Bluetooth

**Jcb33** · 23-07-2003, 05:13 PM

Just brought an adapter for my pc to laptop just a thort tho what speed will i get? will it be fast anuff for inter net for my mum in the louge lol its on its way so wanna no

thanks

**headbrace** · 23-07-2003, 05:17 PM

gosh, i was going to make a constructive and insightful post, but i got confused with the bad spelling and grammer...

Bluetooth isnt that fast, depends on the speed of your net, but i wouldnt recommend it. Also has very short range

**Jcb33** · 23-07-2003, 05:20 PM

512Kb speed will it do?

**Jonny M** · 23-07-2003, 05:20 PM

Don't skimp and buy bluetooth, which isn't a lot cheaper than WiFi anyway. You will waste your money. Bluetooth was never designed for networking, more like connecting your phone to a PC etc.

Go to ebuyer and get a couple of Linksys 802.11b cards. Slowest and cheapest run at 11mbps.

Oh, and download ieSpell

**Jcb33** · 23-07-2003, 05:21 PM

LoL ok ne way i got it on order now its only realy for cheapness till i get money up from my pc catastrafy lol

**Jonny M** · 23-07-2003, 05:26 PM

Let us know how you get on with it. What Bluetooth dongles did you order?

**Jcb33** · 23-07-2003, 05:47 PM

Epox

tells ya in my post in hardware

**poolking** · 23-07-2003, 06:03 PM

Originally posted by Jcb33
Epox tells ya in my post in hardware

Ahem, its Barton not Bartron.

/me runs for the hills.

**Jcb33** · 23-07-2003, 06:06 PM

I know that now lol plus thats now in heaven with my old 1800+

Oh well new 1700+ now soon to be 2.5 -.6Ghz

**Zathras** · 23-07-2003, 06:14 PM

You can do PPP networking over Bluetooth so you should be able to share an internet connection. Not sure what the max speed is but it should be comfortably higher than a 56k modem which may be the limiting factor for you. I'm not sure about other forms of networking such as samba (file/printer sharing) - let me know how you get on.

**Jcb33** · 23-07-2003, 06:16 PM

Ok M8 i will do

well i think my mum can cope playing solitar and online bubble bobble type games @ that speed lol

hay waite a minit i just spent my money on my mum for no good reson

HeHe

**M C STORM** · 24-07-2003, 07:02 PM

we looked into this a while ago, and came to the conclusion that bluetooth is really just for perhiperals ? but COULD be used for networking ....... there's a small operating distance tho aint there ?

**Jcb33** · 24-07-2003, 07:18 PM

30Meters or 10 threw stone

**M C STORM** · 24-07-2003, 07:20 PM

ach thats not so bad then really

**headbrace** · 24-07-2003, 07:32 PM

Compared to 100m+ with 802.11g, and the low speed its not worth the little saving

**Zathras** · 24-07-2003, 07:45 PM

You can get bluetooth cards for PCs with up to 100m range. It's only phones and low powered devices that have a range limited to 10m or so. If you want networking, go wireless lan, but if you need bluetooth for syncing a phone, remote control or whatever you can network with it. Next time my family put in an order from ebuyer or whoever I'm going to cadge a bluetooth card or two to test it.

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