What's so good about bluetooth?

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fredtam

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nothing. Until all bluetooth devices/dongles are compatible with each other and the throughput is increased to allow for scanners and such.
 
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loup garou

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Wireless syncing of cellphone contacts with Outlook contacts, Wireless cellphone headsets. Wireless hands free speakerphone in cars that have BT speakerphones. Wireless printers. Wireless mice & keyboards. All using one standard, only one PC adapter to buy.
 
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Shockwave

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Google for "toothing". It's not as popular in the USA yet.
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I think the toothing forums have a total of 9 people from USA, of which 8.5 of them are guys.

 
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Ikonomi

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Originally posted by: fredtam
nothing. Until all bluetooth devices/dongles are compatible with each other and the throughput is increased to allow for scanners and such.
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So you're saying if I were to buy a Bluetooth keyboard (for example), I wouldn't be able to use the dongle that comes with it for other Bluetooth devices?
 
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kami333

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Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Originally posted by: fredtam
nothing. Until all bluetooth devices/dongles are compatible with each other and the throughput is increased to allow for scanners and such.
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So you're saying if I were to buy a Bluetooth keyboard (for example), I wouldn't be able to use the dongle that comes with it for other Bluetooth devices?
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First time I've heard of that one.
 
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fredtam

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Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Originally posted by: fredtam
nothing. Until all bluetooth devices/dongles are compatible with each other and the throughput is increased to allow for scanners and such.
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So you're saying if I were to buy a Bluetooth keyboard (for example), I wouldn't be able to use the dongle that comes with it for other Bluetooth devices?
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Depends on the keyboard. The new logitech seems to be able to support a variety of devices. I had the MS BT keyboard and a bluetooth printer and they didn't play nicely. I would research the seperate components you are buying before I spent a bunch of money. Bluetooth is implemented differently on different devices and they may not mesh together as they should.
 
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kami333

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Originally posted by: fredtam
Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Originally posted by: fredtam
nothing. Until all bluetooth devices/dongles are compatible with each other and the throughput is increased to allow for scanners and such.
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So you're saying if I were to buy a Bluetooth keyboard (for example), I wouldn't be able to use the dongle that comes with it for other Bluetooth devices?
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Depends on the keyboard. The new logitech seems to be able to support a variety of devices. I had the MS BT keyboard and a bluetooth printer and they didn't play nicely. I would research the seperate components you are buying before I spent a bunch of money. Bluetooth is implemented differently on different devices and they may not mesh together as they should.
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Interesting. What adapters were you using?
 
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GoingUp

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Originally posted by: fredtam
nothing. Until all bluetooth devices/dongles are compatible with each other and the throughput is increased to allow for scanners and such.
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The Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard and mouse eats serious ass too!
 
GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

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Here's an example: Last week I was in Rochester, NY on business, staying at a fancy Hyatt hotel that had NO in-room high-speed Internet. Albeit a slow option, I was able to dial-in to Earthlink via my T610 cellphone while it sat some 10 feet away from my laptop. I think that's kinda cool and convienient!
 
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PowerMacG5

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Originally posted by: fredtam
Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Originally posted by: fredtam
nothing. Until all bluetooth devices/dongles are compatible with each other and the throughput is increased to allow for scanners and such.
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So you're saying if I were to buy a Bluetooth keyboard (for example), I wouldn't be able to use the dongle that comes with it for other Bluetooth devices?
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Depends on the keyboard. The new logitech seems to be able to support a variety of devices. I had the MS BT keyboard and a bluetooth printer and they didn't play nicely. I would research the seperate components you are buying before I spent a bunch of money. Bluetooth is implemented differently on different devices and they may not mesh together as they should.
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It's only the profiles the MS dongle uses. In theory, all bluetooth devices should work together, as long as the adapter supports the profile of the other item. As it is, MS is very limited in profile support, but if you purchase a third party dongle such as the Belkin one, your keyboard and mouse should work fine with it, but also allowsing you to use your printer, phone, PDA...
 
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MazerRackham

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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Here's an example: Last week I was in Rochester, NY on business, staying at a fancy Hyatt hotel that had NO in-room high-speed Internet. Albeit a slow option, I was able to dial-in to Earthlink via my T610 cellphone while it sat some 10 feet away from my laptop. I think that's kinda cool and convienient!
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I do this too and it rocks! :) I use an Apple Powerbook (which has multiple apps that are bluetooth friendly), and a SE T610 phone. It's heaven. I also have a Jabra BT200 bluetooth headset that rocks as well.

I hope that my next handsfree device will be a 2005 Acura TL.
 
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