Can I use a bluetooth usb interface to get wifi?

I have a 2001 G-4 Quicksilver. The Apple store told me they don't sell the old airport card anymore and I should hunt on-line--they now only sell the Airport extreme which I take is not compatible. The guy at the apple store said another option was to get a usb bluetooth adapter/ antenna. I talked to the Mac IT guy at work who said that should work in theory but might be slow b/c of usb. Should I stick with tracking down an airport card from an "antique" computer dealer? Am I misinformed? Pros and Cons? thank you -chris
2001 Quicksliver   Mac OS X (10.3.8)  

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Bluetooth networks are inherently insecure, slow and difficult to build by comparison to WiFi networks. And, for what it's worth, adding Bluetooth via USB would not 'slow down' data transmission - USB is faster than Bluetooth.
Instead, take a look at a product like this for your Power Macintosh G4 Quicksilver model:
http://www.macwireless.com/html/products/11g11bcards/11gPCI.php

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