Iphone 5 wont pair with my new macbook pro

Gouthum wrote:

It is not what software "I think ATT&T is crippling." Rather, it is that ATT&T disables Bluetooth Pairing with a Macbook.

You mean the Personal Hotspot is not available with the unlimited plan. It never has been available for those with unlimited data.

AT&T is not disabling bluetooth pairing with the MacBook because it is only available with the Personal Hotspot which AT&T does not offer with unlimited plan.

Hopefully I will not need to enable this to use the new iOS 8 / Yosemite continuity or sharing features.

I'd bet large amounts of money there is no way (without some kind of hack) you will be able to use your phones unlimited data with the personal hotspot.

Hey!

So I've had the same problem for some time now, wanting to pair the iphone via bluetooth and using keynote remote. Unfortunately this doesn't work, but here's a workaround that actually works fine:

1. Download any remote to iOS ( I used the "Remoter" - works fine)

2. download the server software using the app's instructions

3. turn your Iphone Wifi hotspot on
4. Connect to it on your mac

5. voila.

Hello again. I think your proposed "patch" is totally unacceptable for devices originating from Apple technology. For a company preaching on simplicity and design, your proposed route is altogether time-consuming, intricate and far from being simple. And to further elaborate on your idea, please take into account that, thank God, Apple has already realized their flaw and plan to amend in their forthcoming update of OS X Yosemite in parallel with their iOS 8 launch expected in Fall 2014.

Thanks Rich Fenton,

Besides shortening, I've removed all special characters and its now working like a charm

OMG. This is so frustrating. I also have the unlimited plan. I have a brand new iMac and an iPhone 5. I am still very confused because of one thing. When I did the initial setup of on my iMac 2 months ago, the Talk/Phone feature worked and I could see my iMac on Airdrop. That leads me to believe that it might NOT be the unlimited data plan. Could this be true?

That may be the case for MBP, but not MBA. My phone is just called 'iPhone', but it won't Bluetooth connect between MBA and iPhone 5S. Some ridiculous Apple constraint. So much for total compatibility between Apple devices!

I Hate Apple for what they do with their updates.

Nothing syncs, other apps become outdated and refuseto

work and the most simple thing, the one reason I bought all Apple products is that they would work and function together, fails.

I Hate Apple at the moment. The only thing stopping me from breaking every device I have is that I don't have PC replacements. Honestly, Apple do not give a toss about their customers. It's the one thing they used

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AndyPac wrote:

I Hate Apple for what they do with their updates.

Nothing syncs, other apps become outdated and refuseto

work and the most simple thing, the one reason I bought all Apple products is that they would work and function together, fails.

Thanks for the update!

Everything here works just fine.

The only thing stopping me from breaking every device I have is that I don't have PC replacements

Yeah, you breaking thousands of $$ worth of your own computer stuff would really show Apple a thing or two, wouldn’t it?

😕

The thing is Iphone and macbooks pair already over Icloud Bluetooth isn't the main way to pair and you need hotspot to do so.

Axinater wrote:

The thing is Iphone and macbooks pair already over Icloud Bluetooth

The thing is what?

No they don't.