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MTA · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: Bluetooth

I have recently discovered what Bluetooth actually is! I'm going to get one of these things you plug into a USB port on a PC to tranfer images and videos from my phone, as I think they will be of better quality than the ones that I get off my mum's phone! I've looked on various sites and I found one for £10 from Argos:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Pro....Mobile%2Bphone%2Baccessories.htm

Whilst broswing, I saw something called a dongle, can anyone tell me what on earth a dongle is

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MTA · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject:

What an idiot I am, a dongle is exactly what I'm looking for

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TSC. · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject:

You dongle!!

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MTA · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject:

No idea how they came up with such a stupid name! I wouldv'e known what it was if they had called it a 'bluetooth data PC transfer device'

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Dongles are normally used in software protection - they can connect via a USB port and allow Licensened software to work . . .
It a bit of a generic term . . . for something which plugs into via a USB/serial ports . . .

MTA · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject:

thanks Mike

I'll be getting one the same as James on Saturday, expect pics of locos on the North York Moors including Sir Nigel Gresley

Also a video of my MSS loco Victor in fine fettle hauling a rake of tipper wagons

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Mamodman123 · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:26 am Post subject:

Bluetooth can be a bit tricky sometimes. IVe got it inside my laptop but I can't work the bloody thing

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James · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:28 am Post subject:

I got the same one as MTA, I reccommended that one to him. It works very well indeed. Uploads a 7 minute video in about 30 seconds

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Mamodman123 · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:40 am Post subject:

James · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:42 am Post subject:

No idea what that is

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Mamodman123 · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:43 am Post subject:

James · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:45 am Post subject:

Ahh I see

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sparky · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject:

getting a new phone thing soon can anyone tell me if them new hp little coputers, witch are phones aswell, witch have the touch screen stick with them anyone know if they are any good i can buy one second hand £100

tmuir · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:04 pm Post subject:

Blue tooth can be a laugh.
We had a blue tooth hands free kit for a car at my last job for phones and it was funny if you turned it on and someone else within 25 meters had who had previously used it had not disabled it in there phone as it would tune to theres not your phone, or if you parked the car and forgot to turn it off and stood within 20 to 30 meters of the car and your phone rang, you could answer the phone but the persons voice at the other end would appear in your car not at the phone.

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sparky · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject: