Iogear USB BT dongle issue

okay, i bought an iOgear USB Bluetooth 2.0+EDR dongle for my powermac g4 running 10.4.8. the problem is it only shows two bt profiles! File transfer and File Exchange. i really want to use my BT headset w/ichat. but it wont even let me pair it! The assistant just says my hardware is incompatible. HELP PLEASE!!!

It may also be due to the fact that the ONLY USB Bluetooth Adapter that Apple specifically supports the use of on Macs is the D-Link DBT-120. I've heard many reports of other adapters that don't work at all, or only partially (especially regarding syncing phones).

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