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sp3ng
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Posted: 28th Jun 2007 07:00
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i got a new phone a few days ago (its a nokia 6085), i know how to use blue-tooth easily but for some reason it wont connect with phones like motorolas, i dont know whether it is impossible for it to connect with phones other than nokias or if it is possible somehow, if anyone knows of a way please let me know.

thanks in advance
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jeffhuys
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Posted: 28th Jun 2007 09:48
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Have you checked the manual that comes with it?
Maybe you need to switch something or so.
I had this too, but after a bit of struggling it worked, don't know how anymore.

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tha_rami
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Posted: 28th Jun 2007 10:28
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Bluetooth isn't complicated at all:

Make sure your phones are both public / not hidden.
Use the mobile phones to pair, or to send a file.

There are different standards of BT, but they aught to work together.


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sp3ng
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Posted: 28th Jun 2007 12:34
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i have everything setup on both phones, bluetooth is on and public on both, but when i search for devices on each phone, neither turns up on the other
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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 28th Jun 2007 18:49
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Have you set names? Do the phones even have the services you're after?


Since the other one was scaring you guys so much...
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jeffhuys
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Posted: 28th Jun 2007 19:23
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Dont seek on both at the same time!

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LD52
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Yeah same i have a samsung and my friend had a motorola and we had problems too ... so i don't think its ur phone. I think its something with the motorola's but im not too sure.
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sp3ng
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yeah, i have worked out some things like how to recieve a file on the computer from my phone, but it doesnt work the same way on the motorola, thanks for the help anyway.
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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 30th Jun 2007 22:19 Edited at: 30th Jun 2007 22:19
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To send a file, you have to find the file, go to the context menu and select "copy" on the poorly designed Motorola menu. No, I didn't find it either. A friend did.


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sp3ng
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thanks, i will try that out and say if it worked (so thats copy rather than send via bluetooth)

EDIT: It works, thanks for that
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