Bluetooth basics

I have a few basic questions that I couldn't find clear answers to elsewhere if anybosy can help me I would be grateful
I'm looking to connect mt Imac (which doesn't have inbuilt bluetooth with my SE V600i phone.
1) Can anybody recomend a good USB Bluetooth Adapter (or brand)? A decent retailer would help as well! Any kind of buyer advice would be lovely
2) Many USB BT Adapters talk about what OS they run on (most seem not mention OSX) does this only apply to the software? Will any USB BT adapter be compatible.
3)I know isync will do my calender and Contacts but without the software can I still transfer my photos and sound files?
Thanks you for your time.
G5 IMac 1.6mhz 512MB ram 80GB Hard Drive OSX 10.4 Mac OS X (10.4) Sony Erricson V600i

Hi, Will —
Imho, the best answer to this query is also the simplest — as is the reason why:
D-Link DBT-120 USB Bluetooth Adapter —
because:
(a) It works [1]
(b) The DBT-120 Revisions B2, B3, and B4 are the only adapters that Apple formally supports with its Bluetooth Software 1.5 and Bluetooth Firmware Updater 1.2.
In fact, I name these with intent — because you'll need to run both updaters to take fullest advantage of Bluetooth on Mac OS X 10.4. Please refer to this post from Alexander Traud for advice on the latter. For clarity, please note that the DBT-120 comes with Bluetooth Specification 1.1 "built-in" (as is the case with many Bluetooth adapters and other Bluetooth-enabled products on the market). Bluetooth technology has "come a long way" since then — with v.1.2, and then 2.0+EDR. Apple's firmware updater provides ~compliance with v.1.2 — thus the importance of its applicability. (2.0+EDR requires a different Bluetooth chip.)
I'd also suggest upgrading to OS X 10.4.6, if you haven't as suggested by your signature, using the Mac OS X 10.4.6 Combo for PPC.
[1] If you read the Apple Store reviews (1st link above) or do a search for, say, "DBT-120" via the Bluetooth forums' index page, you'll find that a number of folks have experienced difficulties, however — even with the appropriate model of the DBT-120. So please feel free to pursue any further questions you may have.
There are also some limitations in Apple's current Bluetooth implementation — for example, some existing profiles aren't supported yet. See Which profiles does Apple Bluetooth support? (Bluetooth 1.5 Help) for a listing of those that are. From what you've written, these issues may not be important to you for now.
I also suggest that you search this forum for "v600i" from the Search box at the top-right-hand-side of the main page. This should help you to answer all of your other questions — including some you may not have thought about yet...
I hope this helps!
Regards,
Dean
[2,099 ⊥ 3,500]

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I had bought Apple devices in the past and have always been happy with them and trusted apple, NEVER AGAIN
I bought / switched everyone in our family to APPLE phones, iPads. NEVER AGAIN. I have invested quite a bit of money in apple, BUT NEVER AGAIN
APPLE YOU SHOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO BACK TO iOS 6.1.3 - if the NEW iOS 7.0.2 is not working, VERY BAD Decision you made APPLE.
I AM VERY UNHAPPY and DISAPPOINTED in APPLE DEPLOYING THIS MESS to Consumers.

what doe you mean you tried "basically everthing?" Did you follow http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538?

Would Like To Buy A Bluetooth Digital Camera or Video Camera

I'm having a very hard time finding any type of camera that uses Bluetooth. Are there any? I basically just want to take good pictures and transfer them to my computer wirelessly. Would a Palm device be good for this? Help. Please...
I'm now starting to look at Palm device for the very first time. Can somebody please post a list of all Palm devices that have a built-in camera? From a quick search, it doesn't seem like there are many. Is there some master list of ALL Bluetooth devices (digital cameras, video cameras, Palm devices)?

sachikolex wrote:
the main function for me is to edit video and photos
Then you need/want a MacBook Pro with as much CPU & GPU as you can afford. The only models with a dedicated GPU are the 15" & 17". Also consider the antiglare screen, again only available with the 15" & 17" models. Both the MBA & 13" MBP would be poor choices for your intended use.

