Need Bluetooth Dongle

Cool G5 · 29-01-2009, 12:10 AM

Hi,

I would like to buy a USB 2.0 Bluetooth dongle having a good range. I would be using it to browse the Internet on computer & share files from my Nokia 5700. It should work hasslefree in Linux and windows(It will).
I would be spending not more than Rs.300 on it.

Kindly suggest one.

gxsaurav · 29-01-2009, 12:18 AM

jsut buy any bluetooth dongle, it should work as bluesoleil is available for Windows & Linux

Cool G5 · 29-01-2009, 12:21 AM

Will those cheap one which come for Rs.200 work good?

gxsaurav · 29-01-2009, 01:17 AM

they should. Most of the ones are bluetooth 2.0 based now. if you want a name brand then look either for Belkin or D-Link as they are certified Bluetooth 2.0 based

krates · 29-01-2009, 01:28 AM

well i just wanted to say that buy the bluesoil one if you plan to use it win xp sp2

not the widcomm ones

gforce23 · 29-01-2009, 12:38 PM

Got a Bluesoleil compatible dongle for free late last week, thanks to the eBay 250 coupon.

Cool G5 · 29-01-2009, 04:40 PM

Do these no-name dongles support Bluetooth 2.0 EDR?

victor_rambo · 29-01-2009, 04:55 PM

^The one I brought(told u on IM) does not support it seems. I am not sure whether it is a hardware limitation or what. The max. speed it connects is 1 mbps.

I remember reading somewhere that with EDR, it could support upto 3 mbps.

Cool G5 · 29-01-2009, 05:00 PM

My phone supports 2.0 EDR so I it's better to get the new one. The problem here is these dongles sell so cheaply that one cannot trust their specs. Even if the box mentions BT 2.0, we can't be sure about it.

Cool G5 · 31-01-2009, 03:41 PM

I purchased an Zippy's Bluetooth Dongle for Rs.200, it supports BT 2.0 EDR

But Now I am having problems getting it work in XP SP2? How to do it? I tried clicking on the Dial-Up Networking in the main window but it didn't launched anything.

Also it would be good if I can connect it in my Fedora 10. Please help me.

Pathik · 31-01-2009, 05:30 PM

Are you using the Bluesoliel drivers? or the built in stack?

IronManForever · 31-01-2009, 05:47 PM

My XP installation needed no drivers for the dongle I have. I could use internet from my WiMo w/o problems or any installation.

krates · 31-01-2009, 08:43 PM

LOL i told you not to buy the WIDCOMM one ROFL my bluetooth dongle is eating dust because of that hahaha

now return it back and get a bluesoil one

Cool G5 · 31-01-2009, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krates

LOL i told you not to buy the WIDCOMM one ROFL my bluetooth dongle is eating dust because of that hahaha

now return it back and get a bluesoil one

Arrey it's a bluesoleil only not WIDCOMM or bluesoil

@Pathik - I have installed bluesoleil drivers.

I downloaded the latest bluesoleil drivers now it's working fine but after 2MB of data transfer, the connection is ended due to trial version of drivers.