Portable WiFi connection over Bluetooth?

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.bluetooth (More info?)

I think there's something like this, but can't be precise. The BT Access
Point is a wired one - it needs a LAN connection and it's not wi-fi enabled
for this connection.

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"WillT" <will@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>I just got a new martphone with email, etc. that has Bluetooth. I can
>connect it to my desktop PC to get an internet connection for email, web
>browsing, etc. The smartphone doesn't have WiFi (remote connection is via
>the cell phone data link). Are there any portable WiFi-over-Bluetooth
>"modems" that would allow me to bring my smartphone into, let's say,
>Starbucks, and get my email over the Bluetooth connection?
>
> I've looked around and found a D-Link Bluetooth access point....but that
> is pretty far from portable and must require lots of setup to get it to
> work.
>
> Thanks, Will
>
>