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After omitting my iPad 2 from my iPhone 3GS bluetooth paired devices and viceversa, I can't re-pair them again.

I had my iPad 2 (WiFi only, 64 GB) tethered to my iPhone 3GS via bluetooth to share internet. After turning bluetooth off to save battery and then on, they didn't link aymore, so I omitted the devices in each one another, but now I can't pair them again, they just don't show in the devices list of the other device.

I reset all the adjustments in the iPhone, but I only get in the found bluetooth devices a list of MAC addresses, none corresponding to the one of the iPad.

iPhone has iOS 4.3.2 (8H7) and iPad 2, iOS 4.3.3 (8J2).

Thanks,

Enrique Celedón V.

iPad 2, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on May 19, 2011 9:37 AM

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May 19, 2011 9:49 AM in response to celedon

Perhaps it is important to know that when the original link was done I hadn't upgraded the iPad to iOS 4.3.3

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May 20, 2011 5:01 AM in response to celedon

Yesterday I upgraded the iPhone to iOS 4.3.3 (8J2), now both devices have the same version of iOS, but it still doesn't work.

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May 20, 2011 6:10 AM in response to celedon

Just solved it. Before trying to pair I shared the internet connection in the iPhone.

Hope this will help someone.

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May 20, 2011 3:34 PM in response to celedon

Hello celedon, I believe I have the same problem, could you please explain how to share the internet connection?

thank you

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May 20, 2011 4:00 PM in response to sallyally

Hello sallyally, I will explain what I did, perhaps some steps are not necessary:

1. Turn bluetooth off in the iPad: Settings->General->Bluetooth->OFF

2. Turn bluetooth on in the iPhone: Settings->General->Bluetooth->ON

3. Share internet access in the iPhone: Settings->Personal Hotspot->ON

4. Go to bluetooth in settings of iPhone: Settings->General->Bluetooth

5. Turn bluetooth on in the iPad: Settings->General->Bluetooth->ON

6. Both devices should find each other and show the same code, press ok or something like that and it is ready.

Let me know if it worked.

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May 20, 2011 4:08 PM in response to celedon

Thank you for your reply - no that doesn't work. I have tried this several ways - please could you see my forum post:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3070146

thanks again

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Jun 13, 2011 8:15 PM in response to celedon

Thanks Celedon... I followed your steps and got the pairing to work!

Marcus

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Nov 14, 2011 8:57 AM in response to marcusrichard

The problem is that the 3G doesn't have the option for hotspot! I can't find it ifit does!

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Dec 26, 2011 6:52 AM in response to celedon

I just came across your reply, and would like to let you know that it worked like a charm. Thanks a lot for your help!!

Have a great holidays and a Happy New Year 🙂

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Mar 31, 2012 8:28 AM in response to celedon

I followed celedon's advice and after HOURS of frustration it worked, many thanks!! It's about switching the hot spot on in the phone!!

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After omitting my iPad 2 from my iPhone 3GS bluetooth paired devices and viceversa, I can't re-pair them again.

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