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D-Link DBT-120 Bluetooth 2.4GHz USB Adapter for PC/MAC

D-Link DBT-120 Bluetooth 2.4GHz USB Adapter for PC/MAC

List Price: $59.99
Your Price: $40.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Amazingly simple to use!
Review: I bought this to sync my T68i to my iBook. It couldn't have been simpler to do! Just plug it in, run the Bluetooth setup Assistant, follow the onscreen directions, and you're ready to sync. Marvelous technology.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Not ready for primetime
Review: I got one of these bluetooth dongles to communicate with a Nokia 3650. I've used many other BT dongles before, and have never had any problem with them. NOT THIS ONE. The software installer is broken (on WinXP, at least) so that the com ports are never created. I tried to install the newer driver from the web. Unfortuanately, a required file was missing from the archive. This resulted in not being able to uninstall the software. The incompetent help desk pointed me to a shareware program to correctly uninstall the program (this didn't work) and I eventually had to edit the registry myself. Two big thumbs down on this product.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: The Windows Drivers Are Terrible
Review: I have wasted hours on this device trying to use it. After about 45 minutes of rebooting and driver installation/reinstallation, I can usually get it to work for a little while before one of WIDCOMM driver programs crashes. Once a program crashes, it requires another 45 minutes of work. Avoid this device for any Windows use.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Palm sharing internet thru PC = yes
Review: I hear you asking if you can access the internet through your PC with this litttle gem, I was wondering myself 2 days ago. It turns out that it IS possible. (I was a little daunted by the Palm website, which said the only way my Palm m515 would connect to the internet with a Bluetooth card was through a cell phone, or a $... wireless access point.) But this is not a project for the faint of heart! The D-Link documentation seems geared towards connecting multiple PC's and wireless printers together, and the software documentation for the Palm Bluetooth card concerns itself with connections to cell phones and other Bluetooth enabled Palms. So don't expect much in the way of documentation for internet sharing if you need help.
If you want to try, I'd suggest after setting up the D-link, (which is easy) get a wireless Hotsync to work first. Then try getting the Bluetooth/USB LAN to find your PC's internet connection. (XP users - maybe set your internet connection to shared, then run internet connection wizard on the new (Bluetooth) network connection, and make sure it identifies your Internet connection properly.)
Once set up, this connection works seemlessly. I'm glad I bought the DBT-120, and not an expensive wireless access point.

I hope this helps.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Works superbly with Nokia 3650 and iMac
Review: I noticed the users who rated this product poorly are using Windows machines. I have a new iMac and a Nokia 3650, and wanted to connect them. I simply ordered the Bluetooth adapter, plugged it into my USB on iMac and presto! No drivers to install, nothing to download. It just worked. Instantly. All I had to do was pair the two devices which took about 15 seconds and it has worked flawlessly ever since (I've been using it for about 3 months). I can even answer and place calls with my computer when the devices are paired. Of course, you can also buy Macs with bluetooth already installed internally which would be even easier (if that's possible!)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: EASY to install
Review: I own a Nokia 3650, so decided to look for a bluetooth adapter for my pc, well I had 3 choices, and I chose D-Link. Then read bunch of stuff saying that it doesnt work! well-- let me tell you something-- I bought it, it took me 10-15 mins to install & reboot my pc... and then voila! it was working.

Then, the final step once you finished all the steps in the booklet is: pair your phone! In your phone go to Connectivity, click on Bluetooth, then turn it on, then pair it. it will look for devices, and it will find ur pc. and then u set it as authorized so u have easy access. now, picture times.. go to images, select ur pic then click on send and select bluetooth.. On the D-link software for bluetooth (double click on icon) there is a saving folder : select, ur pics are there!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: D-Link DBT-120 Bluetooth USB adapter
Review: I purchased this after having no success with one from Keyspan.
My Apple G-4 I-Book recognized the D-Link Bluetooth adapter immediately. I was able to configure the computer to communicate with a Sony Ericsson 610 phone within 20 minutes. I was on-line using my cell phone as a modem within 30 minutes.

Buy this adapter if you have a Bluetooth enable Apple computer.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bluetooth Connection
Review: I purchased this item with some hesitation for fear of running into setup problems. After a quick and easy install, my fears immediately disolved when my office manager's computer (Running Windows 98 and Office 2000) appeared on my bluetooth enabled iPAQ. With this handy wireless connection I can also pick up my e-mail and browse the web with the iPAQ. No more confusion with the calendar and corrections or passing the iPAQ around the office, plugging and unplugging to get everything "in sync"! This device is a must. My only regret is that I didn't do this sooner.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Nice when it works
Review: I received this item as a gift. The main use was to provide bluetooth functionality to my IBM T30 so that I could keep my T68i contact and calendar synchronized.

Installation was a pain. Reading the manual first is essential. However, when I finally did get it working it worked well, really well! This happy state of affairs lasted for about three weeks. At that time it would occasionally turn itself off. I'd have to pull it out of the USB port and re-insert it to get the device going again. Eventually (a couple of weeks later) it just stopped working.

It took about 3 days and 2.5h of phone calls to finally get a human on the D-Link helpline, and not a very friendly one at that. The device was returned to D-Link (at my cost) for replacement (at their cost). They received it on 15 October 2003. It is now 5 November and I am still waiting for the replacement to ship.

Great device when it works. Bad when it doesn't. Awful if you need D-Link service.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: no help from support
Review: I recently obtained a palm tungsten t3 and so wanted to make use of bluetooth for wireless sync primarily. I was able to install the D-Link DBT-120 easily enough but when I tried to make use of it on the palm, no go. I was able to go through the pairing process but was not able to sync via bluetooth and not able to set up an internet connection sharing either. So I called D-Link phone support and they were not able to help me, saying how they can't support this device or that device or any other device. Any "use" of the product appears to be considered advanced by them. If you get the product installed and activated, that's the limit of the help they can provide. After that you're on your own. If I call the palm people, I'm sure I'll be in the same boat "we can't be expected to support someone else's hardware..."

bluetooth is sort of stupid for networking at least, I'm going to find something that works with WiFi.


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