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bluetooth question |
xgazx
Joined: Sep 10, 2002
Posts: 65
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i want to transfer files to my p800 as quickly as poss. the cradle is slow and i'm told that a memory card reader cud transfer the files much quicker. what about bluetooth? how fast is it compared to a mem card reader? seeing as you can pick up both for about £40 i was just wondering which u guyz think is the best?
cheers
Gaz |
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dave_uk
Joined: Mar 06, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: London, UK
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Can't speak for the mem card reader but the BT connection works great, if a little temperamental. Careful what BT adaptor you buy though. I think the TDK USB version is the best if not the cheapest.
Much faster than the cradle, in answer to your question....
The future's bright, the future's BLUEtooth
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Bogman
Joined: Feb 22, 2003
Posts: 123
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CW have the TDK Bluetooth dkngle on offer @ £79,99 Nice bit of kit
This message was posted from a P800 |
kit
Joined: Mar 03, 2003
Posts: 10
From: Croydon
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Dabs.com have a el-cheapo USB-Bluetooth dongle. Ordered one, just waiting for it to arrive.
http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-info.asp?quicklinx=24ZV
cheers kit |
xgazx
Joined: Sep 10, 2002
Posts: 65
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yup, i was hoping someone wud spot the one in dabs cos thats the one i'v ordered. hope its not cheap crap!
Gaz |
snife
Joined: Mar 12, 2003
Posts: 5
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i'm going all bluetooth - ordered a couple of dongles from scan.co.uk (class 1 so they go 100m for bluetooth networking) - hope they work though cause the one built into my thinkpad doesn't - it pics up the phone and i can pair them but i cant transfer files from the phone to the pc (not tried the other way yet) |
learner_driver
Joined: Mar 06, 2003
Posts: 3
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Please post your results of bluetooth experiment. I am mostly interested in bt airplane mode webbrowsing
Si |
jamatjam
Joined: Jan 08, 2003
Posts: 288
From: UK!
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my friend has bought a BT long range 100m but he cant get it to work with hes p800 well he can make it work within 10M but when we get more the p800 loses all sight of hes laptop! which makes life difficult! since he bought it for hes office so he can roam around the office and still be connected to hes comp and be able tobe mobile (well mostly free Internet within 100M radias lol)
i was just wondering does both bluetooth things have to be able to go 100m? or just one of them? |
NikNakk
Joined: Feb 26, 2003
Posts: 77
From: UK
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They both do. |
Andy_P
Joined: Jun 10, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Warwickshire
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think about it, it's fairly obvious....
If the p800 has a 10m range, it can "speak" for 10m only. So although it may hear the 100m PC signal, it's return conversation has not got a strong enough signal for the PC to hear if it's over 10m away.
I guess you're SOL, but it would be nice if you could do it for 100m.
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princejm
Joined: Mar 08, 2003
Posts: 4
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I've got the TDK bluetooth adapter and can't get the bloody thing to work. I can detect my p800, pair with it, but after that anytime I try to connect a prompt popups up on p800 saying do I want to accept connection, I accept, and my PC tells me that the client has terminated the connection!
Anyone else had this? |
simion_levi
Joined: Feb 20, 2003
Posts: 291
From: London, UK
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First thing- select 'connect without authorisation' or similar on your P800 under bluetooth settings for whatever your computer is called. |
NikNakk
Joined: Feb 26, 2003
Posts: 77
From: UK
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I've got the MSI, but it's the same software. I'm using 1.3.2.7 drivers. Mine works, but it's a bit flaky. And it always goes through a 'connected to COM0' 'lost connection' routine, and then the phone seems to initiate the connection the other way and it works. I've allowed the PC always to talk to the phone (it's an option in the Devices section of the Bluetooth control panel on the P800), and done the equivalent on the PC. |
Andy_P
Joined: Jun 10, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Warwickshire
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this really should be in a faq somewhere as it seems to be a legitimate common problem now...
Should it be a sticky BT thread?
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princejm
Joined: Mar 08, 2003
Posts: 4
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Cheers, I'll give it a go when I get home. I think I tried that but I was getting so pissed off with it last night that I can't remember what I'd done |
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Posted: 2003-03-10 14:46
