diff --git a/palm/l10n/StrRes_en_US.pre b/palm/l10n/StrRes_en_US.pre
index 800a3c307..badc8778f 100644
--- a/palm/l10n/StrRes_en_US.pre
+++ b/palm/l10n/StrRes_en_US.pre
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
-{ "STR_BT_NOINIT",             "Unable to initialize Bluetooth. "
-                               "Is it enabled?" },
+{ "STR_BT_NOINIT",             "Bluetooth appears to be off.  Please turn it "
+                               "on if you want Crosswords to use it." },
 #endif
 
 { "STR_ABOUT_CONTENT", 
diff --git a/palm/palmbt.c b/palm/palmbt.c
index d434d37fe..864ee4489 100644
--- a/palm/palmbt.c
+++ b/palm/palmbt.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef enum {
     , PBTST_L2C_CONNECTED       /* slave */
 } PBT_STATE;
 
-#define PBT_MAX_ACTS 6          /* four wasn't enough */
+#define PBT_MAX_ACTS 8          /* six wasn't enough */
 #define HASWORK(s)  ((s)->queueCur != (s)->queueNext)
 #define MAX_PACKETS 4
 
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ static const BtLibSdpUuidType XWORDS_UUID = {
     { 0x83, 0xe0, 0x87, 0xae, 0x4e, 0x18, 0x46, 0xbe, 
       0x83, 0xe0, 0x7b, 0x3d, 0xe6, 0xa1, 0xc3, 0x3b } };
 
-static PalmBTStuff* pbt_checkInit( PalmAppGlobals* globals );
+static PalmBTStuff* pbt_checkInit( PalmAppGlobals* globals, 
+                                   XP_Bool* userCancelled );
 static Err bpd_discover( PalmBTStuff* btStuff, BtLibDeviceAddressType* addr );
 static void pbt_setup_slave( PalmBTStuff* btStuff, const CommsAddrRec* addr );
 static void pbt_takedown_slave( PalmBTStuff* btStuff );
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ static void libMgmtCallback( BtLibManagementEventType* mEvent, UInt32 refCon );
 static void l2SocketCallback( BtLibSocketEventType* sEvent, UInt32 refCon );
 
 XP_Bool
-palm_bt_init( PalmAppGlobals* globals, DataCb dataCb )
+palm_bt_init( PalmAppGlobals* globals, DataCb dataCb, XP_Bool* userCancelled )
 {
     XP_Bool inited;
     PalmBTStuff* btStuff;
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ palm_bt_init( PalmAppGlobals* globals, DataCb dataCb )
 
     btStuff = globals->btStuff;
     if ( !btStuff ) {
-        btStuff = pbt_checkInit( globals );
+        btStuff = pbt_checkInit( globals, userCancelled );
         /* Should I start master/slave setup here?  If not, how? */
     } else {
         pbt_reset( btStuff );
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ void
 palm_bt_addrString( PalmAppGlobals* globals, XP_BtAddr* btAddr, 
                     XP_BtAddrStr* str )
 {
-    PalmBTStuff* btStuff = pbt_checkInit( globals );
+    PalmBTStuff* btStuff = pbt_checkInit( globals, NULL );
     str->chars[0] = '\0';
     if ( !!btStuff ) {
         Err err;
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ palm_bt_browse_device( PalmAppGlobals* globals, XP_BtAddr* btAddr,
 
     LOG_FUNC();
 
-    btStuff = pbt_checkInit( globals );
+    btStuff = pbt_checkInit( globals, NULL );
     if ( NULL != btStuff ) {
         BtLibDeviceAddressType addr;
         Err err = bpd_discover( btStuff, &addr );
@@ -420,7 +421,8 @@ pbt_send_pending( PalmBTStuff* btStuff )
 
 XP_S16
 palm_bt_send( const XP_U8* buf, XP_U16 len, const CommsAddrRec* addr,
-              DataCb dataCb, OnConnCb connCb, PalmAppGlobals* globals )
+              DataCb dataCb, OnConnCb connCb, PalmAppGlobals* globals,
+              XP_Bool* userCancelled )
 {
     XP_S16 nSent = -1;
     PalmBTStuff* btStuff;
@@ -428,7 +430,7 @@ palm_bt_send( const XP_U8* buf, XP_U16 len, const CommsAddrRec* addr,
     PBT_PicoRole picoRole;
     XP_LOGF( "%s(len=%d)", __FUNCTION__, len);
 
-    btStuff = pbt_checkInit( globals );
+    btStuff = pbt_checkInit( globals, userCancelled );
     if ( !!btStuff ) {
         if ( !btStuff->dataCb ) {
             btStuff->dataCb = dataCb;
@@ -807,9 +809,10 @@ pbt_takedown_slave( PalmBTStuff* btStuff )
 }
 
 static PalmBTStuff*
-pbt_checkInit( PalmAppGlobals* globals )
+pbt_checkInit( PalmAppGlobals* globals, XP_Bool* userCancelledP )
 {
     PalmBTStuff* btStuff = globals->btStuff;
+    XP_Bool userCancelled = XP_FALSE;
     if ( !btStuff ) {
         Err err;
         XP_U16 btLibRefNum;
@@ -818,6 +821,8 @@ pbt_checkInit( PalmAppGlobals* globals )
         if ( errNone == err ) {
             CALL_ERR( err, BtLibOpen, btLibRefNum, false );
 
+            userCancelled = err == btLibErrBluetoothOff;
+
             /* BT is probably off if this fails */
             if ( errNone == err ) {
                 btStuff = XP_MALLOC( globals->mpool, sizeof(*btStuff) );
@@ -836,6 +841,11 @@ pbt_checkInit( PalmAppGlobals* globals )
             }
         }
     }
+
+    if ( !!userCancelledP ) {
+        *userCancelledP = userCancelled;
+    }
+
     return btStuff;
 } /* pbt_checkInit */
 
