Re: [chat] Bluetooth USB from the Warehouse

["Voytek Eymont" <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, January 23, 2007 11:26 am, Dean Hamstead wrote:
> I bought a bluetooth 2.0 usb interface (adapter?) from
> The Warehouse (the aus version, i havent been in nz yet this
> year) and for my $19.95 it 'just worked' in linux
>
> Keep in mind im running debian sid on an ibook, so
> 'just worked' means that the kernel etc loaded the right
> drivers, but then i had to dig up how to use bluetooth (obexserver and
> friends. although i have another now-dead bluetooth usb adapter so i didnt
> need research this time)
>
> So yeah, for $20 you can play fun games with your pda/phone
> or whatever in linux. Cheapest bluetooth i have seen yet.

in the last year or three I bought several USB BT adapters, including a
Linksys Class 1 adapter with a 'cute little antenna' (apparently you can
snip off the cute little antenna and solder a real high gain high
performance antenna);

anyhow, when I compared performance as in 'how far can I be away', I
discovered that el cheapo class 2 adapter matched if not outperformed the
more expensive Linksys/Cisco class 1 adapter. (as well as another premium
priced Class 1 adapter)

the one I got best performance was a class 2 adapter labeled 'bf-140'

(coincidentally, that was the only one I didn't buy, I actually found it
dumped with some 'abandoned it gear')

-- 
Voytek