Use your BlackBerry Pearl as a Bluetooth Modem under OS X

Posted by on Jan 4, 2007 in Gadget, Innovation, Money | 3 comments

Blackberry pearlIn anticipation to my Blackberry Pearl I looked arround for user feedback and found this usefull script. It allows you to use the Blackberry Pearl as a Wireless Modem for your MacBook pro or other bluetooth enabled Mac.

I hope someone has tried this in the Netherlands with Vodafone…

More details: BlackBerry Pearl Bluetooth Modem Script

Beats Wi-Fi (if it works)!

3 Comments

  1. Bram
    January 4, 2007

    What kind of mobile internet connection are you using? Because my GRPS connection doesn’t beat wifi at all..

  2. Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten
    January 4, 2007

    Bram: I mean that I am more interested in ALWAYS being connected, even if is with lower speeds, than only when and if I find a Wi-Fi Hotspot. In that sense I think this beats Wi-Fi.

    You are right that UMTS or Egde is probably slower than Wi-Fi.

  3. Bram
    January 4, 2007

    Yes, from a RSS/news/email perspective it sure beats wi-fi. When i’m traveling the only thing i do is look up some news/email/rss on my phone so it doesn’t matter that the speed is a bit low.

    I never use my phone as a modem because i can’t hook it up to my mac (it’s a windows mobile device.. it can sync contact and calenders though) and i wouldn’t use it on my pc laptop because you would need to hook it up via a very clumsy usb cable (damn cables AGAIN) to connect it. Although i am a geek, i don’t have an urge to look like one :). Bluetooth seems perfect.

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