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    Bought a Netbook NB250 - am I missing Bluetooth?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by SVTWannabe, Jul 11, 2010.

  1. SVTWannabe

    SVTWannabe Notebook Consultant

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    I hope you folks can answer this...I'm feeling a bit stupid after an impulse buy.

    I just picked up one of Toshiba's netbooks being sold by Best Buy Canada, the NB250-001 running Windows 7 Starter. When I went home, setup was going along fine until I tried to pair up my BlackBerry via Bluetooth.

    Both Toshiba Canada and Best Buy in their "specs" show this netbook has Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. However, I can't find any sort of Control Panel item having Bluetooth, nor is there any icon in the system tray. I even went to Toshiba Canada's website to download whatever Bluetooth related drivers there might be. When I tried to add a device, the netbook just sat there scanning.

    I even tried my BT dongle from my HP, the dongle managed to install perfectly and only then did the BT icon option show up. :confused:

    So...I guess I'm wondering if I actually have Bluetooth on this netbook or not. The price is swaying me to keep it anyway, but the principle of it is making me think otherwise.
     
    SVTWannabe, Jul 11, 2010
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  2. steve p

    steve p Notebook Evangelist

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    I had the Toshiba NB205 (very similar to yours) and if I remember correctly you can tangle BT (and Wi-Fi) on and off by pressing FN+F8...
    Good luck.
     
    steve p, Jul 16, 2010
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  3. SVTWannabe

    SVTWannabe Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks. I tried that after some searching; however, the only "setting" was Wi-Fi. There was absolutely no BT setting available.

    I ended up returning the netbook. The staff my local Best Buy first thought it could have been a defective machine. After some searching they felt it was more an error on Toshiba's part since all of the ones they had in stock didn't have BT.
     
    SVTWannabe, Jul 17, 2010
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  4. siamnotebook

    siamnotebook Newbie

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    This model no bluetooth.

    Check your system

    Control panel - System - Device manager
    Find Bluetooth Radio or Network
     
    siamnotebook, Dec 23, 2010
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  5. SVTWannabe

    SVTWannabe Notebook Consultant

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    I already returned the netbook. So, it's no longer a concern for me :)
     
    SVTWannabe, Dec 23, 2010
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