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Connecting to the Internet with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone

You can use your Bluetooth enabled mobile phone as a modem to dial your wireless service provider, and then use your Mac to access the Internet at speeds up to 56 kilobits per second (Kbps).

You need to pair your computer with your mobile phone before using your phone to connect to your service provider. Choose "Set up Bluetooth Device" from the Bluetooth status menu in the menu bar and follow the onscreen instructions in the Bluetooth Setup Assistant to pair with your phone.

To connect to your wireless service provider:

  1. Open System Preferences, click Network, and choose Bluetooth from the Show pop-up menu. If Bluetooth is not available, choose Network Port Configurations from the Show pop-up menu and make sure Bluetooth is selected.
  2. Enter the information your received from your wireless service provider. This information usually includes an access phone number and a user name and password. Enter this information in the PPP and TCP/IP panes of Network preferences. Check with your service provider if you don't have the information.
  3. Choose your phone from the Modem pop-up menu in the Bluetooth Modem pane of Network preferences, and click Apply Now.
  4. Open Internet Connect, located in the Applications folder.
  5. Choose Bluetooth from the Configuration pop-up menu. Check that your wireless service provider information is correct, then click Connect.

Some of these settings may have been entered by the Bluetooth Setup Assistant.