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Networking with bluetooth??

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/networking-with-bluetooth.22610/

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Mualzavata Original post #1
Jan 23, 2006 at 7:53 PM
Ive got a bluetooth 2.0 USB donggle, according to the manual it says the range is 100 mtrs. My question is can I make a network with my neighbour which is about 20 mtrs from my room and if so, will i be able to play a network games like age of empire III without problem, will the data transfer rate be too slow???
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h_kunte #2
Jan 24, 2006 at 8:25 PM
Playing games would not be possible because of the slow rate of data transfer, although you can use the blue tooth dongle to create a network over which you can transfer files of any size, although large files will take ages to get transferred...Anyways, a network over a bluetooth dongle is a very cheap way to set-up a temporary network...

A word of caution: Although the dongle packing may claim that it is effective over a distance of 100 metres, remember that these things NEVER work for a distance more than 50 metres....That 100 metres range is never achieved...

HK