Product Description

Get more done with the power of Bluetooth! Transfer files between your computer and any Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as cell phones, PDAs, printers, headsets, and more. Create on-the-fly networks between two computers w/ Bluetooth. This simple USB adapter acts as an antenna for your computer, giving it Bluetooth capability. Package includes Bluetooth dongle & software installation CD.,br/> This bluetooth dongle comes with a full version of BlueSoleil software and drivers. However, the software is not licensed to every type and model of hardware that is capable of using Bluetooth. If the software detects hardware that does not match the license keys it expects, then the software will impose a 5MB data transfer limitation. To overcome that limitation, users must purchase a different version of BlueSoleil software separately. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31 in Single Detail Page Misc
• Brand: Generic
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

Features

• Wireless data connectivity between computers and Bluetooth enabled devices such as cell phones, PDAs, printers, headsets and more
• Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate). USB 2.0 high speed, backward-compatible with Bluetooth 1.x
• Working distance up to 20 meters with no obstructions
• Data Transfer Rate up to 3Mbps
• Compatible with MacOS, Linux, Windows Vista 32/XP/2000/Me/98

Customer Reviews

Works flawlessly, cheap, portable: what more do you want?
I purchased this item to transfer video and photos from my Nokia cell phone. I installed it on my XP desktop, using the included CD drivers for the install. No upgrades were needed and the device picked up the signal from the Nokia immediately. I uploaded my files easily and the signal was great within about a 5' range.

Note that when you are prompted for a 'key', it's any series of numbers you put in. Then simply put the same password into the other bluetooth enabled device and you'll be good to go.

Vista recognized this device immediately and had drivers for it. No need to use the driver CD to install.

I was going to pay HP extra to install a bluetooth option, but I would have overpaid. This is the cheapest, most effective option you can buy and the seller got it to me quick. Don't hesitate to buy it.

Great for the price
(Forward: I'm Mike, Jane's son, and I'm 16 and somewhat computer savvy.)
This overall, is a great product.
It comes in a ~very~ generic package, so I assumed this was a generic-like bluetooth adapter (It is very generic). It comes with a CD, and the bluetooth adapter in the picture. It's bluetooth 2.0 like it says, but it's USB 1.1, which was kind of a bummer... But Bluetooth 2.0 has 3Mbps transfer speed and USB 1.1 is 12Mbps, so even if it is 2.0, it won't make a difference.
The plastic casing on the adapter is kinda weak. And it wiggles a bit, so that kind of bugged me. I don't know if the CD is actually worth using because I am using Ubuntu 8.04. I'm not even close to a linux expert, so it took me about an hour and a half to get my phone connected and get my wireless headphones working. The transfer speed to the phone is fast, a good 20KB/S at the least (No transfer speed shown on Bluetooth communications) Took about a minute for 5.25 Megabytes.
Using the A2DP audio profile (High Quality Sound for the Bluetooth bandwidth), my headphones sound just as good as a $25 pair of wired headphones.
As for distance, I can walk around my whole house and only in one spot did I have a break, but the audio quality dropped the farther i got away but I never was disconnected (It was about 40 feet with 2-3 walls at all times).
Overall this is a good deal, I would recommend buying it if you want a cheap and decent bluetooth adapter. But the packaging indicated no company name at all anywhere, so that's a mark off.
Other than that, I would buy it.
It's REALLY great for transferring files to your phone. Yes, it is slow, but it's really annoying to have to use a cable.

REVIEW EDIT: After like 6 or 7 months of use, the plastic that holds the dongle together broke apart into half. A quick and easy fix is just to use clear tape and tape it back together, and mine was good as new. Still working great, over a year later.

Missing Drivers and CD
Bargain Cell appears to be removing the CDs from their dongle clamshells. I ordered 4 dongles and none had the CD included. The drivers are not parts of Vista's online driver collection. No matching driver can be found online. This results in the dongles being useless and BargainCell keeping their S&H fee.