Bluetooth DUN is crippled on the Treo 700w
January 13, 2006 – 10:25 am | by Azizi
Last year, Verizon received a lot of flak because the Bluetooth functionality on their version of the Motorola V710 phone was crippled. In effect, you couldn’t use Bluetooth to make your mobile phone a wireless modem. Looks like they are up to it again with the new Treo 700w.
According to Mobile Pipeline, Verizon has disabled the Bluetooth dial-up networking capability that would enable the Treo 700w to act as a modem for laptops. That means subscribers who buy the Treo 700w and a $50 monthly subscription for EV-DO service on that device must purchase a second subscription for $60 monthly, plus an EV-DO card to access the Web using a laptop.
Looks like Treo 700w are out of luck at the moment – please be aware of this if you are considering purchasing the phone.
2 Responses to “Bluetooth DUN is crippled on the Treo 700w”
By Brad Green on Jan 14, 2006 | Reply
I suppose Shadowmite is going to have to learn WM5…