ATT phones and bluetooth GPS

[isw]

I just got a Bluetooth GPS unit -- a BT-359 -- and it works just fine
with my Mac. I can't say the same, unfortunately, about my AT&T
Sony-Ericsson W580i.

The phone can pair with the GPS, and it shows up in the "My Devices"
listing, but no matter what I do, I can't get any of several Java
mapping apps to actually hook up to it. It never shows up in "Connected
Devices".

I've gotten some hints that either out of stupidity or malice, some (or
all???) AT&T phones have a broken driver of some sort that prevents the
hook-up.

If anybody has a working Bluetooth GPS setup, I'd really appreciate a
blow-by-blow description of what you did to get it working, and which
Java applet you're using.

I read one place that an "unlocked" phone would work; is that true?

Or alternately, if anyone can confirm that AT&T phones are broken,
that'd be good to know too.

Thanks

Isaac

[John Navas]

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:12:57 -0700, isw <i...@witzend.com> wrote in
<isw-FF3FB9.22125713072009@[216.168.3.50]>:

Perhaps this will help:
"Connecting to a GPS receiver using Bluetooth (JSR 82)"
<http://developer.sonyericsson.com/site/global/techsupport/tipstrickscode/java/p_java_gps_receiver_bluetooth.jsp>

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John <http:/navasgroup.com>

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[isw]

In article <ta4p551aerbbejebk...@4ax.com>,
John Navas <spamf...@navasgroup.com> wrote:

Yes. Thanks.

Isaac