Using Bluetooth mobile phone as Bluetooth headset for PC running Skype

[ronanhigg]

I've been using Motorola HS-815 Bluetooth Headset with my Bluetooth enabled laptop (HP Pavilion dv1000) to make Skype calls. (I've also been using the systray app Vitaero to ease the Skype-Bluetooth experience.)

It works fine, except for the charge in my Motorola headset running out too quickly.

What I'd like to do is use my Bluetooth mobile phone (SonyEricsson K750i) as a Bluetooth headset instead of the Motorola headset.

I'm not talking about loading Skype onto the phone and making calls from the mobile phone, but about using the mobile phone as a Bluetooth headset.

However, the SonyEricsson phone does not offer "Headset" service to the PC. The phone can pair with the Motorola BT headset and the PC can pair with the Motorola headset, but the PC cannot pair with the phone, as if it were a headset.

I'm wondering is there a way to load "Headset" service onto the SonyEricsson phone, so that I can do this?

I'm guessing it could be done with a Java application on the phone. But it's possible that the Bluetooth services that can be offered by the phone are limited at the hardware level?

Anyone tried doing this kind of thing?

Regards,

Ronan.

[jakegoat]

I have a similar goal (sorry, I hate 'me too's).

Did you find any solutions? I certainly seems like a good option. EQO seems to be the closest - routing the Skype output to the phone - but I'm in this specifically as I have high speed internet access and no mobile phone service (thanks T-Mobile) and fancy rejoining the rest of the world.

Curious to see if you found any solutions.

Best,
jakegoat

[lameduck]

Hello, I have the same goal too!

The closest I can find is this:

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=334278

as I essentially wanted to use my mobile phone as a microphone and speaker for Skype.

But it seems my Nokia 6280 is not recognised as a Headset, despite a Bluetooth "audio gateway" (phone-pc pairing) connection being made.(??)

Any updates appreciated! :)

Regards

[zrenneh]

Hi Lameduck,
The last post on the Google Answers thread you quoted details going into the Volume Control utility to redirect system sounds through the phone (not your PC's sound card). Have a look! I hope it works.
I'm also looking for a solution for a Sony Ericsson K750i. It would be useful for Skype and also to use the phone's handsfree headphones as wireless headphones so I can watch movies in bed! :P Any solutions will be much appreciated. Maybe a Java solution? Anyone know anything about Java, could code this or point me in the right direction.
Cheers,
zrenneh

[gyrandoo]

I followed the instructions on the linked website (including the stuff in control panel) and I can only get it to work the other way (ie. I can hear my phone's sounds on my pc speakers). Any suggestions or updates?

Joel