I've just found out the hard way that not all Bluetooth phones are created equal (my fault for hating the damned things and therefore not knowing enough about them). My wife is now the unsuspecting owner of an O2 X1b, bought in Tescos. Why? Coz it said it was Bluetooth.
However, when I get it home, I find that this only means that it will work with Bluetooth headsets - nothing else. (Never mind, I was wondering what to get her for Christmas!).
My PC's Bluetooth dongle doesn't want to know, if you'll pardon the expression.
What I'm after is a recommendation for a phone that isn't going to break the bank, even when bought for PAYG, that will talk to PCs, preferably acting as a modem to allow a laptop access to my Blueyonder Roaming 0845 number to collect my e-mails when I'm out of touch. I went off the idea of a GPRS card when I saw the charges! Outrageous.
Am I barking up the wrong tree, or should 'real' Bluetooth phones be able to do this?
I'm thinking it should work, as my dongle detected my neighbour's phone through the wall, and but for the lack of the requisite security code was all set to dial through it using a virtual Com port 5 on my PC
However, when I get it home, I find that this only means that it will work with Bluetooth headsets - nothing else. (Never mind, I was wondering what to get her for Christmas!).
My PC's Bluetooth dongle doesn't want to know, if you'll pardon the expression.
What I'm after is a recommendation for a phone that isn't going to break the bank, even when bought for PAYG, that will talk to PCs, preferably acting as a modem to allow a laptop access to my Blueyonder Roaming 0845 number to collect my e-mails when I'm out of touch. I went off the idea of a GPRS card when I saw the charges! Outrageous.
Am I barking up the wrong tree, or should 'real' Bluetooth phones be able to do this?
I'm thinking it should work, as my dongle detected my neighbour's phone through the wall, and but for the lack of the requisite security code was all set to dial through it using a virtual Com port 5 on my PC