How to Tether Windows Mobile with Mac OS X
3 September 2009
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After getting my MacBook Pro, I was wondering how will I connect my Windows Mobile device to use as modem to connect to the internet.
In places where I cant get proper wifi signals, I normally use my phone connected to my previous Acer Aspire One Netbook. Doing so in a Windows XP machine was easy but how about my Mac?
How to?
- Turn on Bluetooth on both the Windows Mobile 6 and Mac
- On the Mac, go to System Preferences and Bluetooth
- On Windows Mobile normally under Start > Settings > Connections
- Ensure your Windows Mobile is set as discoverable
- On the Mac, Click on the “+” at the bottom to add New Device
- Click Continue and you will see your Windows Mobile Device
- You will see the below screen. At the same moment you will see a prompt to enter Key into your Windows Mobile. Quickly enter this as there is a timeout. This is necessary to securely pair both the Mac and Windows Mobile.
- When you see the below screen just click continue
- Click Quit. You are done pairing both devices
- You will see that the device is now paired but not connected.
- At the bottom of the screen, click as shown and click Connect to Network
- You should now be connected to the Windows Mobile device
- On your Windows Mobile, go to Start > Programs > Internet Sharing
- Select Bluetooth PAN as PC Connection
- Click Connect at the bottom of the screen. This allows the bluetooth devices to share Internet Connection.
- You are done!
- Launch your browser on the Mac and surf away!
Conclude
I have tested on both Mac OS X Leopard(10.5) and Snow Leopard(10.6). It should work on previous versions as long as your hardware has bluetooth. There should not be an issue with Windows Mobile 6 or 6.1 as there are not difference.
Ensure you have subscribed for data services through your telco, else you end up receiving a huge bill. As for me, I am paying just SGD17 per month for 50GB worth of data.
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