has anyone tried backing up p900 using bluetooth?  I can see the bluetooth com port in the phone link connection manager but it doesn’t connect to the phone that’s why I can’t back up my data but I was able to back up before using the cradle :(

You can’t use the backup utility over BT. If you’ll notice, the P900 reboots into a safe mode sort of state while it’s backing up and then reboots again. The cradle is the only way to back your phone up. You can connect via BT to use the My P900 icon to browse the P900 and the memory stick.

Anyway, here’s how to connect them for the My P900 icon to work:
- Install Windows XP SP2
- Pair the P900 and the computer
- In Control Panel go to Bluetooth Devices and click on the P900 then properties
- Click on the Services tab and make sure Serial Port is checked
- Click OK
- Click on the COM Ports tab
- Note the Outgoing and Incoming ports. Mine are COM5 and COM6 respectively. Yours may be different, but when I say COM5 and COM6 below, substitute whatever yours are.
- Click OK

This is how to connect them:
- Double-click on the “Phone Connection Link” icon in the tray to bring up Link Properties.
- Make sure Bluetooth is checked. USB may be checked, it won’t affect the connection process.
- Check COM5 next. Last, check COM6. The Bluetooth status should change to “connecting” then to “connected”. You’re in. Go to My P900 and have a ball.

To unconnect:
- Uncheck COM6. Uncheck COM5. Uncheck Bluetooth.
- Recheck Bluetooth once its status is “not connected”

thanks drachen.

its working now but i used the bluespace ne software instead of the one in the control panel

till having issues with this

[quote author=“Drachen”]- Check COM5 next. Last, check COM6. The Bluetooth status should change to “connecting” then to “connected”. You’re in. Go to My P900 and have a ball.

When I try and connect my COM5 it says
quote]It is not possible to enable the port, as it may be in use by another application.

Any ideas… I’m doing this straight after a reboot before doing anything else :shock:

[quote author=“Mighty Matt”]When I try and connect my COM5 it says
quote]It is not possible to enable the port, as it may be in use by another application. /quote]

Any ideas… I’m doing this straight after a reboot before doing anything else :shock:

Are you sure that COM5 is one of the incoming/ougoing COM ports assigned to the P900? On my desktop, it’s COM5, but on my TR it’s COM10.

[quote author=“Drachen”][quote author=“Mighty Matt”]When I try and connect my COM5 it says
quote]It is not possible to enable the port, as it may be in use by another application. /quote]

Any ideas… I’m doing this straight after a reboot before doing anything else :shock:

Are you sure that COM5 is one of the incoming/ougoing COM ports assigned to the P900? On my desktop, it’s COM5, but on my TR it’s COM10.

Yeah I was restating in the original terms for convenience… it was actually COM7 but 5 was easier to say!

Well again after uninstalling everything, crashing and rebooting the computer a few times, needless to say it’s working again :s
I think it might be when I take the dongle out and put it back in again… I will have to investigate!

The only thing I can suggest is to try unchecking all of the boxes in Link Properties except for USB before you unplug the dongle next time.