MacBook Bluetooth Connection

Why does my iPod have better connection to my LG bluetooth speakers than my MacBook Pro? The iPod works flawlessly so I know it's not the speakers and I'm lucky if the MacBook has clear connection for more than 10 seconds. Both the devices are comfortably within range (no more than 15 ft). How can I make the bluetooth connection between my macbook and my speakers clearer and more reliable?

You cannot transfer data via BT between iDevices and computers or other devices. BT on the device is only useful with keyboards and headsets.

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Well the subject line pretty much explains it all...
My macbook is able to detect my iPhone but the iPhone just keeps searching indefinitely, if I configure a new device I get the "passkey" screen on the iPhone, I click connect and it does for 2 seconds then disconnects. It adds my Macbook to the list of bluetooth devices but it never "sees" it...
I can see it on my System Preferences Bluetooth window, that the light goes from red-disconnected to green-connected when I tap on my Macbook in the list but after about 1 second the light goes red again...
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ps: my iPhone and Macbook are about close enough.

Guys,
Take a look in the Iphone console messages when I'm trying to connect my Iphone with my Mac Book Pro by Bluetooth.
I got the console messages using the Iphone configuration Utility 2.0 available in the Apple site.
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Thu Jun 18 23:19:25 unknown Preferences[332] <Warning>: BTM: connecting to device 0x19dbf0 Marcelo Castanho\M-b\M^@\M^Ys MacBook Pro 15" 00:16:CB:2C:B5:70 0xfa8e0003
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Thu Jun 18 23:19:28 unknown MobileBluetooth[28] <Notice>: PhonebookService : Device is not supported
Thu Jun 18 23:19:28 unknown MobileBluetooth[28] <Notice>: A2dpService : Device is not supported
Thu Jun 18 23:19:28 unknown MobileBluetooth[28] <Notice>: RemoteService : Device is not supported
Thu Jun 18 23:19:28 unknown MobileBluetooth[28] <Notice>: WiAPService : Device is not supported
Thu Jun 18 23:19:28 unknown MobileBluetooth[28] <Notice>: NetSharingService : Device is not supported
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Thu Jun 18 23:19:28 unknown SpringBoard[23] <Warning>: BTM: serviceEventCallback: service = 0xffffffff eventType = 0 event = 11 result = 305
Thu Jun 18 23:19:29 unknown com.apple.mDNSResponder[16] <Notice>: _btServiceEventCallback: serviceMask = 0xffffffff eventType = 0 event = 11 result = 305
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Thu Jun 18 23:19:29 unknown SpringBoard[23] <Warning>: BTM: received BTSERVICECONNECT event type with 0 currently connected services
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Thu Jun 18 23:19:29 unknown SpringBoard[23] <Warning>: BTM: posting notification BluetoothDeviceConnectFailedNotification
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