@@ -1084,8 +1094,15 @@ connEnumToStr( BtLibAccessibleModeEnum mode )
         CASESTR(btLibNotAccessible);
         CASESTR(btLibConnectableOnly);
         CASESTR(btLibDiscoverableAndConnectable);
+    case 0x0006:
+        /* I've seen this on 68K even.  Seems to happen when the other
+           device changes roles (temporarily). */
+        return "undoc_06";
+    case 0x00F8:                /* seen on ARM only */
+        return "undoc_F8";
     default:
         XP_ASSERT(0);
+        XP_LOGF( "%s: got 0x%x", __func__, mode );
         return "";
     }
 }
diff --git a/palm/palmbt.h b/palm/palmbt.h
index 9f78fcc7a..438d29aee 100644
--- a/palm/palmbt.h
+++ b/palm/palmbt.h
@@ -50,14 +50,16 @@ typedef void (*DataCb)( PalmAppGlobals* globals,
 typedef void (*OnConnCb)( PalmAppGlobals* globals );
 
 
-XP_Bool palm_bt_init( PalmAppGlobals* globals, DataCb dataCb );
+XP_Bool palm_bt_init( PalmAppGlobals* globals, DataCb dataCb,
+                      XP_Bool* userCancelled );
 void palm_bt_close( PalmAppGlobals* globals );
 
 void palm_bt_addrString( PalmAppGlobals* globals, XP_BtAddr* btAddr, 
                          XP_BtAddrStr* str );
 
 XP_S16 palm_bt_send( const XP_U8* buf, XP_U16 len, const CommsAddrRec* addr,
-                     DataCb cb, OnConnCb connCb, PalmAppGlobals* globals );
+                     DataCb cb, OnConnCb connCb, PalmAppGlobals* globals,
+                     XP_Bool* userCancelled );
 
 XP_Bool palm_bt_browse_device( PalmAppGlobals* globals, XP_BtAddr* btAddr,
                                XP_UCHAR* out,XP_U16 len );
diff --git a/palm/palmmain.c b/palm/palmmain.c
index 4e513a5a5..2bd14df24 100644
--- a/palm/palmmain.c
+++ b/palm/palmmain.c
@@ -1619,8 +1619,9 @@ handleNilEvent( PalmAppGlobals* globals )
                 && (when <= TimGetTicks()) ) {
         palmFireTimer( globals, why );
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
-    } else if ( palm_bt_doWork( globals, &globals->btUIState ) ) {
-        showConnState( globals );
+    } else if ( (handled = palm_bt_doWork( globals, &globals->btUIState ) ),
+                showConnState( globals ), handled ) {
+        /* nothing to do */
 #endif
     } else if ( globals->timeRequested ) {
         globals->timeRequested = false;
@@ -3828,6 +3829,16 @@ palm_send_on_close( XWStreamCtxt* stream, void* closure )
     comms_send( globals->game.comms, stream );
 } /* palm_send_on_close */
 
+#ifdef XWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
+static void
+handleUserBTCancel( PalmAppGlobals* globals )
+{
+    XP_ASSERT( !globals->userCancelledBT );
+    globals->userCancelledBT = XP_TRUE;
+    userErrorFromStrId( globals, STR_BT_NOINIT );
+}
+#endif
+
 static XP_S16
 palm_send( const XP_U8* buf, XP_U16 len, 
            const CommsAddrRec* addr, void* closure )
@@ -3850,11 +3861,12 @@ palm_send( const XP_U8* buf, XP_U16 len,
 #endif
 #ifdef XWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
     case COMMS_CONN_BT:
-        if ( !!globals->mainForm ) {
+        if ( !!globals->mainForm && !globals->userCancelledBT ) {
+            XP_Bool userCancelled;
             result = palm_bt_send( buf, len, addr, btDataHandler, 
-                                   btConnHandler, globals );
-            if ( result < 0 ) {
-                userErrorFromStrId( globals, STR_BT_NOINIT );
+                                   btConnHandler, globals, &userCancelled );
+            if ( userCancelled ) {
+                handleUserBTCancel( globals );
             }
         }
         break;
@@ -3976,10 +3988,13 @@ palm_util_addrChange( XW_UtilCtxt* uc, const CommsAddrRec* oldAddr,
         ip_addr_change( globals, oldAddr, newAddr );
 # endif
 # ifdef XWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
-    } else if ( isBT ) {
+    } else if ( isBT && !globals->userCancelledBT ) {
+        XP_Bool userCancelled;
         XP_ASSERT( !!globals->mainForm );
-        if ( !palm_bt_init( globals, btDataHandler ) ) {
-            userErrorFromStrId( globals, STR_BT_NOINIT );
+        if ( !palm_bt_init( globals, btDataHandler, &userCancelled ) ) {
+            if ( userCancelled ) {
+                handleUserBTCancel( globals );
+            }
         }
 # endif
     }
diff --git a/palm/palmmain.h b/palm/palmmain.h
index 99aa1d855..1cf58ee6f 100644
--- a/palm/palmmain.h
+++ b/palm/palmmain.h
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ struct PalmAppGlobals {
     Boolean menuIsDown;
     XP_Bool newGameIsNew;
     XP_Bool runningOnPOSE;    /* Needed for NetLibSelect */
+#ifdef XWFEATURE_BLUETOOTH
+    XP_Bool userCancelledBT;
+#endif
 
     GraphicsAbility able;
     XP_U16 prevScroll;		/* for scrolling in 'ask' dialog */