Customer Reviews

TRENDnet Compact Bluetooth USB Adapter TBW-105UB (Blue)

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I have had this product for a couple of months now to transfer pictures from my samsung cell phone to my PC. I have had absolutely no problems in the transfer process. It's pretty small so I leave it connected to the laptop. Highly recommended.

I bought this to replace one of my older adapters. The one this replaced was about 4 years old and I had lost the drivers for it, but was still able to use it with the M$ BT stack. This one beats it in every way other than it's class 2 vs class 1. This was no big deal for me since my priority was throughput over range. I mainly use it to tether my phone to my laptop for EVDO service. My old adapter would only connect at 1.0 Mbps. Not bad, but it was bottlenecking my speed. This adapter connects at 2.1 Mbps, so the actual connection is faster and I'm sure the EDR helps with the throughput. The adapter says it will connect up 3.0 Mbps, so I guess my phone tops out at 2.1. It says it also supports Sactternet and connections with up to 7 other active slave devices. I haven't had a chance to test this feature yet, but would come in handy if I were to also use a headset, A2DP, mouse, and keyboard at the same time.

Range seems about right. I got about 30ft (and that's with 2 walls and a washer/dryer in between) before the connection became intermittent. For those wondering why this is not a class 1 it's probably because there is trade-off when it comes to range. You can ether have more range or more throughput at the expense of the other. I don't think there are any class 1 adapters that are also v2 + EDR.

I noticed someone else say that it did not just work out of the box. For it to just work, it would have to be compatible with M$'s BT stack (I don't know if this one is, I didn't even try it). Even if it worked, I've always found M$'s BT stack to be a little lacking in features and settings. If you get this, do yourself a favor and use it with the included drivers (which are Widcomm 5.1, btw). Important thing with BT drivers is to run the install shell before connecting the adapter. Just follow the instructions, they are refreshingly very clear.

Supported Profiles:
DUN, FAX, BPP, LAP, SPP, GAP, HID, HCRP, FTP, OPP, A2DP, GAVDP, HSP, PAN, BIP, SYNC, AV, GOEP

Pros:
- Price
- BT v2.0 + EDR
- Supports Scatternet and up to 7 ACTIVE slave devices
- Uses Widcomm 5.1 drivers (versus Blue Sol that usually comes with cheaper adapters)

Cons:
- Class 2
- Does not come with a cap (IMO, just another thing to lose, and mine stays plugged in anyway)

I'm ordering 2 more to replace my other adapters :)

Plugged it into my Linux machine. Absolutely no problems; drivers worked the first time. I was able to transfer contacts and pictures to my cell phone and my wife's cell phone.

I was a little disappointed to see that there's no cover for the plug, but the device seems to work fine. No trouble with drivers; it popped in the taskbar of my Ubuntu desktop within seconds of plugging it in, and it receives data from my wiimote.

It did not work on Window 7 and I can't erase it because it saves it in a kernel. If you know how please advise.

It works with Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04. I was able to change the bluetooth usb address and pair it with many other bluetooth devices. It works like a charm! Worth the price.

This is really a great little product!! I wanted my computer to have bluetooth, so I could connect to
my cell phone and printer. It is so easy to install and it works great! I would recommend this to anyone
who would like to upgrade to bluetooth.

I've been toying with the idea to link my printers to my laptop via blouetooth so I bought two Trendnet Compact USB adapters. After pluging it into the Canon Selphy ES-30printer and turning on the printer my cell phone showed up on the printer screen. I had to navigate a few screens on the phone but I was able to link up to the printer and send an image in a few minutes without too much fuss. I plugged one of the adapters into my laptop (which did not have bluetooth built-in) and after navigating to the control panel and clicking on the bluetooth logo I found the Canon Selphy ES-30 icon. Sending photos took about two minutes, (and I had to wake the printer) but the prints are excellent. I'm hoping that I can connect this to my printer hub(I have several printers hooked to a USB hub) and see and choose among the various printers when I need a particular one. In effect I will have a wireless printer hub for less than $15.00. (Hopefully!)

after recieving the usb bluetooth i installed it it takes a while to install but it is worth the wait every feature is compatible to my phone it works amazingly

It works as it should. I've had no problem getting it to work under Windows. I don't use it much anymore but it's nice to have around.