Recently I've been using a Verizon Pearl 2 (8130) BlackBerry. Aside from having a camera and not having a QWERTY keyboard, I'm also able to tether over Bluetooth on my Mac (and Windows).

The BlackBerry OS that shipped with my 8130 wouldn't pair with my Mac, and I had to download version 4.3.0.170. Close the Desktop Manager, install the update and delete C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research in Motion\AppLoader\Vendor.xml prior to loading the new OS.

1. Launch the Bluetooth Setup Assistant.
2. Choose Mobile Phone and click Continue.
3. When prompted for a passkey on the phone hit the Escape button, and press the Continue button in the Setup Assistant.
4. Once the passkey is dislayed in the Bluetooth Setup Assistant enter it on the phone and click Continue.
5. Check the box that says "Access the Internet with your phone's data connection" and click Continue.
   
6. When prompted to configure the internet connection use the following information:
   1. Phone Vendor: Sprint
   2. Phone Model: PCS Vision
   3. Username: your_cell_number@vzw3g.com
   4. Password: vzw
   5. Phone Number: #777

   

7. Click Continue, and Quit.
8. On the BlackBerry browse to Options > Bluetooth and open Device Properties for your computer.
9. Change Trusted to Yes. Save and close Options.

That's it. If you'd like you can enable TCP Header Compression from Network Preferences > Bluetooth > Advanced > PPP > Configuration, but I haven't found this to make much of a difference.

Using Speakeasy's Speed Test yields fairly good results:

That's ~38KB/sec down, 13KB/sec up.

 

Posted on Monday, March 24th, 2008 at 9:10 pm | Filed under Blackberry, Technology
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