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Stuart · 15-08-2006, 11:05

Bluetooth (1 anyway) has a theoretical maximum limit of 10 metres. Under most circumstances you won't get more than 5. It is also slow.

Bluetooth 2 can either operate at the same speed as Bluetooth 1 but with a theoretical maximum range of 100 metres, or it can operate a lot faster but with a theoretical 10 metre range.

TBH, unless you have a specific reason to use Bluetooth (ie you want to print from a phone that supports bluetooth printing), you would be better off using a WiFi print server, such as the one I use ( http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProdu...duct_Id=172856 ) which is now labelled as obsolete on the Belkin site, but you may still find one for sale.

15-08-2006, 11:05	#2
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Bluetooth USB Printer Adaptors Bluetooth (1 anyway) has a theoretical maximum limit of 10 metres. Under most circumstances you won't get more than 5. It is also slow. Bluetooth 2 can either operate at the same speed as Bluetooth 1 but with a theoretical maximum range of 100 metres, or it can operate a lot faster but with a theoretical 10 metre range. TBH, unless you have a specific reason to use Bluetooth (ie you want to print from a phone that supports bluetooth printing), you would be better off using a WiFi print server, such as the one I use ( http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProdu...duct_Id=172856 ) which is now labelled as obsolete on the Belkin site, but you may still find one for sale.