Cheap(ish) Socket Bluetooth CF

GazEvs · 08-03-03, 12:42 PM

Having tried and failed to get my no-name clone bluetooth adaptor to work under 2003 I finally gave up and decided to buy a Socket one as they seem to be one of the few with working drivers

Had a look around and found this place selling them cheaper than anyone else - £70 cheaper than some places :hide:

[URL=http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/Bluetooth-Data.htm]http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/Bluetooth-Data.htm[/URL]

Now to find someone with 2002 and £25 pounds who wants to buy my 1 week old one :shrug:

BipolarChucker · 08-04-03, 05:29 AM

Have you tried the registry hack?

I bought a noname jobby too and it didn't work. It was down to the Axim assigning COM ports differently than most other PPC's. I only found this out after buying another for £50 and visiting the manufacturers website.

I found this interesting reading and may very well work for yourt other BT card. It did for my Sitecom one but not for the other noname one (now sold so can't try with new firmware version).

[url]http://www.sitecom.com/md_download.php?md_id=913[/url]

GazEvs · 08-04-03, 04:51 PM

Thanks, an excellent document. I now have some life from a previously deceased card.

Now to decide if I am going to cancel the Socket card.:rolling:

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Update

Yep gonna get the Socket card - this one locks up my Axim.

DABurleigh · 02-17-04, 12:01 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BipolarChucker [/i]

I found this interesting reading and may very well work for your other BT card. It did for my Sitecom one ...

[url]http://www.sitecom.com/md_download.php?md_id=913[/url] [/B][/QUOTE]

Hmmn. It doesn't for mine. Just bought Sitecom CF Bluetooth from Maplin for my Axim X5 and it keeps on coming back with COM 6 on soft reset, even after the registry changes suggested. All I get is BTTrayCE error message "Bluetooth could not be correctly initialized".

That Sitecom word document is ambiguous. It can be taken to read as long as the two registry references are to the same COM number, all is OK. Or, "change them to 7". However, neither works for me :-(

phiali · 02-18-04, 09:29 AM

Heya,

I purchased the Sitecom bluetooth card from Maplin Electronics for £45 (after a £5 discount) and its worked 100% since the beginning.

When installating the drivers, I did not even bother with the CD, and went straight to their site and downloaded and installed it.

Follow the instructions on the screen (soft-reset), inserted the card and it was picked up fine.

I am able to :

* Sync via activesync (via COM and Network)
* Connect via GPRS with my Nokia 3650 and Vodafone
* Send/Receive files to/from other devices

My Axim X5 is setup (according to the registry) to COM6 for the device and I have not had any need to change it from when it was installed like that.

PsionMan · 02-18-04, 11:21 AM

I was going to get a BT card to connect with my phone while it's still in my pocket. Now I think I'll stick to IrDA.

What do you guys use your BT card for?

DABurleigh · 02-18-04, 12:52 PM

I intended to use my BT for connection to a BT GPS receiver. In some mobile and on-foot use, it can be advantageous to have a BT connection to a GPS.

Below is the reply from Sitecom - no way ahead their either :-(

"Sir, unfortunately we don't have any other solutions for getting this device to work with the Dell Axim. The solution that you tried has been known to work, but I've also had a couple of support requests stating that it doesn't. Unfortunately at this time we don't have anything that will help. You may need to return it as unsuitable for your needs. Regards

xxxxxxx xxxxxxx
Technical Support
Sitecom UK"

phiali · 02-20-04, 01:08 PM

Hmmm well I guess that I was one of the lucky ones then. Tell me, are you needing to change to a specific COM port number?

At the moment mine is on 6 - does the GPS software have issues with that at all?

DABurleigh · 02-20-04, 04:40 PM

For the record, hopefully of use to someone:

Sitecom said:

"Sir, unfortunately we don't have any other solutions for getting this device to work with the Dell Axim. The solution that you tried has been known to work, but I've also had a couple of support requests stating that it doesn't. Unfortunately at this time we don't have anything that will help. You may need to return it as unsuitable for your needs. Regards
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Technical Support
Sitecom UK"

Widcomm said:
"I can't reproduce the problem. I downloaded the installer he used, which only supports Billionton cards (I'm assuming Billionton sold it to Sitecom). I ran the installer on the Axim X5 PPC 2003 and used the Billionton CF card I have and the stack started without problem. FYI - The COM port problem you mention was fixed a while ago. If the card you have isn't supported, the stack would never even try to start, so that's not it. Maybe you have a faulty card?"

I solved it all by returning my "noname" BT CF, returning my Sitecom one, buying a Socket one, which did what it says on the tin and worked first time.

Dave

phiali · 02-21-04, 04:51 AM

Well great to hear that you've now got BT on your Axim. I must say that having started off with WM2003 was a bit scary as so many products don't (yet) have drivers for it.

Would love for my X5 to have WiFi and Bluetooth built into it :-)

MrKlaatu · 02-21-04, 05:03 AM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by phiali [/i]
[B]Would love for my X5 to have WiFi and Bluetooth built into it[/B][/QUOTE] Wouldn't we [b]ALL??[/b] (us X5ers, anyways).

phiali · 02-21-04, 05:08 AM

Could we safely say it would drive the cost up for £100

--> £50 for the WiFi
--> £50 for the Bluetooth

So in the end we're looking at a X5 Super Advanced for £350 or so.