Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter (F8T012-1)
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(3.5 out of 5)
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(3 out of 5)Would get 5 stars if it worked with Vista
I am wondering how long it takes to get in the mindset of looking to see if devices are compatible with Vista BEFORE I buy them and try to install them??
Yes, I just recently got a Vista computer and am not used to it. Most of the programs play nice with Vista, but this one didn't... I tried installing it and ran into errors...it wasn't compatible. The installation finished anyway and I thought maybe it actually did work. I tried to connect to my bluetooth device (cell phone) and it did connect, but then it tried to install the drivers again (it must have bypassed them the first time) and it was pointless. I checked the website and, nope, no Vista drivers.
So now I have a useless $30 dongle and have to try and find one that will work with Vista.
(5 out of 5)Works as advertised
Using this product, I have successfully paired to my computer my Blackberry 8703e and my Plantronics Voyager 510 headset. Now I can sync the Blackberry wirelessly and speak to colleagues using Google Voice.
The drivers installed without any problems.
(1 out of 5)Crashes Wireless Network Cards in Centrino Laptops
I bought this adapter to use with wireless headphones and for syncing my smartphone.
The adapter works great with one huge exception. If you install this on a centrino laptop, it will most likely crash and corrupt your network drivers.
I tried this with 3 laptops with various implementations of network cards and the adpater driver and software goofs with the TCP/IP settings of the adapters so you can no longer use a network connection. It seems to work fine with the one desktop I tried.
Basically on a notebook you end up either having bluetooth or an internet connection, but in order to use your internet connection you have to uninstall the bluetooth drivers and software, not particularly convenient.
I went back and forth with Belkin's tech support and they quit responding to messages. They told me it was a problem with my computers and not the poor quality of their software. Overall the support for this item was poor at best.
I would stay away from this and consider adapters from other vendors.
(3 out of 5)Not what I thought.
I bought this for one reason only, and that was so I could synchronize my cell phone contents with my PC via bluetooth. However, when I installed it, this adapter assumed I wanted it to be my primary source of connecting to the Internet and it proceeded to take over ALL the connections on my PC, including the hub connection between my two PCs. Not only did I have to uninstall all traces of this thing, but it took a lot of troubleshooting to get my PC to properly see my DSL modem again.
So, if you're looking for a way to connect your laptop to the internet, then this may be for you. If all you want to do is upload your address book to your cell phone, stick with USB.
(5 out of 5)It works!
It works! If you use Vista pls download driver from Belkin's site. I am using this to connect to my stereo system and cell phone. Just use default settings for everything if you are not sure about certain things during installation. Do bare in mind that the more things you are connected to the weaker the signal. And like all bluetooth the signal is pretty easily interupted.