[ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
As an addition to my post about mobile phones, it seems that Gammu will only connect by bluetooth to my Nokia X3. My Netbook doesn't have bluetooth! The Ubuntu Wiki here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsBluetoothUsbAdapters seems a) a bit sparse with regards to brands available in the UK and also quite a bit out of date. Can anyone point me to a USB Bluetooth adapter that is a) available in the UK and b) works on 10.04 LTS? Thanks! -- Registered Linux User no 240308 Ubuntu 10.04 (yay!) Windows 7 (unfortunately) Say No to OOXMLhttp://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9594#mpart8 I only accept odf or pdf documents -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
On 6 October 2011 13:06, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: Can anyone point me to a USB Bluetooth adapter that is a) available in the UK and b) works on 10.04 LTS? I have yet to find a bluetooth dongle that _doesn't_ work with Ubuntu. There's only a couple of chipsets anyway, and they're well supported. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
On 06/10/2011 13:15, Alan Pope wrote: On 6 October 2011 13:06, Gordon Burgess-Parkergbpli...@gmail.com wrote: Can anyone point me to a USB Bluetooth adapter that is a) available in the UK and b) works on 10.04 LTS? I have yet to find a bluetooth dongle that _doesn't_ work with Ubuntu. There's only a couple of chipsets anyway, and they're well supported. Al. OK, thanks. So if I get (say) a bog-standard bluetooth adapter from Belkin it will just plug in and work? -- Registered Linux User no 240308 Ubuntu 10.04 (yay!) Windows 7 (unfortunately) Say No to OOXMLhttp://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9594#mpart8 I only accept odf or pdf documents -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 6 October 2011 13:06, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: Can anyone point me to a USB Bluetooth adapter that is a) available in the UK and b) works on 10.04 LTS? I have yet to find a bluetooth dongle that _doesn't_ work with Ubuntu. There's only a couple of chipsets anyway, and they're well supported. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Keep an eye out in your local pound shop for the Live Wire branded bluetooth dongles. They work out of the box with Ubuntu (10.04 onwards) Les Pounder -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
On 6 Oct 2011, at 13:17, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/10/2011 13:15, Alan Pope wrote: On 6 October 2011 13:06, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: Can anyone point me to a USB Bluetooth adapter that is a) available in the UK and b) works on 10.04 LTS? I have yet to find a bluetooth dongle that _doesn't_ work with Ubuntu. There's only a couple of chipsets anyway, and they're well supported. Al. OK, thanks. So if I get (say) a bog-standard bluetooth adapter from Belkin it will just plug in and work? I'd be surprised if an el cheapie no name one didn't work. Should be fine. I bought cheap ones from deal extreme for about 2usd. Al -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
On 06/10/2011 13:21, Alan Pope wrote: On 6 Oct 2011, at 13:17, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com mailto:gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/10/2011 13:15, Alan Pope wrote: On 6 October 2011 13:06, Gordon Burgess-Parkergbpli...@gmail.com wrote: Can anyone point me to a USB Bluetooth adapter that is a) available in the UK and b) works on 10.04 LTS? I have yet to find a bluetooth dongle that _doesn't_ work with Ubuntu. There's only a couple of chipsets anyway, and they're well supported. Al. OK, thanks. So if I get (say) a bog-standard bluetooth adapter from Belkin it will just plug in and work? I'd be surprised if an el cheapie no name one didn't work. Should be fine. I bought cheap ones from deal extreme for about 2usd. Al Thanks - I'm getting all excited now - does that mean that I can use a bluetooth mouse as well? Again, would any bluetooth mouse work? -- Registered Linux User no 240308 Ubuntu 10.04 (yay!) Windows 7 (unfortunately) Say No to OOXMLhttp://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9594#mpart8 I only accept odf or pdf documents -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
On 6 Oct 2011, at 13:25, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/10/2011 13:21, Alan Pope wrote: On 6 Oct 2011, at 13:17, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/10/2011 13:15, Alan Pope wrote: On 6 October 2011 13:06, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: Can anyone point me to a USB Bluetooth adapter that is a) available in the UK and b) works on 10.04 LTS? I have yet to find a bluetooth dongle that _doesn't_ work with Ubuntu. There's only a couple of chipsets anyway, and they're well supported. Al. OK, thanks. So if I get (say) a bog-standard bluetooth adapter from Belkin it will just plug in and work? I'd be surprised if an el cheapie no name one didn't work. Should be fine. I bought cheap ones from deal extreme for about 2usd. Al Thanks - I'm getting all excited now - does that mean that I can use a bluetooth mouse as well? Again, would any bluetooth mouse work? Most wireless mice come with their own dongle. Usually that's not Bluetooth. They also generally just work. Al -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
On 06/10/2011 13:06, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: As an addition to my post about mobile phones, it seems that Gammu will only connect by bluetooth to my Nokia X3. My Netbook doesn't have bluetooth! The Ubuntu Wiki here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsBluetoothUsbAdapters seems a) a bit sparse with regards to brands available in the UK and also quite a bit out of date. Can anyone point me to a USB Bluetooth adapter that is a) available in the UK and b) works on 10.04 LTS? Thanks! Thanks to all respondents - I've ordered a Bluetooth dongle (£1.90 down from £8!) and a bluetooth mouse for £5. (I don't see the point of having two dongles - one for the mouse and one for my phone...) -- Registered Linux User no 240308 Ubuntu 10.04 (yay!) Windows 7 (unfortunately) Say No to OOXMLhttp://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9594#mpart8 I only accept odf or pdf documents -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
On 6 October 2011 13:58, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to all respondents - I've ordered a Bluetooth dongle (£1.90 down from £8!) and a bluetooth mouse for £5. (I don't see the point of having two dongles - one for the mouse and one for my phone...) I'd be concerned that a bluetooth mouse would eat batteries more than a non-bluetooth proprietary wireless one. Be interested to know your experience of it. My Microsoft Wireless Mouse 3500 lasts ages. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
I have a belkin usb dongle, tiny little thing, works a treat. Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:06:09 To: UK Ubuntu Talkubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Reply-To: UK Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
On 06/10/11 13:06, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Can anyone point me to a USB Bluetooth adapter that is a) available in the UK and b) works on 10.04 LTS? I got mine from the local pound shop, and it seems to work OK. Even if it doesn't, for a pound ... Regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle
On 06/10/2011 14:47, Barry Drake wrote: On 06/10/11 13:06, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Can anyone point me to a USB Bluetooth adapter that is a) available in the UK and b) works on 10.04 LTS? I got mine from the local pound shop, and it seems to work OK. Even if it doesn't, for a pound ... Regards,Barry. I've just ordered one for £1.90 from Amazon (reduced from £8) - AND free postage! -- Registered Linux User no 240308 Ubuntu 10.04 (yay!) Windows 7 (unfortunately) Say No to OOXMLhttp://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9594#mpart8 I only accept odf or pdf documents -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
