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<blockquote data-quote="allan_vancouver" data-source="post: 1034653" data-attributes="member: 140554">I can understand not being able to tether a Mac or PC to an iPad with 3G because of the plans being created with AT&amp;T, etc., however I was curious about tethering an iPad to an existing mobile phone and plan for people with the wi-fi iPads with no 3G.I tried connecting my iPad to my BlackBerry Curve 8130.&nbsp; The bluetooth connection on the BB asked for my 4 digit iPad access code that I had set up, and it accepted it.&nbsp; The iPad Bluetooth screen then popped up the keyboard for me to enter my BB PIN (0000 usually).&nbsp; There was then a message on the iPad that it had failed to connect.I think the bluetooth on the iPad may be limited to a &quot;peripheral&quot; devices like the keyboard or BT headset, but not to a phone or a computer.If it had worked, I could have used my existing BB data plan for internet access.Perhaps this would have eroded &quot;some&quot; of the sales for the iPad 3G models in countries where a low cost access arrangement has not been set up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="allan_vancouver, post: 1034653, member: 140554"] I can understand not being able to tether a Mac or PC to an iPad with 3G because of the plans being created with AT&T, etc., however I was curious about tethering an iPad to an existing mobile phone and plan for people with the wi-fi iPads with no 3G. I tried connecting my iPad to my BlackBerry Curve 8130. The bluetooth connection on the BB asked for my 4 digit iPad access code that I had set up, and it accepted it. The iPad Bluetooth screen then popped up the keyboard for me to enter my BB PIN (0000 usually). There was then a message on the iPad that it had failed to connect. I think the bluetooth on the iPad may be limited to a "peripheral" devices like the keyboard or BT headset, but not to a phone or a computer. If it had worked, I could have used my existing BB data plan for internet access. Perhaps this would have eroded "some" of the sales for the iPad 3G models in countries where a low cost access arrangement has not been set up. [/QUOTE]

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