Treo 650 Hacked: Dial-Up Networking via Bluetooth

AndersBrownworth writes "The standard Treo 650 doesn't support Dial-Up Networking over Bluetooth, but Shadowmite figured out that they just hid the option, so he hacked up an un-crippled version. Trevor Harmon shows you how to get DUN over Bluetooth working and now my new PowerBook can get on the net from anywhere!"

DUN over BT

[Anonymous Coward]

What they don't tell you, is that when your phone is on the data network, you can't take calls. At least, that's the case with Sprint, but I believe it's a limitation of CDMA (and possibly other) networks. It's not a huge deal, mind you, but when you're on call and your NOC expects to get ahold of you, they get pretty worried when their calls go straight to voicemail because you're at the pool using your Treo to talk on IRC. You can get voicemail notifications and text messages though, so that's good.

The new firmware from PalmOne does indeed remove the need to use ShadowMites' hack. He's got some other interesting things though, like leaner versions of the firmware without the crappy Real Player, and a barely working WiFi driver for SD WiFi cards in the Treo. Before the update from PalmOne last week, his BT hack was so very lovely. It's understandable, though, why it was crippled. It was buggy as shit, and required multiple resets, before and after its use. The official version is much better. (Note: Shadowmite simply unlocked the unfinished BT DUN support that was already there.)

And, completely unrelated... I buy a lot of gadgets. I know, it's a disease, but I can't help it. The Treo 650 is fucking the most incredible gadget I have ever had the pleasure of owning. I don't often use the BT DUN because the damn Treo does IRC, email, AIM, SSH (even screened in and used BitchX), and web. And, oh yea, I can sustain a 56k Shoutcast stream while I'm on the move using pTunes. Have I mentioned it's awesome?

Oh yea, and the new update allows the keyboard brightness to be adjusted along with the screen brightness, rather than leaving it on full burn when you dim the screen, which sucked in the dark. It also kills the pause when dialing numbers from the address book. The Treo... if only I could have sex with it.