Power Mac G5 can't Bluetooth with my toys…
Any obvious reason why my Power Mac G5 can't send a text file to either of my iPhones?
I've never used Bluetooth much, if at all, but I had set up all my other devices for it—going all the way back to my Motorola E815—just because I could. 🙂
Now I'm enjoying a new iPhone 5s but struggling with the fact that, unlike its predecessor iPhone 4, it is too advanced to sync with this computer. Sniff.
I thought I'd see if I could get a couple of text files from the Mac to the phone via Bluetooth. Christmas lists, you know—need 'em on the road. I wound up using good old e-mail from where I can always view them on the phone. In the process of trying, I find that the computer can't seem to "connect" with ANYTHING—neither of my phones, nor my iPod, although it's paired with all of them. I was prepared for problems with the 5s but the inability to connect to the older devices surprises me.
These days I have a home wi-fi network, only an entertaining luxury at this point as I haven't bought a new Mac, Macbook or iPad yet, but it's nice to be able to do stuff on the handhelds while in the house without chewing up my Verizon data allowance.
Could the wi-fi be screwing the Bluetooth or is there something else I'm not thinking of?
PowerMac, G5 (Late 2005 DC 2.0)