Hi Alex, Thanks for the reply.
I should have made my message clearer. My iPhone 4 has tethering all set up and in fact works with other devices. But the wireless hotspot feature you mentioned uses WPA2, which my mPower obviously doesn't support. Moreover, the Apex I'm evaluating, though it should support WPA2 hotspots, won't connect to my network either. So the only other option is bluetooth tethering, which works using a Personal Area Network. In other words, there's no phone number, username, modem string, etc. to enter as you would with Bluetooth networking; rather, it's as though you're connecting to a local area network. Now, I can't get this working on either unit. Do you have any idea how I would set this up? Which screen readers can I use the mPower as a Braille display with over bluetooth? Cheers, Grant Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2011, at 2:48 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > The mPower cannot act as a braille display for iOS, only for computers > (Mac or, with the right screen reader, PC). > > You must have tethering enabled on the iPhone, which is something you > talk to AT&T or Verizon about. On Verizon at least, you can get 3gb of > data access for $30 per month for use on the iPhone, but you must pay > extra for the ability to tether (let other devices use your iPhone as > a wifi hotspot). Once enabled, I think you can put five devices online > at once through the iPhone by connecting them just like you would > connect them to any other router. Hope this makes sense. > > On 8/12/11, Catherine Turner <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think whether or not you can tether your IPhone to other devices >> depends on whether it has been unlocked/jail broken. I don't have an >> IPhone or any experience of doing this but this is what I've heard. I >> suggest you do a search with google as there are so many pages about >> tethering IPhones and it partly depends on which OS version you're >> running. Perhaps also ask on a list about IPhones for the blind but I >> can't remember the details of that list now. >> >> Catherine >> >> On 8/12/11, Grant Hardy <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, all, >>> >>> I have a BrailleNote mPower. I've never been able to use my iPhone as >>> a Braille display, nor tether using Bluetooth and my iPhone's internet >>> connection. Is it at all possible to do either of these things on the >>> mPower? >>> >>> Now, on a separate note, I currently have the opportunity to evaluate >>> and test out a BrailleNote Apex for a few days. While I'm able to use >>> the iPhone as a Braille display, I'm not able to tether the >>> BrailleNote to my iPhone's internet connection. Is this at all >>> possible? >>> >>> Grant >>> >>> ___ >>> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >>> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >>> copy to the list as well. >>> >>> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>> [email protected] >>> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>> >>> >> >> ___ >> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >> copy to the list as well. >> >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [email protected] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> >> > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from GMail website) > [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
