Have any of you folks ever gotten a Windows Mobile device to ActiveSync with a
PC using Bluetooth?

I have a laptop with BT built in. I can get it to connect to a Nokia mobile
phone, I could get it to see a BT enabled PDA but I could not get ActiveSync to
see the PDA, no matter what I tried. The PDA could also see the laptop but I
could never get the two to connect and establish an ActiveSync session.

If there are any secret ways of accomplishing this feat then I'm all ears (well,
eyes as this is a newsgroup).

At 25 Jun 2008 19:07:04 +1000 Snapper wrote:
> Have any of you folks ever gotten a Windows Mobile device to ActiveSync
with a
> PC using Bluetooth?


Yes. I rarely sync with cables- I use IR with my older PDAs, and BT with
the newer ones.

> I have a laptop with BT built in. I can get it to connect to a Nokia
mobile
> phone, I could get it to see a BT enabled PDA but I could not get
ActiveSync to
> see the PDA, no matter what I tried. The PDA could also see the laptop
but I
> could never get the two to connect and establish an ActiveSync session.
>
> If there are any secret ways of accomplishing this feat then I'm all ears
(well,
> eyes as this is a newsgroup).

Go into Activesync on the desktop and set it to use a serial port in the
"Connections" menu, and select whatever virtual COM port the assigns to the
BT hardware. Then set the PC to discoverable mode, and discover it from
the device, (not the other way around!) Then when you search for available
services on the discovered PC, "Activesync" should be available.

At 25 Jun 2008 19:07:04 +1000 Snapper wrote:
> Have any of you folks ever gotten a Windows Mobile device to ActiveSync
with a
> PC using Bluetooth?


Yes. I rarely sync with cables- I use IR with my older PDAs, and BT with
the newer ones.

> I have a laptop with BT built in. I can get it to connect to a Nokia
mobile
> phone, I could get it to see a BT enabled PDA but I could not get
ActiveSync to
> see the PDA, no matter what I tried. The PDA could also see the laptop
but I
> could never get the two to connect and establish an ActiveSync session.
>
> If there are any secret ways of accomplishing this feat then I'm all ears
(well,
> eyes as this is a newsgroup).

Go into Activesync on the desktop and set it to use a serial port in the
"Connections" menu, and select whatever virtual COM port the assigns to the
BT hardware. Then set the PC to discoverable mode, and discover it from
the device, (not the other way around!) Then when you search for available
services on the discovered PC, "Activesync" should be available.

Todd Allcock wrote...

> Go into Activesync on the desktop and set it to use a serial port in the
> "Connections" menu, and select whatever virtual COM port the assigns to the
> BT hardware. Then set the PC to discoverable mode, and discover it from
> the device, (not the other way around!) Then when you search for available
> services on the discovered PC, "Activesync" should be available.

Yep, done that many a time. Still never wants to work.

Todd Allcock wrote...

> Go into Activesync on the desktop and set it to use a serial port in the
> "Connections" menu, and select whatever virtual COM port the assigns to the
> BT hardware. Then set the PC to discoverable mode, and discover it from
> the device, (not the other way around!) Then when you search for available
> services on the discovered PC, "Activesync" should be available.

Yep, done that many a time. Still never wants to work.

I had the same issue, and this solution got me close but not quite there. I
discovered there's one other step you need to do. On your computer go to
Control Panel / Bluetooth Devices, then click the COM Ports tab. Click Add,
make sure Incoming is selected, and then click OK. The system will create a
COM port which is necessary for ActiveSync to communicate over. Open
ActiveSync, go to File / Connection Settings, check the box that says Allow
Connections to one of the following, and select the COM port number you
created from the Bluetooth configuration. Then, on your phone, go to
Bluetooth Settings, COM Ports, and do a New Outgoing Port. Select the same
COM port number that you've been using for Bluetooth. The option to add a
port isn't available until you've paired the devices. Like the previous
responder said, if you refresh the services available on the paired device,
ActiveSync should show up. It just didn't show up for me until I created the
COM port. I'm finally syncing via bluetooth!

JonBMW wrote...

> I had the same issue, and this solution got me close but not quite there. I
> discovered there's one other step you need to do. On your computer go to
> Control Panel / Bluetooth Devices, then click the COM Ports tab. Click Add,

Thanks. I've printed this out. I shall try it when I get the chance. I'll post a
followup on the results.