How to use your Nokia to connect to the Internet in Ubuntu

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OS X is without a doubt the easiest OS for configuring Bluetooth devices. Adding phones, keyboards and headsets is (more or less) as easy as it could be. Windows is way behind. You can add your phone, but where OS X automatically sets up the phone as a modem connection, you will have to download some PC Suite crap or hack your way onto the phone. Ubuntu is somewhere between Windows and OS X, but (sad to say) closer to Windows.
So, to ease the pain, here’s a how to use your Nokia to connect to the Internet in Ubuntu. I’m using Ubuntu Gutsy Beta 4 and a Nokia N82. Everything should be pretty much the same for older Ubuntu versions and other Nokias.

Everything in the guide is really (that is, when you’re following it) without the quotes.

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1. Install needed applications
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1. Go to System – Administration – Software Sources
2. Select Third-Party Software and add “deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/blueman ubuntu bluetooth”
3. Close Software Sources. It will ask for permission to update. Yes, you’d like that…
4. Go to System – Administration – Synaptic …
5. Find “blueman” and “gnome-ppp”, mark them for installation and click Apply
6. When done, all open applications can be closed

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2. Configure Blueman
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1. Start Blueman from Applications – Accessories
2. Click Inquiry, select your phone and click Bond
3. Type the same pin on both your computer and your phone and the bonding should be successful
4. With the phone selected, click Other and select “Set trusted”
5. Now go to Edit and select Services
6. Enable Serial, check autostart and click the configuration button
7. From the Host dropdown, select your phone
8. From the Service dropdown, select “dun: Dial-Up Networking” and click Add Port
9. When done, Blueman can be closed

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3. Configure the dial-up
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1. Start GNOME PPP from Applications – Internet
2. Click Setup and write “/dev/rfcomm0″ in the Device field
3. Under Options, I recommend you check “On connect Dock in notification area”
4. Click Close
5. If you have gotten your own unique username, password and phone number, write those in
6. Otherwise, write your phone number as username and password and *99***# as phone number”"
7. “Remember password” must be checked (this is a bug)
8. Now, click Connect

How to connect in the future

1. Start GNOME PPP and click Connect

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UPDATE 8th of May 08

How to use the data cable / usb cable instead of bluetooth

1. Connect the phone with the cable
2. In 3.2, where you type /dev/rfcomm0, click Detect instead.
3. Close and Connect