooth... Considering I'll be travelling all over the USA by car for more than a month from mid-September-mid-October, I'm pretty sure I'll end up finding out if that bluetooth solution works with MY PHONE or not, lol.
Jeff

 

Cell phone access via bluetooth can be pretty handy, but you have to be careful about your plan. Sometimes it uses data minutes, other times voice minutes (depending on your carrier/plan). If it's voice minutes, then your free minutes can apply to your data usage. Sometimes there's a special phone number or something you need to call for the phone to make the connection, but that's not always published information.

In addition to watching your minutes, be prepared to watch your progress bar, because it can be SLOW. Maybe it's because I've got Cingular/AT&T, but it's so slow I don't even bother to use it.

Check out http://howardforums.com/ for a lot of discussion about it and phones in general.