HELP!!! "Pairing Request" from Phone Users?

Hi. I have a Macbook Pro.


1. While brewing the net, I suddenly got a box that popped up asking me for a

"pairing request" from a user: Nokia 608. I clicked no and closed the window.


2. Minutes later, I got another one from "Barbarella". I clicked no again.


3. Then I went into my bluetooth panel and the discoverable button was on.


4. I clicked it OFF. But when I clicked "Browse Device" under the bluetooth icon, not only my wireless mouse shows up, but both of these users are STILL LISTED IN THIS PANEL!! Both show up as "mobile phone". I don't know how to delete this.


5. Now I'm really worried because now I don't know if someone is trying to use their phone to hack my computer or what. Does any one know why they would still be listed in my "Select Bluetooth Device"? I don't know either of these people and the idea that someone could use their device to ask to connect to my bluetooth thru my laptop is very troubling to me.


Is this something I should be concerned about? If I rejected both requests why would they still show up in the Browse Device panel?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Oct 9, 2011 7:19 PM

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Oct 10, 2011 4:48 AM in response to coryfromphoenix

Does any one know why they would still be listed in my "Select Bluetooth Device"?


Because the people with these phones are still in your immediate vicinity and have their "discoverable" setting turned on too.


Is this something I should be concerned about?


No. It's probably just some kids playing with the Bluetooth function in their phones, looking for nearby devices and when they found one (your MacBook), trying to pair with it.


As you denied the requests, and have turned "discoverable" off, they can't do anything else. When the people move outside of your MacBook's Bluetooth range, their phones will no longer appear when your MacBook looks for Bluetooth devices.


My iMac frequently lists other Bluetooth devices when my neighbours are in their garden with their phones. It just lists anything that is nearby and has discoverable turned on.

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