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    Is the Bluetooth upgrade worth it?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by bmnotpls, Jul 12, 2007.

  1. blahdude84

    blahdude84 Notebook Deity

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    Sprint... (SERO Plan = $30 for 500 Minutes .. unlimited txt/data)

    I live in the Northeast... travel frequently by train ... but I still prolly pull in about 700 kbps down and 60 kbps up while traveling @ 80-120 mph (depending on the track conditions). I never knew the Northeast Corridor line had "speed" limits posted above the tracks... until recently. LOL....
     
    blahdude84, Jul 16, 2007
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  2. Liquidx

    Liquidx Notebook Evangelist

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    OK, I am dumb, what does SERO mean? lol

    That's pretty cool on the speeds though, not bad at all, might just have to look into it. I wonder if your not being limited by the bluetooth connection?
     
    Liquidx, Jul 16, 2007
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  3. S Thomson

    S Thomson Newbie

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    Bluetooth support in Vista is terrible.

    Having spent a whole day trying to get an A2DP Bluetooth headset (Motorola S9) working on my Lenovo X60 Tablet with Vista I question why anyone would use Bluetooth.

    The stock Windows bluetooth stack has to be overhauled by the installation disk that comes with the Bluetooth device (in my case built into the laptop) and you often have to play with regedit to get things working.

    According to the fineprint on the Bluetooth drivers (2007/05/17) provided by Lenovo ... the X60 Tablet isn't supported (in Vista):

    From the readme of 'Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate Software for Windows Vista - ThinkPad':

    Beware.
     
    S Thomson, Aug 21, 2007
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