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    need to buy a bluetooth dongle *read please :)*

    After over a month of trying to get my built-in bluetooth(on my mac mini) to work with widcomm drivers so i could use my computer as a headset, i give up. So i need to know what a good and inexpensive bluetooth dongle is that will let me use my computer as a headset. Preferably one i could find at a store so i dont have to wait for shipping

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    I just recently picked up the kinsengton dongle. I don't know what local store you can find it in, but I got mine from buy.com and with google checkout saved 10bucks on it. Made it a good deal and it uses the broadcom stack.
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    kensington 33348 seems to work just fine, I have one, and it worked under win and linux, so I assume mac should have no problem too
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    Quote Originally Posted by dupa2 View Post
    kensington 33348 seems to work just fine, I have one, and it worked under win and linux, so I assume mac should have no problem too
    im running XP on my mac mini using bootcamp. so it doesnt need to work for mac i just need to know if it will work with the widcomm drivers

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    Looking at the packaging now, works with OSX. But I also wanted the widcomm drivers, so I went through a few different adapters. Returning the ones that didn't support the bluetooth stack. If you visit the kensington support site, their driver download page points you to the broadcom site. If you don't care about cost, you can also get the IOGear dongle.

    Now I just need to figure out how to get the audio gateway working correctly each time.
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    yes, it works wit widcomm stack, also with blue-z stack
    tried both
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    i got a belkin bluetooth dongle and it works GREAT but i cant get the audio gateway to autio start when my computer starts any ideas?

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    I would also be interested in a way to connect automatically each time the system is booted. Broadcom Tech Support told me that there is no way to connect automatically.

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