[missing-sync-winmobile-talk] Audiovox 5600 Address Book Integration (SMS and Dial)

[Ken Freeman]

No, I've not been able to dial from Address Book using the Audiovox  
SMT 5600. This is NOT an intended feature of the Missing Sync, and  
relies on services available on different phones.

I did pair an iMate PDA2K Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC Phone Edition  
device and it is recognized by Address Book. I initiated the pairing  
from the Mac. Interestingly enough, the Bluetooth setup assistant  
could not find the PDA2K as a phone. It showed up just as a device.  
When the connection was successful a dialog showed three available  
services for this phone. One of which was the option to "Use with  
Address Book." This seems to be the key to enable the phone to dial  
from Address Book. I tried pairing a few other devices and none of  
them gave me this option.

The services listed in the Bluetooth preferences for this phone include:
  File Transfer, Network Access, Network Access, Dial-up Networking,  
OBEX Object Push, Audio Gateway, Audio Gateway, Bluetooth Serial Port

When you click on the Bluetooth icon in Address Book it attempts to  
connect to the PDA2K. On the device I was asked if I wanted to allow  
"Dial-up Networking." I said to allow and then the Mac and PDA2K were  
connected. At that point I could choose "Dial with iMate" or "SMS  
Message" from the pop up menu on a phone number in my Address Book.  
On the next attempt I got the same choice on the handheld and chose  
"Not Allow" and the phone still connected.

Ken

On Mar 13, 2006, at 3:50 PM, John Hildenbiddle wrote:

> While I know this isn't a Mac + Bluetooth + Smartphone support list, I
> figured this was a good place to ask if anyone has had any luck  
> getting an
> Audiovox 5600 (or any Windows Mobile / Smartphone) to fully  
> integrate with
> the Address Book.  I have TMSWM syncing over Bluetooth perfectly so  
> I know
> the Bluetooth connection between my Powerbook and phone is working  
> properly,
> but I cannot use my Audiovox 5600 to send an SMS message or dial  
> from my
> Mac's Address Book.  My Audiovox 5600 Bluetooth device properties  
> looks as
> follows:
>
> Device Name: Audiovox 5600
> Device Type: Phone
> Device Services: Service Discovery, Voice Gateway, Voice Gateway,  
> Dial-up
> Networking
> Paired: Yes
> Configured: Yes
> Favorite: Yes
> Connected: No
> Serial Port: Yes
>
> Is the problem that the device is not connected, or does this unit  
> simply
> not support SMS and dial functions via Bluetooth?
>
> Thanks!
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