I want to connect my BB 8700 to my PC (XP Pro with SP2) via Bluetooth.
I have tried two USB dongles (or adapters) - Bluesoleil and Belkin and neither works. There's a thread just below this one (" Bluetooth dongle compatibility problem") which gives the details.
The BB is currently set up to only pair with headsets, auto phone systems, and possibly bt keyboards and GPS devices. It is not currently configured to be paired with a pc or laptop.
My Belkin adapter number is Belkin F8T012 - which doesn't work.
I think RickCharles is wrong to say that the BB is not configured to be paired with a PC. The BB desktop software has a "use Bluetooth" checkbox (currently greyed out because there' s as yet no BT).
Can you find the PNPId of your device? It's not listed as CompUSA in the MS list of adapters but it could be jsut called something else. The PNPId will clinch it.
To get the PNPId, go into the device manager, double-click on the adapter and look at the details tab. Select "Hardware Ids" from the dropdown menu. That's the PNPId apparently.
I just got one today that works great. It is a Bluetooth ver. 2 class 1 USB 2.0 100m (328ft!!) 2.4Ghz type. It works from every point in my house up to about 60 feet away and out into my yard. The good news? It uses the WIN XP SP2 BT stack drivers and costs only $12. Sounds too good to be true doesn't it? I ordered my first one when I got my 7130e, and it didn't work (it uses the WIDDCOMM BlueSoleil drivers, even tried the bth.inf mod), then I found another generic one that was guaranteed to work for $30, and bought it. That same day I was cruising geeks.com and found two more and bought them. One at geeks was the Kensington that several people have had success with after modifying the bth.inf so I was pretty sure it would work. The other was only $12, so I bought it too just in case I could get it to work. The geeks order got here first.
I plugged in the $12 dongle, I told it not to check the internet for drivers. XP asked me which driver I wanted to use, I selected the Microsoft drivers from a list of three choices.
I chose the drivers in the location c:windows\inf\bth.inf These are version 5.1.2600.2180.
When installation finished, I enabled BT on the phone and ouila! I got 100m BT sync goin' on! This even worked through a USB 2.0 hub. I had to reinstall when I plugged it into the hub, but I repeated the above instructions and it works great. Cambridge Silicon Radio is listed as a generic BT module in the bth.inf file in Win XP SP2.
It boasts a 3Mbps data transfer rate. Okay enough gloating - here is a link to the item titled a Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd. BT-B1 Class 1 v2 USB 2.0 BT dongle. It is listed as Model: BT-333E is listed at the address below, and made by Suncore Tech. Inc.
geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BT-B1&cpc=SCH&srm=0 Sorry I can't post url's yet, I just signed up last week and have been reading, not writing in the forums.
Edit: The Guaranteed to work dongle doesn't work. Cellphone mall .net doesn't have any idea what they are selling. The Kensington does work with the bth.inf mod found on these forums, although it costs more. The regular price of the CSR ltd. item is 14.99 and is $3 off as of 4-8-2006.
Last edited by bldkcstark; 05-08-2006 at 06:01 AM..
Can anyone suggest a USB BT adapter?
CHEAP 100m BT usb 2.0 Dongle uses XP driver stack
