Bluetooth on NP8660

Ok, so I paired my phone with the computer and it says its connected and all the good stuff. Now my question is how do i make or receive the phones call that I get on my phone? Either I'm really dumb or I'm missing something...can anyone help, please

 

I wasn't aware the bluetooth on a computer could be used that way...

I think it's only for file/data transfer...

 

^^as gavin said unless you are in the uk and then i think you can use the 3g sim card and take out a contract.

 

Really? I thought you were able to make/receive phone calls...if thats the case, that really sucks. Thanks anyway

 

Make/receive phone calls on your computer? Through your phone? Why would you want to do that?

 

So you don't have to use the phone...

 

i think you are mistaking the bluetooth module(which is only used for transferring files between devices) with a bluetooth headset with which you can make phone calls and all that good stuff.

 

Yeah. If you're looking for something like that check out the Plantronics Pulsar headset. Can be paired with your laptop and your phone, and the audio quality is fantastic. Might also look into Skype for making calls from your computer.

 

ok, thanks for clearing this up.

 

I know bluetooth smartphones can be paired with computers to receive and answer calls through the computer using the phone. I've seen it done the Samsung I730 and DV9000 series HP laptop. It probably works with other phones as well. Here's a link with more info on the subject.

 

Actually, it's possible to dial out from a pc/laptop to a cell phone via bluetooth, but almost no one uses this feature (because it's redundant/silly). Programs like Bluetooth PC Dialer can do it (not free); I haven't really looked into it in depth because I don't see a use for it. The converse (using your cell phone as a dial-up modem) is way more useful, and also doable.

 

Exactly, why would you want to add the computer into the mix, when you could just hold the phone in your hand and dial out with it? If anything, it would seem like adding the transfer time between the phone and the laptop would give you delays and make already lousy cell phone service seem worse. This whole pairing the phone to the laptop confuses me anyway, with my complete lack of interest in cell phones, but if I were going to do that I'd think my main desire for the technology would be in moving files to and from the phone, and as Tarentum says, using it for dial-up access.