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On Mon, 23 Apr 2012, Neil Winchurst wrote:
Up to now I have always ignored bluetooth. However I have noticed that it is enabled on my new smartphone and I am wondering what it is all about. (On my computer I am using Mint KDE Maverick.) I know that it is for connecting devices over small distances. On my phone a scan does not find anything. In system settings on the computer I get the message 'No bluetooth adapters have been found'. In the menu, under Internet I see bluedevil as a choice but it has no effect. I have done some Googling only to finish up more confused than ever. So can anyone point me in the right direction please?
Do you have a bluetooth adapter in your computer? If not, then you're not going to find it...
Bluetooth uses the 2.4GHz spectrum, but at a very low power, however it's not compatible with Wi-Fi, but the 2 co-exist OK. Early devices would run Bluetooth or Wi-Fi but not both at the same time due to hardware restrictions - newer ones can now run both.
USB Bluetooth adapters are under a tenner now. Gordon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq