BELKIN F8T001 Bluetooth USB Adapter - 100 Meters Review

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(More customer reviews)Device works fine, across the room as advertised.It's a pain to install but once accomplished the Widcomm drivers are much superior to Microsoft's.

Here is how I got it to work:
1) From the Device Manager, uninstall any bluetooth devices, if you had any previously
2) Reboot
3) Run the Belkin Widcomm install program (download from Belkin's support web-site) with the adapter -not- connected.
4) When the install software asks you to connect the adapter, click on "Cancel" and still do not insert the adapter.
5) Reboot
6) Insert BT adapter
7) Within the Device Manager, click on the Belkin Bluetooth entry within Bluetooth Radios and do the following:
a. Right click-> Properties -> Driver tab -> Update driver.
b. Install from a specific location - > Don't search. I will choose the driver to install -> Select the 2nd Belkin BT device (the unchecked one because this is the Widcomm one, the checked device driver is the Microsoft one).
8) Reboot
9) Widcomm BT initial configuration software runs by itself.If it doesn't and BT adapter is not seen, reboot.

Although I have Logitech's BT base that comes with their excellent MX900 BT mouse, I like this adapter because it sits in the USB slot out of sight and does not take up any desk room.

It's very convenient to hotsyn my Palm PDA as well as to send files quickly to other computers.

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Product Description:
The Bluetooth USB Adapter adds Bluetooth technology to your existing USB PC or notebook to let it work with all devices enabled with Bluetooth v1.1 technology. Wirelessly print, synchronize your PDA information, and create dial-up connections through a mobile phone. From up to 100 meters away you can effortlessly transfer data to other Bluetooth devices such as desktop or notebook computers, PDAs, scanners, printers, and even mobile phones-wirelessly. Connect with up to seven other Bluetooth devices at a time.