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Yeppi
Joined: Oct 13, 2004
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Having dilemma whether to buy IR or Bluetooth dongle.. I’ve read many problems with BT and winxp sp2… I don’t mind the cost, but I just don’t want to buy something and end up not working ..does IR also have these problems with winxp?? Also, is there any restrictions with the use of IR.. my friend told me his phone automatically shuts IR after 10mins. Is that a phone locked to a provider problem, b/c my phone is unlocked. |
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govigov
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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From: Back home - Cochin
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Get a bt dongle. Ir is a pain in the ass. You will have to keep it in front of the port and not move it. Bt can have a range of 10m, but ir is hardly a metre. Plus bt is faster. Given a choice go for bt.
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whizkidd
Joined: May 14, 2004
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BT all the way!
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Bianca
Joined: Dec 29, 2002
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From: The Netherlands
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Choose bluetooth, that is much better |
milmino
Joined: Jun 14, 2004
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From: Kenya
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 is faster than Ir anyways |
baseballfanz
Joined: Sep 21, 2004
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I say bluetooth, if all the previous posters have not help you made up your mind.
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whizkidd
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From: India
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Now you know what to get, don't you?!
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govigov
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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From: Back home - Cochin
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There are as much issue with ir as there is with bt.
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blackspot
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
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From: Philippines
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I agree, I bought a USB-IR adapter and regretted it. It's slow, inconvenient and has a short range.
With bluetooth you can position your phone anyway you want as long as it is within the 10m radius, it's faster and there are a lot of RC applications that support it. Don't worry yourself too much about the incompatibilities with some OS because there is always a known fix and/or workaround.
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mrao
Joined: Nov 11, 2004
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From: Mumbai, India
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BT is faster, more convenient to use. Go for a BT dongle.
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Debu
Joined: Jan 15, 2003
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From: Colchester, UK
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IR works on the principal of 'Line Of Sight' (or LOS), which can be qute frustrating at times. However, works on a Radio Frequency (or RF), hence it can give you a rang of upto 200 meters, depending on the type of dongle you buy.
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 has native support. This makes it easier to use not more difficult. The use of external drivers, which may/maynot support Windows XP is minimized. The problem that people do face is that, since the sp2 blutooth software is different from their 3rd party software, they are unable to adjust to it quickly.
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