BlackBerry® Bold™

[sk121]

Just got my blackberry bold yesterday but i'm unable to reive data from other mobiles via bluetooth. I have paired with the devices and i'm able to transfer from my blackberry to them.

Is there a setting on the phone that automatically kicks anything away? I have the phones as trusted and encryption turned off fo ease but with no luck.

any help would be greatly appreciated

regards

S. Kelly

[Amberlodge1]

After you have paired get the file sent by bluetooth and then on your phone select menu, Receive Via Bluetooth.

It does not operate in the normally accepted way and took me days to figure out.

Regards

Paul

[tanzim · Accepted solution]

I'm just rephraseing Amberlodge1 words "Just pair your device then send the content over Bluetooth. Now go to your Media application -> go to appropriate content folder -> click Menu button and select Receive Using Bluetooth."

[sk121]

thanks guys. Guess it's just extra security against hacking.

Again thanks

regards

Steve

[d2sev]

Hi Guys

I have the same problem on the blackberry storm.

I am trying to send my contacts over via bluetooth from my sony p990 to my storm but i can not get it to connect.

I have them both paired together but connection fails everytime.

If I go to media it connects but I dont know where its sending the file as its not appearing under contacts.

Any help appreciated?

[John_Reader]

Help

ive got the same problem, i have over a 1000 contacts but cant get them off my old Sony Ericson P1i  any ideas?

PS it took me ages to work out how to do the music and pics to, what a [keep it courteous please] system!!!!!

Thanks

[sdgardne]

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John_Reader wrote:

Help

ive got the same problem, i have over a 1000 contacts but cant get them off my old Sony Ericson P1i  any ideas?

PS it took me ages to work out how to do the music and pics to, what a c**p system!!!!!

Thanks

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Hmmm...I wonder what you did that was so difficult. If your old phone had a PC interface, you could have moved all of the music and pics you wanted from it via your PC...if your old device didn't have a PC interface, then calling the BB system c**p is kind of unfair, don't you think? BBs can interface wonderfully with a PC, functioning as a USB drive (or drives, if you have a media card inserted). See this article:

• http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Desktop-Software/HOWTO-use-your-blackberry-as-a-US...

For your contacts, calendar, and such, RIM provides a device switch wizard that is compatible with many non-BB smartphones...see this KB:

• KB05459 How to use the Switch Device Wizard to switch from another smartphone to a BlackBerry smartphone

And, even if your old device is not compatible, there remain other tricks...if your other device/software can export your information to ASCII or CSV files, the RIM software can import that into your new BB:

• KB11194 How to import contacts from an CSV file to the BlackBerry device
• KB04312 Create and synchronize with an ASCII export file

And, lastly, if you already are using a compatible PIM, the RIM software can simply synchronize against that:

• KB12268 Applications supported by BlackBerry Desktop Manager for synchronization
• KB17022 How to configure synchronization settings for BlackBerry Desktop Manager

Good luck.

[Hillbillyjo]

Tanzim, you are a legend!  Thank you so much.  It took me months to figure this one out!

Thanks again!!!!!

[BB_TheDone]

hi tanz I’m new here, i have a problem with the Bluetooth, i have BB bold, i know about peering and then choosing Receive using Bluetooth, but the problem is,,,,, it works only ONCE, and then it's puff, i tried disconnecting the other phone and then peering again, and yet the problem pops again,,,,,, can you help me?

[sdgardne]

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BB_TheDone wrote:

hi tanz I’m new here, i have a problem with the Bluetooth, i have BB bold, i know about peering and then choosing Receive using Bluetooth, but the problem is,,,,, it works only ONCE, and then it's puff, i tried disconnecting the other phone and then peering again, and yet the problem pops again,,,,,, can you help me?

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Hi and Welcome to the Forums!

See this KB:

• KB05409 Transfer a file using Bluetooth technology between two BlackBerry smartphones

Substitute, in the KB, the appropriate instructions for your other device in place of the KB section for the sending device. Do not skip the "Receive Using BT" step on the receiving BB...nothing will transfer if you do. Further, you must execute the Receive command for each and every file transfer...not just once.

Good luck and let us know!