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Bluetooth USB Dongle Quality

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/bluetooth-usb-dongle-quality.19970/

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nirubhai Original post #1
Dec 7, 2005 at 9:30 PM
I have just purchased a Bluetooth USB Dongle for Rs. 450.
Off course it is a unbranded one. It just says model EF-388, nothing else.
The branded one (Billionton 100mtrs), was for Rs. 1050.

Can anybody tell what is the difference between them?
Please just don't say quality. But, in what terms they differ?
Is there something I will really miss, without the branded one?
dIgItaL_BrAt
Dec 7, 2005 at 9:39 PM
nothing much except the reliability.The unbranded ones have a greater chance of conking off unexpectedly.
infra_red_dude
Dec 7, 2005 at 11:15 PM
i don't agree! my fren has been using one since an year! rough usage too!
N
Dec 7, 2005 at 11:24 PM
the BT transfer speed is poor compared to the cable.
BT takes almost like 1 min/mb :evil:
heck, it sucks...
dIgItaL_BrAt
Dec 8, 2005 at 2:25 AM
infra_red_dude said:
i don't agree! my fren has been using one since an year! rough usage too!

mine has been working perfectly for over a year too.I just said they are more unreliable bcoz the quality of the chips used are inferior compared to those used in the branded ones.
sidewinder
Dec 8, 2005 at 5:25 AM
Man i get around 3 mb/sec using my nokia 6260 nd frontech bt dongle (rs 475) and i thought that was slow :)
M
Dec 8, 2005 at 12:42 PM
I have been using a unbranded dongle for past 5 months without problems.