XDA mini S Bluetooth range

[devros]

I've bought a BT dongle from Argos today - their 'own brand' model.

It's supposed to have a 100m range, but I can't get my XDA mini s to connect to it once I seem to move about 6-8 metres away.

I've got the PC in an upstairs room at the front of the house, but when I move to a downstairs room at the back, I lose the connection or ability to connect....

Is it down to the BT radio in the XDA having a 10m range, or should I get a better dongle?

Si.

[gadget_uk]

Just to confuse everyone there are different "classes" of bluetooth version 1 devices. Class 1 devices have 100M range but only when communicating to another Class 1 device. The Wizard is bluetooth 1.2 but only class 2 hence the reduced range or about 10M. Those ranges are optimistic anyway, perhaps if you were in a field with no other interference.....

I'm not sure if it's a hardware or software limit on the bluetooth class in the Wizard - there's a chance that class 1 can be unlocked in the same way as people have unlocked 802.11g wireless networking.... although I doubt it.

Bluetooth 2.0 is available now but I don't know what range limits it has or how backwards compatible it is.