Comments on: BlackBerry and iPod Touch Are Like Peanut Butter and Jelly http://www.simplemobilereview.com/blackberry-and-ipod-touch-are-like-peanut-butter-and-jelly/ Reviews of Mobile Devices and Gadgets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Braino http://www.simplemobilereview.com/blackberry-and-ipod-touch-are-like-peanut-butter-and-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-3743 Braino Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:57:38 +0000 http://www.simplemobilereview.com/?p=7642#comment-3743 It always sucks when the technology is there; but you can't use it. Bluetooth tethering your blackberry to your laptop is (as you said) easy to do; the iPod Touch also has bluetooth, but can you network through it? naah - the iPod doesn't allow you to use bluetooth for networking. I can somehow pair my iPod to my blackberry, and my bberry will say they are connected, but the iPod is stingy and disagrees... won't connect at all. :-\ nice pic, btw. ;) It always sucks when the technology is there; but you can’t use it. Bluetooth tethering your blackberry to your laptop is (as you said) easy to do; the iPod Touch also has bluetooth, but can you network through it? naah – the iPod doesn’t allow you to use bluetooth for networking.

I can somehow pair my iPod to my blackberry, and my bberry will say they are connected, but the iPod is stingy and disagrees… won’t connect at all. :-\

nice pic, btw. ;)

]]> By: Rod http://www.simplemobilereview.com/blackberry-and-ipod-touch-are-like-peanut-butter-and-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-3603 Rod Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:31:42 +0000 http://www.simplemobilereview.com/?p=7642#comment-3603 You are correct tethering via USB or Bluetooth is fully functional and easy to setup. That said most devices you want to get online need internet via Wi-Fi hence the popularity of things like Mi-Fi. When my Droid was functional I tethered my Eye-Fi to my Droid to upload pictures to Picassa web. This is not possible via USB or Bluetooth. Wi-Fi is the lowest common denominator. With Wi-Fi sharing my phone can share the internet with multiple computers/devices as I have done many times on trains or vacations. If every device has something that you lack it is a downside, assuming people want it. Android is coming on strong with this phone as a mobile hotspot and BlackBerry needs the same. I love having my BB again, but wish i could share the internet with and iPod Touch, Zune, Eye-Fi or other devices that do not support bluetooth internet sharing or connecting via USB. I understand what you're saying but Wi-Fi is a more universal option for internet sharing. You are correct tethering via USB or Bluetooth is fully functional and easy to setup. That said most devices you want to get online need internet via Wi-Fi hence the popularity of things like Mi-Fi.

When my Droid was functional I tethered my Eye-Fi to my Droid to upload pictures to Picassa web. This is not possible via USB or Bluetooth. Wi-Fi is the lowest common denominator. With Wi-Fi sharing my phone can share the internet with multiple computers/devices as I have done many times on trains or vacations.

If every device has something that you lack it is a downside, assuming people want it. Android is coming on strong with this phone as a mobile hotspot and BlackBerry needs the same. I love having my BB again, but wish i could share the internet with and iPod Touch, Zune, Eye-Fi or other devices that do not support bluetooth internet sharing or connecting via USB.

I understand what you’re saying but Wi-Fi is a more universal option for internet sharing.

]]> By: Marc http://www.simplemobilereview.com/blackberry-and-ipod-touch-are-like-peanut-butter-and-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-3601 Marc Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:00:57 +0000 http://www.simplemobilereview.com/?p=7642#comment-3601 I'm not sure I understand why WiFi tethering is such a 'killer app' here -- tethering via USB or Bluetooth has worked for quite some time now -- it takes about 2-3 minutes to set up once, then automatic connection can be done after that. While I can see how it would be more convenient to be able to connect in the same way you connect to any other wireless network... I don't see it as being enough of an issue to consider it a handicap for the BB. I’m not sure I understand why WiFi tethering is such a ‘killer app’ here — tethering via USB or Bluetooth has worked for quite some time now — it takes about 2-3 minutes to set up once, then automatic connection can be done after that.

While I can see how it would be more convenient to be able to connect in the same way you connect to any other wireless network… I don’t see it as being enough of an issue to consider it a handicap for the BB.

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