MacBook pro, snow leopard, iPhone and Bluetooth PAN problems

Short Version:
I am having connectivity issues connecting my new MacBook Pro (MBP) to the Internet thru a Bluetooth PAN on my iPhone4. This has been working fine for a few days and then today it just stopped working responding that my iphone connection is not available, it's off, too far away or whatever. This is not the case. When I try to connect the iPhone to the MBP the iPhone is saying my MBP is not supported. I can pair the devices, but as soon as I try to connect to the Internet thru the iPhone via the MBP the connection fails.
Long Version:
I received a shiny new MacBook Pro only a few days ago and I am having Bluetooth Paired networking issues as of today, 2nd, March, 2011. The MacBook Pro is running Snow Leopard 10.6.4, and is brand spanking new, unmodified, factory defaults.
The iPhone(s) I am using are iPhone 4's with iOS 4.1
On the first day I paired the MBP with both iPhones with ease, it was so easy my grandparents could have done it. So point and click and it just worked....
The iPhones are set up in iTunes with names similar to dave1 and dave2
On the MBP I can select which device I want to connect to the Internet by going to the Bluetooth icon and connecting to whichever iPhone I have handy at the time. Since the plans are limited connectivity, I do load share between the two.
Today, for no apparent reason, I have been unable to connect to my wife's phone just getting a basic "The Bluetooth network is unavailable" message telling me the iphone is out of range, not on, etc etc etc. Not true.
No problem, I just connected to my phone instead. Occasionally I tried her phone again, but it just never worked. I eventually got her to reboot it, still no joy.
Then, a couple of hours ago, while in the middle of reading my rss feeds, my Bluetooth connection dropped out. My phone is sitting right next to the MBP. So that's not the issue. No amount of reboots of either the MBP or the iPhone have fixed this. I have unpaired and repaired the devices (on both phones) countless times. I have removed the sim card and rebooted, I have disabled and reenabled Bluetooth on both, rebooting before doing this, and after and during, I have reset network settings. Nothing I try is working here.
Pairing alone is an event, but here's an example of what's happening:
I go thru the motions, the MBP shows me a number (eg, 451234) and the number is displayed on the iPhone. They see each other. The numbers are the same. Good. I click PAIR on the iPhone and MBP and everything appears good. But then if I go to connect to the iphone on the MBP I get the out of range error.
I have made both discoverable, and tried to connect to the MBP from the iphone, and got a different error message altogether: Connection Unsuccessful - "{insert my name}'s MacBook Pro" is not supported. W-T-F? It was an hour ago? What has changed?
Then, the only option on the iPhone is to "Forget Device". ok, forget it, and start again. Same same.
Neither the iPhones nor the MBP have been upgraded or changed in anyway today, or even recently. In fact, as mentioned earlier, I was actively using the connection without any issues for a number of hours when it just stopped for no apparent reason.
Not that these matter, but I am in Thailand (live here for the time being), I'm on the TrueMove network, which offers 3G coverage in my area (Patong Beach).
This could easily have been filed under MacBook Pro, iPhone, OSX and possibly many other discussion headings, because the issue can be any or all of the OS, the MacBook Pro Bluetooth adapter, the iPhone Bluetooth, (iOS for that matter), or some other unforeseen conditions...
My head is sore from pulling my hair out. I am open to any suggestions (reasonable or otherwise!)
For further info (not that this post is long enough already, or anything, but), I thought it was interesting that the phones didn't fail at the same time, so I pulled out an old iPhone 3GS and set it up, but after pairing, the two can still not connect.
I know its not an issue with the data plan on the iPhone since I'm here surfing now without an issue, so it's not a data problem.
Open to ideas....
If you've read this far and you're ever in Phuket, give me a call... I'll shout you a beer

Ok, now I do wish I could edit....
I forgot to APPLY the network settings for the USB cable to work. Connected thru USB I can tether.
So, I kept playing, and playing some more...
I had previously unpaired everything, and gone as far as removing network devices HOWEVER...
I didn't remove the Ethernet, Firewire or Airport Network devices.
Now, I have done so. I REMOVED EVERYTHING
No pairing, no network devices.
Bluetooth was already turned off, and I rebooted.
I turned off tethering and rebooted the iphone.
I turned on bluetooth (on the MBP), I turned on tethering. I browsed for the iphone. It said I was already paired???? Ok, repair AGAIN, and THE IPHONE SHOWED MY BLUETOOTH TETHERING BLUE BAR at the top of the screen!
I opened a web page, no go... d4mn, I was close...
Opened network preferences and the created a new bluetooth PAN and voila! Internet back on the MBP. I am about to reinstall the ethernet and airport (I can live without firewire for now) and see what happens.
Basically, the link I posted two posts ago, I had already done that, but I NEEDED to remove ethernet, firewire and airport as well...
So MAYBE it's fixed, we'll see for how long. I'm not going to mark this as answered for now, because basically, it has failed for no reason, and I want to know why...
Hopefully someone can come up with something, but having to delete and reinstall all pairings and network devices (to me) is not really a solution, it's a workaround (at best).

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