Any downside to "Leave Bluetooth Power Permanently On" on ..

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I just got off a highly unsatisfactory 10-minute call with Verizon
Tech. Support on this issue. The rep. told me that the on/off
capability was there for people who didn't have a Bluetooth headset.
However, she was unable to provide any kind of a cogent explanation as
to why the option existed at all.

My hunch is that there may very well be a valid reason to turn it off,
but I sure don't know why at this point...

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david.f.jenkins@usa.net wrote:
> I just got off a highly unsatisfactory 10-minute call
> with Verizon Tech. Support on this issue. The rep. told
> me that the on/off capability was there for people who
> didn't have a Bluetooth headset. However, she was unable
> to provide any kind of a cogent explanation as to why the
> option existed at all.
>
> My hunch is that there may very well be a valid reason to
> turn it off, but I sure don't know why at this point...

Battery drain. If you're not using it there is no reason to
waste the battery powering yet another radio transmitter/
receiver and possibly the software that monitors it.

-Quick

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I have a BlackBerry 7250 with Verizon, I leave my buetooth option permanently
on so that I can connect to my bluetooth hadset (which i turn off to conserve
battery on the headset) at will and have had no significant power loss
whatsoever.

david.f.jenkins@usa.net wrote:
>I just got off a highly unsatisfactory 10-minute call with Verizon
>Tech. Support on this issue. The rep. told me that the on/off
>capability was there for people who didn't have a Bluetooth headset.
>However, she was unable to provide any kind of a cogent explanation as
>to why the option existed at all.
>
>My hunch is that there may very well be a valid reason to turn it off,
>but I sure don't know why at this point...
>


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I am not sure how much concern to have with Bluetooth and the way VZW
"cripples" it but I read that many Bluetooth phones and PDAs have been
compromised thru a Bluetooth connection. It seems folks load a laptop with
software and a good Bluetooth antenna into a briefcase or backpack, then
visit busy areas. The software searches for active Bluetooth units and
attempts to connect and gain whatever info is held within. From minor
fooling with the setup screen for my V710, I don't see where any old
connection coming by will be accepted... but I'm not using any Bluetooth
right now so I may be a bit confused. I hope this is helpful.

PoD


<david.f.jenkins@usa.net> wrote in message
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> It's a menu-path pain to get the phone's Bluetooth power on, and I
> can't create a shortcut to do it.
>
> 1) What does it mean, anyway, to "power on" Bluetooth (on the phone)?
> 2) There's a setup option to turn the Bluetooth power "Permanently On"
> - any reason(s) *not* to do that?
>
> Thanks...
>

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Quick Wrote:
> LrdAnlh wrote:
> > It does not search for a signal, it simply responds to
> > one when the headset is activated.
>
> So how does it know when another radio is in range?
>
> -Quick

If you are on a deivce like a laptop, or PDA w/BT, tell it to search
for items in range. It will then report a list of devices that are
active, and give you the option to pair up with one at that point.


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CharlesH wrote:
> Quick wrote:
>> Battery drain. If you're not using it there is no reason
>> to waste the battery powering yet another radio
>> transmitter/ receiver and possibly the software that
>> monitors it.
>
> When this point was discussed on HowardForums, the
> observation was that for the 710, anyway, turning on the
> BT menu but not being actively connected to a device like
> a headset consumed negligible power. The reason is that
> the phone operates in "stealth" (non-discoverable) mode
> when not connected to a device; that is, it is never
> transmitting, and occasionally very briefly listens
> (probably along with the check for a cellular page) for a
> device transmitting a connection request.

Ok, just the receiver then. They make the page check
interval configurable too right? I suppose it could have
been in response to the bluetooth hacking hype too.

I'm clueless about bluetooth. What about crowded
areas? If the receiver is in ear shot of a lot of or constant
connection requests isn't it going to do a good bit of
work deciding whether to reject/ignore or not?

-Quick