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Weblog:   How to Lose Treo 650 Customers, by Sprint
Subject:   Poor, poor bluetooth
Date:   2004-10-25 06:15:14
From:   shea241@gmail.com
This is a growing trend among cellular service providors. Verizon Wireless recently did much the same thing with their acclaimed Motorola v710 Bluetooth-enabled phone. They decided anything which would allow you to transfer data to or from your phone without the use of their network poses a threat to their profits in regard to their Pix & Flix / TXT / Data / etc. packages. So, to fix the problem, they completely disabled many features of the Bluetooth subsystem, including OBEX (Object Exchange), and others.


If you ask me, the committee behind Bluetooth should enforce some sort of requirement for bluetooth implementations to fully support their specifications. This kind of business practice is likely to give Bluetooth a bad reputation, even indirectly.
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  • Poor, poor bluetooth
    2004-11-15 10:30:58  triLcat [View]

    Sprint is claiming that they'll re-enable it and that it's a glitch. I hope that's true... still... right now, for the treo 650, they're the only show in town.

    triL
    http://sprint.younevercall.com
    • Poor, poor bluetooth
      2004-11-27 17:07:21  Maybe [View]

      I just spoke with Sprint Tier 2 support and with PalmOS tech support. They both confirmed that Bluetooth-to-computer is supported on the Treo 650 and the Sprint network.

      So, I ordered the Treo 650. I'll try to post my experience with the new phone and computer at that time.

      Rob
      • Poor, poor bluetooth
        2005-02-09 14:07:21  breathless [View]

        I almost hate to ask, but what has your experience been? My poor old handspring just died and I'm itching to get a 650 because I REALLY wanna bluetooth-synch w/ my desktop, but if it doesn't work, why bother? I can just get a cheapie handspring!
        • Poor, poor bluetooth
          2006-05-05 20:37:32  kendell [View]

          Well, it has been a while since these messages. Has anybody found success with connecting to the internet on their computer using their Sprint Treo 650 as a modem through their bluetooth?
          Kendell
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