[BTM] T68i as modem

[Mark O'Brien]

On 2/8/03 11:47 PM, "David Gluckman" <gluckman at umich.edu> wrote:

> I may have gotten the wrong impression when I heard that my Mac with
> bluetooth adapter could use my T68i to connect to the internet. Is it
> possible for the computer to dial an actual ISP number and connect with
> PPP? Or is it just possible to use the phone to connect through GPRS?
> I'd rather not use my precious $8 MB to load three web pages on my Mac.
> Can this be done?

Depends on your provider. Dialing into an ISP is called CSD
(Circuit-Switched Data). T-Mobile offers it, but if you enable what they
call "mobile internet" (GPRS), you can no longer use CSD. AT&T offers GPRS
only - no CSD. I don't know about Cingular or any other GSM providers.