How to use your phone and bluetooth equipped PC.

Once paired, your PC will be able to make use of your phone's available Bluetooth profiles.

NOTE: This process is written based on having Widcomm/Broadcom bluetooth drivers installed on your PC.  If you see a "My Bluetooth Places" icon on your Windows Desktop or My Computer you are using Widcomm/Broadcom drivers.  Another way to check....  Right click on the Bluetooth icon down in the system tray (near the clock).  From the pop-up, select Bluetooth Configuration or Advanced Configuration (if you have them, if you don't its not Widcomm).  The general tab will show you what version you have.  Example Screen Shot

NOTE: If you have Windows XP w/SP2, the bluetooth drivers included in XP SP2 may interfere with the Widcomm drivers.  For more information please see the PC BLUETOOTH page.

The steps on this page will NOT be the same if your computer uses Bluesoliel, Toshiba, or Microsoft Bluetooth drivers.

Pairing your PC and Phone.

1. Open My Bluetooth Places on the computer by double clicking the icon.  Once open, along the left find and click on VIEW DEVICES IN RANGE.

2. Make your phone Discoverable....
   
   Moto UI (V710, E815, Alltel phones)...  on the phone...  Menu -> Settings -> Connection -> Bluetooth Link -> Setup.  Make sure power is set to ON, and select FIND ME.
   
   Verizon UI (Samsung U620, U740, LG enV, Chocolate, etc.)...  On the phone...  Menu -> Settings & Tools -> Bluetooth Menu -> Options (soft key) -> Discovery Mode.  Select ON or VISIBLE.

3. On the computer, inside the My Bluetooth Places window, along the left find and click on SEARCH FOR DEVICES IN RANGE.

4. When the search has completed, and your phone is found, Right click on it.  From the pop-up, select PAIR DEVICE.  When prompted for a Bluetooth Security Code, make up a 4 digit code and enter it into that box, example 1234, and click OK.

5. The phone prompts you "COMPUTER wants to pair. Accept?"  select OK.  At the Enter Pass Key box, enter your 4 digit Security Code (from step 3) and press OK. 
   
   Some phones may prompt you with [COMPUTER NAME] "Always Ask" or "Always Connect"?  that is your choice.  If you select Always Ask... your phone will prompt you to allow/deny all connection attempts from your PC each time you try and use it.  I select Always Connect, so that I just start the connection from the PC, and I don't have to touch the phone.  
   
   On some phones this "always connect" setting can be set/changed later by going Menu -> Settings & Tools -> Bluetooth... Highlight COMPUTER, press the OPTIONS soft menu key. Select Incoming Security.

6. Once this is complete, your phone will appear inside My Bluetooth Places with a check mark on it.  Your phone is now successfully paired, its time to discover/use its services.

NOTE: along the left of that window on the PC is a link back to My Bluetooth Places.

Discovering your phone's services, and making shortcuts.

NOTE: Samsung U620 users may need to go into Menu -> Settings & Tools -> Phone Settings -> PC Connection... and change it from USB to Bluetooth in order for the PC to see all available profiles.

NOTE: LG enV users may need to go into Menu -> Settings & Tools -> Call Settings -> PC Connection... and change it from USB to Bluetooth in order for the PC to see all available profiles.

1. In My Bluetooth Places on the PC... right click on the icon for your phone.  From the pop-up, click DISCOVER AVAILABLE SERVICES.  You will be presented with a listing of the services your phone.

2. On each service you'd like to make use of from your PC, right click, and from the pop-up, click CREATE SHORTCUT. When prompted with the message "Created connection shortcut...." click OK.  Note: OPP services may not allow you to create a short cut.

3. Each service you created a short cut of will appear when you initially open My Bluetooth Places.

Making use of the Bluetooth Profiles...

The following sections depend on your phone supporting the particular profile. For a listing of what profiles your phone supports, please see the PHONE BLUETOOTH page.  NOT EVERY PROFILE may be available on your phone!!

NOTE: Samsung U620 users may need to go into Menu -> Settings & Tools -> Phone Settings -> PC Connection... and change it from USB to Bluetooth in order for the PC to see all available profiles.

NOTE: LG enV users may need to go into Menu -> Settings & Tools -> Call Settings -> PC Connection... and change it from USB to Bluetooth in order for the PC to see all available profiles.

Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP)...  NOTE: May not always be called SPP, It shows as BT DIAG on my LG enV, it shows as Phone Book SYNC on my Samsung U740 and U620.

1. Make sure the phone's bluetooth is turned on (see Step 2 in the Pairing process above).

2. On your computer, open My Bluetooth Places.

3. Find the Shortcut Icon for Serial Port Profile on YOUR PHONE.

4. Right click.  From the Pop-up, select CONNECT.  Note: as long as the choice of Connect is in bold, you can double click on the short cut to connect instead.

5. You may get a message indicating the connection is being established.

6. Once connected, the icon in My Bluetooth Places will appear with two green arrows pointing towards each other, say connected below it, and indicate the COM PORT number.  In addition, the Bluetooth Icon in the system tray will be blue with green.

7. You may now use your software that works across the Serial Port Profile, like BitPim, and even QPST.

Bluetooth OBEX File Transfer Profile (BT OBEX FTP)...

1. Make sure the phone's bluetooth is turned on (see Step 2 in the Pairing process above).

2. On your computer, open My Bluetooth Places.

3. Find the Shortcut Icon for OBEX File Transfer on YOUR PHONE.

4. Double click the icon.

5. You will be presented with a list of folders present on your phone.  Double click each to navigate just like you would with normal Windows File/Folder view.

6. You can make use of Drag/Drop to copy items between your Phone and PC, but please be aware that the default Left Click/Drag/Drop operation may be MOVE, not COPY...  so it is suggested you RIGHT CLICK/Drag/drop, then from the pop-up, select Move/Copy/etc.

Note: see the FILE LOCATIONS page for what folders to expect, and use on your phone with BT OBEX FTP.

Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking (DUN)...

1. Make sure the Phone's bluetooth is turned on (see Step 2 in the Pairing Process above).

2. Follow -> Express Network for your Windows PC, choosing Bluetooth Modem instead of USB Modem.

NOTE: Hacks may be needed for your phone to make use of DUN to Verizon's High Speed Data Networks (either 1xRTT or EVDO), See the DUN PAGE for more details.