3GS and Bluetooth pairing/connecting issues with Macbook Pro

I've got a Macbook Pro 15"... Just got my 3GS today... But for the life of me cannot seem to get the 3GS connected to my MBP over Bluetooth... Both the MBP and the 3GS have BT turned on, and both "discoverable"... Done the pairing with the code provided by the MBP, and entered into the 3GS... But that's it... the iPhone shows up in the devices under Bluetooth Preferences, but just can't "connect"... There's a spinning icon on the 3GS in the BT panel... with my MBP showing up, but just sits there, spinning...
What am I doing wrong??

im assuming your on at&t
--if you are trying to use the iphone as a modem for your macbookpro:
currently at&t doesnt support using he iphone for tethering... they say they will later ... no real details about limits and prices but you can bet they will be low and high respectively.
--if you are trying to sync the iphone with itunes over bluetooth:
that profile doesnt exist yet and or itunes doesnt support it yet from what i can find... gonna have to stick with the usb cable... which is faster than bluetooth anyway

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