Can a bluetooth phone 'read' contacts from bluetooth PDA realtime?

Yes, I have over 500 contacts. A PDA-Phone combo would be ideal for
me, but I am having trouble finding the right device that is a good
PDA AND a good phone. Since I live in the US, phones don't operate
across carriers. So, being stuck with phone carriers adds an
additional layer of complication in choosing a device. I figured if I
can live with 2 interoperable devices, I will have the freedom to find
the right PDA and the right phone. Additionally, I will have the
freedom to upgrade either device independantly of each other. Example
- I could switch just the phone if I change carriers and preserve my
investment in the PDA.

In any case, I am hopeful about the Treo 600. I prefer Pocket PC over
Palm, but the Treo 600 looks like the best PDA-Phone I have seen so
far.

-JS


Edward <eddwo@nospam.hotpop.com> wrote in message news:<biqlfq$gn0$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>...
> JS wrote:
>
> > I understand that bluetooth PDAs can be made to dial a contact's
> > number through a bluetooth Phone. However, that requires a 2 step
> > process and handling 2 devices to dial a number -
> >
> > 1. Pick up PDA and dial number
> > 2. Switch to phone and talk
> >
> > I don't mind carrying two devices, I just don't want to juggle 2 of
> > them to make a phone call. Is there a bluetooth phone that can be
> > programmed to simply read contacts from a PDA and then allow me to
> > dial a contact? The idea is:
> >
> > * I will carry both bluetooth Phone and PDA in my pockets
> > * When I need to call a contact, I will bringout the phone
> > * The phone will read contacts from my PDA realtime and display them
> > * I will select a contact and hit dial
> >
> > I think this is a more natural way to use a PDA and Phone together. Is
> > this possible with current devices and software?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > JS
>
>
> With a standard phone like a T68 it is not really possible. You could
> get your phone to synchronise with the PDA and use the numbers from
> that, but then you might as well have put the numbers on the phone to
> begin with. I assume from your description that you have far more
> numbers on your PDA than would fit onto the phones memory.
>
> A Smart phone like a Nokia 7650 or 6600 could probably do it. If you had
> some software to open up a bluetooth serial port connection to your PDA
> and then had some server on the PDA to respond to requests for phone
> numbers. I don't know if anyone has written such a thing, I think the
> market for it would be limited. You could probably fit enough contacts
> onto the smartphone actuallu.
>
> How about you use somehting like a Treo or XDA that are both a PDA and
> Phone in one?

I haven't seen anything like this and I'm not sure that the BT spec is
really set up for something like this either. I suppose you could do it if
you could establish a network connection between the phone and the PDA but I
don't know if there are any phones that support a generic networking profile
with BT.

Why not just use a BT headset and then you don't have to touch anything but
the PDA to select the number to be dialed. I think even a wired handsfree
headset would work as well.

TC


"JS" <jiggysjunk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ae44fbd8.0308300626.6b8f729@posting.google.co m...
> I understand that bluetooth PDAs can be made to dial a contact's
> number through a bluetooth Phone. However, that requires a 2 step
> process and handling 2 devices to dial a number -
>
> 1. Pick up PDA and dial number
> 2. Switch to phone and talk
>
> I don't mind carrying two devices, I just don't want to juggle 2 of
> them to make a phone call. Is there a bluetooth phone that can be
> programmed to simply read contacts from a PDA and then allow me to
> dial a contact? The idea is:
>
> * I will carry both bluetooth Phone and PDA in my pockets
> * When I need to call a contact, I will bringout the phone
> * The phone will read contacts from my PDA realtime and display them
> * I will select a contact and hit dial
>
> I think this is a more natural way to use a PDA and Phone together. Is
> this possible with current devices and software?
>
> Thanks.
> JS

Hi,

I am currently using a t68 cell and an ipaq 2215. I beam my contacts
from my ipaq to my cell via bluetooth and then dial the number in my
cell. I usually just carry my cell since I beam all my tasks and
appointments to my cell as well. So it is indeed possible.

Aldy




"Tony Clark" <curiousgeorge1964@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<MHJ4b.4677$tw6.1710@newsread4.news.pas.earth link.net>...
> I haven't seen anything like this and I'm not sure that the BT spec is
> really set up for something like this either. I suppose you could do it if
> you could establish a network connection between the phone and the PDA but I
> don't know if there are any phones that support a generic networking profile
> with BT.
>
> Why not just use a BT headset and then you don't have to touch anything but
> the PDA to select the number to be dialed. I think even a wired handsfree
> headset would work as well.
>
> TC
>
>
> "JS" <jiggysjunk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ae44fbd8.0308300626.6b8f729@posting.google.co m...
> > I understand that bluetooth PDAs can be made to dial a contact's
> > number through a bluetooth Phone. However, that requires a 2 step
> > process and handling 2 devices to dial a number -
> >
> > 1. Pick up PDA and dial number
> > 2. Switch to phone and talk
> >
> > I don't mind carrying two devices, I just don't want to juggle 2 of
> > them to make a phone call. Is there a bluetooth phone that can be
> > programmed to simply read contacts from a PDA and then allow me to
> > dial a contact? The idea is:
> >
> > * I will carry both bluetooth Phone and PDA in my pockets
> > * When I need to call a contact, I will bringout the phone
> > * The phone will read contacts from my PDA realtime and display them
> > * I will select a contact and hit dial
> >
> > I think this is a more natural way to use a PDA and Phone together. Is
> > this possible with current devices and software?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > JS

In article <697a4c10.0309031136.7819f8cb@posting.google.com >, Aldy
Haryopratomo <aldy@madrid.com> wrote:

> I am currently using a t68 cell and an ipaq 2215. I beam my contacts
> from my ipaq to my cell via bluetooth and then dial the number in my
> cell. I usually just carry my cell since I beam all my tasks and
> appointments to my cell as well. So it is indeed possible.

That is not "real time".