Bluetooth adapter 330ft ??

[lencho111]

Does anyone have experience with the 330ft Bluetooth adapters (9.99 US$) offered at ebay ?? A friend of mine told me they would only effectively reach up to 50ft... Is that right ? Are they all the same or are some better than others ?
I´d appreciate any answers !! ;)

Thank you,

Lorenzo

[tonyreynolds]

Does anyone have experience with the 330ft Bluetooth adapters (9.99 US$) offered at ebay ?? A friend of mine told me they would only effectively reach up to 50ft... Is that right ? Are they all the same or are some better than others ?
I´d appreciate any answers !! ;)

Thank you,

Lorenzo

AFAIK, there is NO, repeat, NO, BT signal that can travel more than about 30 feet or 10 meters. It's meant to be a SHORT RANGE wireless signal between DEVICES, not for NETWORKS.

like many things in life (and on eBay), if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is... :o

Tony :D

[azian_advanced]

i remember reading from a previous post where there was two types of bluetooth chips/modules, Class 1 and Class 2. Class 1 (regular) having a range of up to 30 ft while Class 2 goes upto 100 ft. but 330 ft?? i dunno.... even if it's true, i think the device that'll connect to that will have to have the same 330 foot-range or else you're just using regular Class 1 BlueTooth with the 30ft range.

[tonyreynolds]

It ocurred to me after I posted that "330" could have been a typo: Most BT connections are rated for 10 METERS, 33' 0" would be a rough equivelent to that...

Tony

[sebring]

Class one BT devices are rated for 100m range (330ft). That range will be diminished by obstructions and interfererence from other radio signals in the 2.4mhz frequency range. I use a Class 1 dongle with my notebook computer to connect to a Class 1 56k BT modem to access the internet and I haven't had any range problems in my two story home. I get a very reliable connection from 50+ feet through walls and floors. I also have an Ipaq with built in BT, but the radio in it is a Class 2 with a range of 10m. I am still able to connect my modem with it, but the range is noticibly shorter. It is still useable from a couple of rooms away, but when I get out of the range of the Ipaq, I still have a connection, but it is a receive only connection until I get back in range of the Ipaq's radio. The NZ probably has a Class 2 radio in it, like my Ipaq (they probably do this to save battery life and money),

I purchased my BT Dongle on Ebay and am very happy with it. It is a BlueProton brand Class 1 dongle.