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Just for the benefit of all Broadcom stack and other BlueTooth "victims" (see e.g. my other thread http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=73132 on Bluetooth problems):

I came about an alternative Bluetooth stack (http://www.bluesoleil.com/products/inde ... uesoleil6x). It apparently works on most BT chips but it most definitely works on the T60p and - boy! - suddenly Bluetooth is a whole new technology!

Things finally work! This is like the promises BT has been making for years! Devices are found and recognized without any problems. They can pair instantaneously and reliably connect and remain connected and usable over extended periods! One can sync PDAs and listen to music. No more lost connections or refused connections or devices that are "unpairable" or refuse to communicate, etc.

Handling IMHO is intuitiv and a snap (definitely when compared with the old UI) and they offer more profiles than I have ever seen so far. It's a real pleasure and worth every cent (it costs $19.95, there is a trial).

Though I let everbody know...
Michael

PS.: I am not in any way affiliated or connected to IVT/BlueSoleil, I am just a very satisfied and relieved customer!

Yeah, the MS bluetooth stack is severely lacking. WIDCOMM is ok.

Which OS are you using this under - Vista?

GomJabbar wrote:Yeah, the MS bluetooth stack is severely lacking. WIDCOMM is ok.
Which OS are you using this under - Vista?

I hate to contradict, but IMHO the WIDCOM/BROADCOM (they are the same, one bought the other) sucked and - at least on my system - it sucked really badly! Initially it worked OK for a short while but then over time developped more and more into a real annoyance to the point that I finally gave up on BT! Before doing so I even gave the MS stack a try, too, but that wasn't any better...

I am running XP Pro.

Michael

mmo wrote:I hate to contradict, but IMHO the WIDCOM/BROADCOM (they are the same, one bought the other) sucked and - at least on my system - it sucked really badly!

It works fine on the fleet on T60s running XP Pros that I am associated with out in the field. The users have wide range of BT devices connecting and working without any problems.

So, whatever your problem was, its not a generic problem.

Cheers,

Bill

bill bolton wrote:... It works fine on the fleet on T60s running XP Pros that I am associated with out in the field. ...

Just out of curiosity: are the users on that fleet really USING Bluetooth on a daily basis or are you just not getting any bad feedback, because almost nobody is using BT? Because if I look around in our location (~300 people) I seem to be one of the few people actually using (or at least trying to use) BT regularly.

Michael