Belkin F8T003 Bluetooth USB Adapter * 10M Ra

by Belkin

Product Details

Product Manual [1.12mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000087LEN
• Item model number: F8T003
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 29, 2004

Product Description

BELKIN F8T003 - The Bluetooth USB Adapter adds Bluetooth technology to your existing USB PC or notebook, making it compatible with all devices enabled with Bluetooth v1.1 technology. Wirelessly print, synchronize your PDA, even create dial-up connections through a mobile phone. From up to 10 meters away, you can effortlessly transfer data to other Bluetooth devices such as desktop or notebook computers, PDAs, scanners, printers, even mobile phones - wirelessly.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works flawlessly, June 26, 2003

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NutMac "NutMac" (Mountain View, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin F8T003 Bluetooth USB Adapter * 10M Ra (Personal Computers)

Belkin's Bluetooth USB Adapter (model F8T003) is an ultra compact Bluetooth USB dongle. It is small enough to let other USB device plug into an adjacent USB port on my Apple PowerBook. At 10 meters maximum range (a bit over 30 feet), it won't let you roam on a large house, but sufficient for most practical purposes.

Pros:
- Very small and highly portable
- Attractive design with blue indicator light
- Zero configuration under Mac OS X 10.2

Cons:
- The blue indicator blinks very brightly at night
- Requires software installation and configuration on Windows platform (not necessarily Belkin's fault but)
- Could be a bit thinner for those with tightly-spaced USB ports

I have 2 computers, IBM ThinkPad A31 (runs Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1) and Apple PowerBook G4 (runs Mac OS X 10.2.6). Under Apple, the dongle worked without any software installation (and zero configuration). After going through the setup wizard, the Sony Ericsson T68i and PowerBook were in iSyncing heaven.

Under Windows XP, however, I had to install the software. And Windows XP does not provide much software support, either (ActiveSync supports only Windows-based PDAs and phones). However, there are number of software available and file exchange works very easily (i.e., uploading wallpaper).

All in all, Belkin's Bluetooth USB Adapter is an attractive solution.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great connecting my Nokia 3650 to Win XP PC., December 23, 2003

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"nor_easter" (Cohasset, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin F8T003 Bluetooth USB Adapter * 10M Ra (Personal Computers)

great widget - within 10 minutes of ripping open the box I was downloading my Nokia 3650 camera full-o-pix to my Win XP PC.
It is plugged into a USB port on the back of my PC located under my home office desk and it easily connects from anywhere nearby. IMHO it is an easy install, works as advertised, and it is a brand name product with decent documentation, support, etc.. Doug

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars works fine, April 4, 2005

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P. Sharma "prashantsh" (St Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin F8T003 Bluetooth USB Adapter * 10M Ra (Personal Computers)

I bought this to transfer images from my Nokia 6600 to my computer and had no problem in installation and transferring data back and forth. Took me about 15 minutes to read the phone manual to understand the operation but after that it was very easy.
I got it for a price of $9.99 and I could not ask for more at this price.
Overall, a good product.