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Best PC USB Adaptor

Posted: 06-23-2005, 11:57 PM
Mark W
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I hope this is the right place to ask this. I have a Motorola V551
phone and am interested in getting a USB Bluetooth Adaptor for my PC
and laptop. I actually did buy the linksys adaptor but it's extremely
unreliable. From the reviews I read at the time though it was one of
the best ranked adaptors but it does seem to have a lot of issues with
SP2.
Now months later I decided to get another one to replace this. Yet
when reading reviews of models such as the D-Link, Belkin, Kensington,
etc. I see some good reviews but a lot of bad reviews.
Then I read about this new one called the IoGear GBU311. For one
thing it's newer than the others and even though the others are older
as well they haven't had the drivers updated for quite awhile.
Another thing, this supports V1.2 of bluetooth where the others are
V1.1. I see 4 reviews on amazon which are great but I don't know this
company well at all. Anyone have any opinion on this or other
adaptors?
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Jack Zwick
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Re: Best PC USB Adaptor
Posted: 06-24-2005, 11:34 AM
In article <gefmb1pm0eese6on2ich01snjkgcaf0fqv@4ax.com>,
Mark W <markwco@RemoveNoSpamcomcast.net> wrote:

> I hope this is the right place to ask this. I have a Motorola V551
> phone and am interested in getting a USB Bluetooth Adaptor for my PC
> and laptop. I actually did buy the linksys adaptor but it's extremely
> unreliable. From the reviews I read at the time though it was one of
> the best ranked adaptors but it does seem to have a lot of issues with
> SP2.
> Now months later I decided to get another one to replace this. Yet
> when reading reviews of models such as the D-Link, Belkin, Kensington,
> etc. I see some good reviews but a lot of bad reviews.
> Then I read about this new one called the IoGear GBU311. For one
> thing it's newer than the others and even though the others are older
> as well they haven't had the drivers updated for quite awhile.
> Another thing, this supports V1.2 of bluetooth where the others are
> V1.1. I see 4 reviews on amazon which are great but I don't know this
> company well at all. Anyone have any opinion on this or other
> adaptors?

I use the D-Link SBT-120 on a Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro's USB 1.1
port and it works with a Motorola v600; although a Motorola USB OEM
cable (available cheaply on eBay) works better.
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Re: Best PC USB Adaptor
Posted: 06-24-2005, 11:47 PM
Jack Zwick said:
> In article <gefmb1pm0eese6on2ich01snjkgcaf0fqv@4ax.com>,
> Mark W <markwco@RemoveNoSpamcomcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>I hope this is the right place to ask this. I have a Motorola V551
>>phone and am interested in getting a USB Bluetooth Adaptor for my PC
>>and laptop. I actually did buy the linksys adaptor but it's extremely
>>unreliable. From the reviews I read at the time though it was one of
>>the best ranked adaptors but it does seem to have a lot of issues with
>>SP2.
>>Now months later I decided to get another one to replace this. Yet
>>when reading reviews of models such as the D-Link, Belkin, Kensington,
>>etc. I see some good reviews but a lot of bad reviews.
>>Then I read about this new one called the IoGear GBU311. For one
>>thing it's newer than the others and even though the others are older
>>as well they haven't had the drivers updated for quite awhile.
>>Another thing, this supports V1.2 of bluetooth where the others are
>>V1.1. I see 4 reviews on amazon which are great but I don't know this
>>company well at all. Anyone have any opinion on this or other
>>adaptors?
>
>
> I use the D-Link SBT-120 on a Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro's USB 1.1
> port and it works with a Motorola v600; although a Motorola USB OEM
> cable (available cheaply on eBay) works better.

But then again, heh, I have a Dildo for a Brain.
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Re: Best PC USB Adaptor
Posted: 06-25-2005, 02:20 PM

the usual recommendation in here is the TDK unit.


"Mark W" <markwco@RemoveNoSpamcomcast.net> wrote in message
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>I hope this is the right place to ask this. I have a Motorola V551
> phone and am interested in getting a USB Bluetooth Adaptor for my PC
> and laptop. I actually did buy the linksys adaptor but it's extremely
> unreliable. From the reviews I read at the time though it was one of
> the best ranked adaptors but it does seem to have a lot of issues with
> SP2.
> Now months later I decided to get another one to replace this. Yet
> when reading reviews of models such as the D-Link, Belkin, Kensington,
> etc. I see some good reviews but a lot of bad reviews.
> Then I read about this new one called the IoGear GBU311. For one
> thing it's newer than the others and even though the others are older
> as well they haven't had the drivers updated for quite awhile.
> Another thing, this supports V1.2 of bluetooth where the others are
> V1.1. I see 4 reviews on amazon which are great but I don't know this
> company well at all. Anyone have any opinion on this or other
> adaptors?


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Re: Best PC USB Adaptor
Posted: 06-26-2005, 05:58 AM
Mark W wrote:
> I hope this is the right place to ask this. I have a Motorola V551
> phone and am interested in getting a USB Bluetooth Adaptor for my PC
> and laptop. I actually did buy the linksys adaptor but it's extremely
> unreliable. From the reviews I read at the time though it was one of
> the best ranked adaptors but it does seem to have a lot of issues with
> SP2.
> Now months later I decided to get another one to replace this. Yet
> when reading reviews of models such as the D-Link, Belkin, Kensington,
> etc. I see some good reviews but a lot of bad reviews.
> Then I read about this new one called the IoGear GBU311. For one
> thing it's newer than the others and even though the others are older
> as well they haven't had the drivers updated for quite awhile.
> Another thing, this supports V1.2 of bluetooth where the others are
> V1.1. I see 4 reviews on amazon which are great but I don't know this
> company well at all. Anyone have any opinion on this or other
> adaptors?
get the 3 com usb bluetooth adapter works great and it up to date. i've
tried belkin and kensington they both suck. if you have a p4 laptop use
the one that the company prefer. if you have any problem email me
jwed@swbell.net
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Re: Best PC USB Adaptor
Posted: 06-29-2005, 05:34 AM

"William" <jwed@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> Mark W wrote:
>> I hope this is the right place to ask this. I have a Motorola V551
>> phone and am interested in getting a USB Bluetooth Adaptor for my PC
>> and laptop. I actually did buy the linksys adaptor but it's extremely
>> unreliable. From the reviews I read at the time though it was one of
>> the best ranked adaptors but it does seem to have a lot of issues with
>> SP2.
>> Now months later I decided to get another one to replace this. Yet
>> when reading reviews of models such as the D-Link, Belkin, Kensington,
>> etc. I see some good reviews but a lot of bad reviews.
>> Then I read about this new one called the IoGear GBU311. For one
>> thing it's newer than the others and even though the others are older
>> as well they haven't had the drivers updated for quite awhile.
>> Another thing, this supports V1.2 of bluetooth where the others are
>> V1.1. I see 4 reviews on amazon which are great but I don't know this
>> company well at all. Anyone have any opinion on this or other
>> adaptors?
> get the 3 com usb bluetooth adapter works great and it up to date. i've
> tried belkin and kensington they both suck. if you have a p4 laptop use
> the one that the company prefer. if you have any problem email me
> jwed@swbell.net

I bought the 3com a while ago & thought it was crap.
Maybe they have improved it.


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