Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter, 100m range

This has got to be the worst USB bluetooth there is..First of all, its not a Belkin product..It is a black and tiny device with a bluetooth logo and the word Bluetooth wrote across the top, Oh lets not forget..it has a yellow flashing light... Now, if you enjoy uutilising bluetooth technology and gadgetery around your house like me, you would expect something for this price to perhaps have a few complications here and there and eventually work. WOW was i disappointed! It didn't work at all!!...In fact, i thought i could resolve the problem by purchasing two of them (please don't laugh, its hard enough admitting to it) that just made it worse because again nothing happened. Please don't waste your money on this item.Bluetooth Technology is not meant to be a struggle. Look elsewhere or buy at your pearl...

Contrary to another reviewer's experiences, this worked straight out of the box on my WinXP SP2 machine. Windows then configures itself to share files via Bluetooth which is very handy given range available.Note for Nokia phone users: If you're buying this to allow you access to the media on your mobile phone, don't download the software from Nokia. This is not needed as WinXP can browse the phone using Explorer, and also the Nokia software buries itself deep within the workings of your machine.The only problem with this product is the amount of packaging it comes in! Given that it's the size of your little finger, it's amazing how the huge box wouldn't even fit through my large letterbox! Really not necessary...

I bought this in conjunction with the Belkin USB Printer Bluetooth adapter.Fixing this onto a laptop using widnows XP was ok - the process didn't match up with Belkin's instructions but it was possible to work it out eventually. It just took a little while, what with finding the printer driver etc. You may need to allow at least half an hour for what should be a five minute job.Anyway it works.

After a lot of time finding and then following Belkin's guide to getting this working with XP-SP2, I managed a very very poor quality connection to my Nokia headset - it crackles when the PC makes a noise, nothing intelligible. Returned it and tried a competitors that worked great (granted after a similar SP2 hack, but described better in the competitor's guide)

This is a great product which does exactly what it says on the box. I plugged it into my XP SP2 system, it found it, installed it and was ready to go within 30 seconds. No drivers, no additional software required. And it paired with my laptop and my mobile just as easily.Highly recommend, and its got a great blue led on it as well!

Well, the blue light worked a treat from the start at any rate. The manual was nice and concise and colourful, but of course bore no resemblance to what actually happened during installation. After many confusing messages from Windows, which resolutely refused to recognise any new hardware, I visited www.belkin.com, where I had to download a pdf telling me how to persuade XP (SP2, surprisingly enough) to use the digitally unsigned Belkin driver (the instructions on how to use the Windows driver didn't work either) and I finally got it to work. However, apparently every time I unplug the device I will have to repeat the process. Probably all Microsoft's fault rather than Belkin's admittedly, but if you're unlucky enough to have "upgraded" to SP2 expect problems. Having done all that it seems to work pretty well, although I've got no time left to play with it.

After searching for a Bluetooth Dongle to allow me to connect to my Nokia 6230, I finally purchased this one - Unfortunatly I didn't read all of the reviews until after it was posted to me and was concerned about the compatability issue with XP Service Pack 2.DO NOT go by the previous reviews saying that this does not work with SP2, because it does. After installing the software by way of the manual, it connected perfectly.The only reason I rated it 4 stars is simply because I would of appreciated a 1m USB extention cable to allow to to raise the dongle above my PC case, which is made from steel and can cause a slight dip in signal strength.

Seems that there are too many problems with this adapter. The configuration panel for it won't open after installation on Windows XP with SP2 installed, so the features of the device are very much limited without proper configuration.Time to return it to CompUSA for a refund and wait for Socket Comm's new USB Bluetooth dongle due out soon.

Worked fine with Win XP SP1 - the supplied software allowed me to download photos etc from my phone. Once I installed XP SP2, all I can do is use the phone as a modem. Still waiting for Belkin to release an upgrade to their software to give me back the old functionality.

As a previous reviewer has said (didnt see that when I purchased it) this Belkin 100m v1 model is nothing but trouble. Are no drivers for Windows XP with SP2 (service pack 2) and refuses to work with other machines. Stay well clear