Perfect! And the ONLY ONE that works with Windows Vista out of the box! Unlike *all* the other manufacturers out there who seem to have been blind-sided by the advent of Windows Vista, this Bluetooth transceiver works right out of the box.
Just be aware that their in-box installation documentation needs to be updated and download their latest drivers from their web site. (Trust me, I have done a lot of research, and none of the other manufacturers have so much as Vista drivers!)
[IOGEAR GBU221 Enhanced Data Rate Wireless USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter review by Daniel C. Long can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | Daniel C. Long | | Review Date: | 06/26/2007 | | User Location: | San Francisco, CA USA | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
95% (41 of 43) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Nice but big? Great standard bluetooth adapter. I was looking for something with a little smaller profile to avoid the pen stuck in the side of your PC look, but this seems to be one of the smaller units.
I have used it with various bluetooth devices and works like a charm. There seems to be some latency when you are first picking up a device, but that may be just the bluetooth protocol part. Something to keep in mind as you consider other units.
[IOGEAR GBU221 Enhanced Data Rate Wireless USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/26/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
88% (15 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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NO NOT BUY!!! This USB adapter was a bit on the expensive side but I decided to buy it anyway. But from the time I tried to install the software to trying to connect my Sprint Mogal to my computer...nothing went right. It too several times of installing and uninstalling the software for it to connect to my phone. And when it finally connected...it did so for only a few minutes. The software took away my ability to control my speaker volume so I wasn't able to listen to any music until the software was uni...
[IOGEAR GBU221 Enhanced Data Rate Wireless USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter review by Dan can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Dan | | Review Date: | 01/26/2008 | | User Location: | NY | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
28% (4 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Not much help I am updating my first assessment of your product. I would give it two stars rather than one because I can get it to do something but it is not doing what I want.
I installed the software and rebooted the computer then plugged in the Bluetooth. I wanted to download pictures from my cell phone to my laptop. The laptop can see the cellphone but I cannot drag and drop any pictures. It has a serial port connection but I cannot access the phone with it. The cellphone shows the laptop and can...
[IOGEAR GBU221 Enhanced Data Rate Wireless USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/11/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
11% (2 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great product, wonderful features If your considering buying a blue tooth USB adapter, this is one of the best choices you can make for the price. There is also the cheaper version of this product by the same company but with amazon's $25 or more free shipping, this is better deal, price and featurewise. Haven't had any driver issues or anything, simply follow instructions and its up in 5 minutes. Fairly fast data transfer rate, and light as a feather. The only down on this product is having to wait for it to ship. two thu...
[IOGEAR GBU221 Enhanced Data Rate Wireless USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/13/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (8 of 8) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Works in Vista x64 I had to search hi & low for an adapter that would work in Vista x64 (Premium Edition). I was trying to get my Treo 700p to synch (there are no 64bit USB drivers for the Treo). This uses Microsoft's Bluetooth stack (some others install their own) and worked well with both Vista and the Palm hotsync.
[IOGEAR GBU221 Enhanced Data Rate Wireless USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter review by Harvey Ramos "Geek" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Harvey Ramos "Geek" | | Review Date: | 01/02/2008 | | User Location: | Springfield, VA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (8 of 8) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great little bluetooth adapter! This adapter works perfectly! Follow the directions in the manual and it's ready to go in minutes. It recognizes my phone 3 rooms away. I use it with a W810i and have no problems.
[IOGEAR GBU221 Enhanced Data Rate Wireless USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter review by C. Coppola can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | C. Coppola | | Review Date: | 09/24/2007 | | User Location: | Connecticut | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (7 of 7) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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works fine, but don't trust the manual if using with vista I second the positive reviews, but after spending almost a day to make it work with Vista (which, as many forums show, has its quirks with Bluetooth), I recommend the following: DON'T listen to the manual or download the latest software from the manufacturer right away. FIRST, just plug in the adapter and then follow the instructions that Vista gives you after the "new hardware found"-pop up appears, it will guide you through all the required downloads. Then it is pretty easy and works perfectly...
[IOGEAR GBU221 Enhanced Data Rate Wireless USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter review by Asya456 can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Asya456 | | Review Date: | 01/12/2008 | | User Location: | Berlin | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (5 of 5) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Works Great with Vista The main reason I got it was to use my new Motorola H500 headphones with Skype, and everything works great. Range is good too. I also put pics and ringtones on my cell phone.
I'm using it with Vista Premium and there are no problems.
It doesn't deserve 5 stars because it is a little thick which makes it tough to put 2 flash drives next to each other.
[IOGEAR GBU221 Enhanced Data Rate Wireless USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter review by K. Dammann "Kat" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | K. Dammann "Kat" | | Review Date: | 01/12/2008 | | User Location: | NC, USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (5 of 5) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Good value, works great with Vista I bought this adapter after purchasing a new bluetooth smartphone. Looking at all the different adapters, I saw a lot of them had poor reviews, either due to range issues or support for Vista, or general driver support. This one had mostly positive reviews, so I gave it a try. It works fantastically. Within a minute or two, I had my phone synching with my PC through bluetooth. This is with Vista Ultimate 32-bit. No problems at all. No slowdown issues on the PC, and I'm not sure how far th...
[IOGEAR GBU221 Enhanced Data Rate Wireless USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/13/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (5 of 5) Users Found This Review Helpful |