using mac as bluetooth headset...

[whyrichard]

Hello,

I was wondering if it were possible, and hopefully free, to use my mac's isight and speakers as a bluetooth audio 'headset' for my iphone... in a similar way that I use my car's stereo as a speakerphone....


thanks,

r.

 

[iBookG4user]

You might want to check out this to see if it will do what you want.

 

[rKunda]

I demoed some software called Phone Amego. BPE2 has some different abilities (SMS) while PA has cool Google Voice integration. Both offer trials. I never committed on one of them. It's on my todo list.

 

[whyrichard]

I demoed some software called Phone Amego. BPE2 has some different abilities (SMS) while PA has cool Google Voice integration. Both offer trials. I never committed on one of them. It's on my todo list.

I just tried out both. My quick take:

Amego: Streamlined and transparent, google voice integration a big plus, however no speakerphone through mac --the main point for me

BPE2: Speakerphone through mac, powerful, however no google voice integration that i can see...

A question for BPE2 users: I am having a hard time getting my mac pro to recognize my iphone consistently once paired (which in itself took some patience). Is there a trick to getting the mac pro to automatically recognize my iphone when within range?

thanks,

r.

 

[rKunda]

I just tried out both. My quick take:

Amego: Streamlined and transparent, google voice integration a big plus, however no speakerphone through mac --the main point for me

BPE2: Speakerphone through mac, powerful, however no google voice integration that i can see...

A question for BPE2 users: I am having a hard time getting my mac pro to recognize my iphone consistently once paired (which in itself took some patience). Is there a trick to getting the mac pro to automatically recognize my iphone when within range?

thanks,

r.

Phone Amego now has speakerphone functionality.

 

[9000]

Sorry to those people who hate it when ooold threads are revived, but it's still a relevant issue. My question: Is there a FREEWARE application that can do this? I can't find anything but paid software with more features than I need. I heard Tiger used to have it built in, and I'm sad that they removed it.

 

[mofunk]

Really I wish Apple bring this back. Before the first iPhone came out, you could do it with your mobile phone through Address Book. I forgot which OS X it was.. but you could have a caller id on your screen and talk by connecting to your mobile phone via bluetooth. Call from your Mac to mobile phone.