How to a cell phone as a modem for laptop

I got a problem connecting my Nokia 6230 [bluetooth compatible] as a dialing modem for my Vaio S serie [ it runs window xp professional, and feature wireless version g/b]
i though the wireless g/b can deal with bluetooth, am i right?
please help....

 

BT has nothing to do with wi-fi accept they share the same frequency.
you have to buy a BT dongle

 

you can buy a computer cable off of ebay or somewhere and use that to connect your phone and use as a modem.

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Yeah, let's discuss a few points here just to ensure we are being clear...

First, you can use many modern cell phones as a wireless modem. Doing so allows you to dial out from anywhere you have cellular coverage. So the upside is you can connect from pretty much anywhere. The downside is that these connections tend to be somewhat slow, around 44 Kbps, so just under the speeds you get from a regular dial-up modem.

You can connect your PC to your cell phone using a cable. Alternately, if both the phone and PC support bluetooth you can allow them to connect wirelessly. A third option is to get a PCMCIA card that has a "built in" cell phone so that you are connecting across the cell phone infrastructure without using your actual cell phone (which then allows you to surf the web and talk on the phone at the same time).

Another wireless option is Wifi (802.11b/g). These connections are much faster than a cellular based connection with speeds typically equal to broadband, but they aren't as ubiquitous. While a cell connection works anywhere you have cell phone coverage, a wifi connection only works in designated hot spots such as coffee shops and airports.

 

I can add 2 cents here....

I have Nextel and one of the Motorola i736 (Nascar) Phones and use it as a modem. I spent 6 bucks on ebay (shipping included) for a data cable and downloaded the software from motorola. I can ALWAYS get a connection but there the true speed is 19.2kbps (56k with data compression but I have yet to see that). Does it work, Yes!
Is it fast, NO. But I can always get to email and chat and whatnot. Plus, 99% of the webpages I visit are stored in cache so they load relativly fast. Its not really a long term solution to internet access but it is good in a pinch.
One other thing to note, with Nextel, the unlimited internet access is 54.00 a month. OUCH.
Other providers have better prices so do you research. Cingular and Verizon offer much fast speeds as well.
Nextel was beta testing a broadband wireless over there network in VA and had great results at DSL speeds for the same 54.00 a month. But with the Sprint/Nextel merger that may have gone south as I assume the Iden Network that ONLY Nextel uses will go away.

Hope this helps.

 

I personally think T-Mobile has the best deal for data over cellular. The GPRS technology that runs over their GSM networks produces a true 40K+ connection. And they offer unlimited data service for $30 per month. And for an extra one time fee of $150 to buy the PCMCIA card (and no increase in the monthly fee) it is on a separate connection from your phone so that you don't have to hook them up and can be on-line and on the phone at the same time. I just leave myself connected to the web for hours at a time sometimes.

 

I was hoping to use my Samsung digital cell as a portable dial up conection for my Acer TM4002 laptop. I see only what appears to be a headphone jack. Is this where you can hook the adapter cable up to? I doubt if the phone is Bluetooth as it's a few years old and I've lost the manual. I've seen people use a suction cup analog interface [xx(]. Your right about slow.. the Lady at Telus told me Cell phone internet at best is 16kbps. My dial up is only 28kbps so big deal.
I hate to blow a lot of money on a new phone just for the few times I'd use this.

 

I have used my samsung phone 460 as a modem before, and it pluged in the same place a charger would. You can try looking on eBay for a cable for your model of samsung.

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Your right I finaly found the manual and thats what it says too. Coll thing is I also learned you can set it for voice recognition.. I got it to phone home..I guess I'll have to track down the cable now. thanks