Use PC as BT headset

[MartinL]

Hello!
First let me just say that I just love Myphoneexplorer and that I use it frequently!

I wonder how you go about in using my PC as a bluetooth headset?
I.e. when my phone is connected to Myphoneexplorer I would like to use my PC's microphone and speakers to make calls.

I pretty certain that it's doable but I haven't yet found a working solution.
I use:
Sony Ericsson W850i
Windows XP Pro SP3
Myphoneexplorer 1.7.4
USB Bluetooth device (uncertain about make and model, doesn't say)
Driver: Microsoft bluetooth enumerator
Driver: Bluetooth devices (Dafron)

Cheers,
Martin

[Gast]

part of the FAQ:

Doing calls from MyPhoneExplorer with PC headset (using Bluetooth audio-gateway)


Just one more tip (it's working and tested with Widcomm bluetooth stack and a K750i):

- connect your phone to MPE via USB cable
- start bluetooth on your phone
- on bluetooth trayicon select "fast connect" and choose "audio gateway"
- search your phone at "other devices" (only the first time)
- when done, you should be notified in a balloontip that a new headset (in this case your PC microphone and speakers or your PC headset) is connected.

Now your calls initiated by MPE will be redirected to the devices on your computer.

Please note: It's not possible to connect MPE and "Audio Gateway" at the same time via Bluetooth, anyway you've set this option ("save energy=off") in your phone. If MPE is connected via bluetooth and you'll do a call, the call is still remaining on the phone. So the only (known) way is to connect MPE and your phone via USB cable.

With MS's Bluetooth stack, available since XP SP2, this is not possible because there's no audio support.

Tipp from a MyPhoneExplorer-User:
Tried with a "Jabra Bluetooth Headset".
• Press the "Voice-Dial"-Button on the headset
• Dial the number with MyPhoneExplorer
• Now the phone transfers the call correct to the headset

Another way: Emulate the dialstring on the phones keyboard.
MyPhoneExplorer can "press" the numbers on the phones keyboard - through this hack the call is always redirected the right way to PC. Open the file general.ini with notepad. You'll find it in MyPhoneExplorer's database-folder. Then - direct below "[Main]" make a new line called "EmulateDialString=1". Please note that you have to unlock the phones keyboard to use this tweak.

[user_deleted]

Windows XP Pro SP3
Driver: Microsoft bluetooth enumerator

Hi MartinL,

i think there's no way, cause the MS-Bluetooth-Stack has no A2DP profile that supports an audio-gateway.

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