Tethering using bluetooth

I have enabled Tethering on Orange UK and have no problems over USB cable, well in fact using that to write this message right now !
However Bluetooth tethering is so far less successful.
I have tried to Bluetooth tether to my admittedly pre-historic or perhaps Classic 12" Powerbook G4 with almost NO success so far .
The iPhone and PBG4 pair okay and the PBG4 is running 10.5.8 (however very slowly even with 1.125 ram and 7200PRM drive !)
I go to the menu bar select the IPhone and connect to network the iPhone briefly flashes the Blue tethering banner and safari begins to load .
After just a very few seconds however the tether link fails time and again.
The PBG4 says the network is still active but its NOT and what ever i try i can't get it to work again.
I know that the PBG4 is an old lady now and could the problem be that the Bluetooth clip is just revision 1.1 compounded with a USB 1.1 bus perhaps ?
Having said i can't get bluetooth to work on my MacPro either -the same crash out happens here too.
I known that the batteries drain exponentially via bluetooth but as i use tethering sparingly on the road when i need to visit certain business sites would rather use Bluetooth if only because a don't want to dig around my work bag looking for the cable.
(The cable is very likely to get damaged with all the other work stuff i haul day to day !)
Does any one have similar experience and/or suggestions to solve this problem please.

Yes thought so .
Looks to be time to retire the old lady for a 13" Macbook Pro then.
Better arrange a meeting with accountant (wife) to authorise expenditure then !

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