Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter > Reviews > Bluetooth dongles that work in XP SP2

Author's product rating:   

Speed	Fast
Ease of Installation	Good - quick to install
Ease of use	Easy
Reliability	Good
Value For Money	Good

Advantages:	Works with no hassle in Windows XP SP2
Disadvantages:	None

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

We have two of these at work which we use for Bluetooth development. Both adaptors are fully Bluetooth 2.0 compatible and support the following profiles: Object Push, File Transfer, Personal Area Network, Advanced Audio (Music Streaming), Audio Remote Control.

Unlike the previous Belkin Bluetooth modules, the software supplied with these dongles works perfectly within Windows XP SP2! No hacking is required and with this dongle/software, you don\'t have to use Microsoft\'s Bluetooth stack. Software installation is very easy, insert the CD, follow the instructions and that\'s about it. After installation is complete, finding other devices, pairing and exchanging data is very easy.

We\'re using the two dongles to create a personal area network between 2 computes. 1 computer has an internet connection which is being shared. We\'re happily able to access this from the other computer via the Bluetooth connection.

Overall we\'ve been very pleased with these dongles, especially since they work in XP SP2, being Bluetooth 2.0, they have a good 3megabit per second transfer speed as well and should work without any issues with your mobile phone. I\'ve tested with a SE K850i, Samsung G600 and Samsung U700 and have experience no problems.

As a final note, I've had no problems with this product but had previously with a Belkin product (KVM switch). I contacted Belkin regarding the issue, they apologised and sent me a new one in the post and told me to not bother returning the old one. Excellent customer service.