mikesw Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Does anybody know if Windows XP has bluetooth software is builtin and whether it is any good.I read somewhere that WIDCOMM (now owned by qualcomm) was the one MSoft included in SP2, butI not sure how to verify this. Was bluetooth included in SP2? Is Bluesoleil better than WIDCOMM and maybethe Windows XP version or is there something better? Moreover, bluesoleil wants to write a license keyto ones bluetooth device, but not all manufactures have the capability/storage on the device to do this(cost cutting)As a result there is alot of devices out their that are using illegal/hacked versions of bluesoleil software sincethe manufacturers of those devices bought/distributed the software to customers. As a result when thecustomer tries to upgrade to a newer version of bluesoleil software, they can't due to the inability to writethe license key, and partly due to the MAC address not being registered in bluesoleil's database oflicensed manufacturers. Note: www.bluesoleil.com is also www.ivtcorporation.com . Both companies are basedout of Beijing china with most manufacturers coming out of Asia - mostly Taiwan and others.The combo wlan/bluetooth device I bought three years ago from geeks.com isn't sold anymore. It was a genericlabeled version of the Suncore Bluewifly one www.suncore.com.tw. Presently, this company in taiwan isn't in businessanymore. The chipset they used from "siliconwave" was bought out by RFMD and then by qualcomm per this weblinkhttp://www.qualcomm.com/press/releases/200..._bluetooth.html. The Bluesoleil softwarewas v1.4.9.5. I'm trying to upgrade to a newer version, but can't since bluesoleil doesn't release v1.6.4.1 anymoreand I'm trying v2.3 and the v5.0.x version now, but am not sure if I'll run into license problems since suncoredoesn't exist anymore to ask them. Also the IEE802.11 wireless software is made by a companycalled "WLAN Technology Corporation" and I can't find their website either so that I can upgrade this software from v1.0.x to a newer version too. I'm not sure if this was just a fly-by-night one person operation that suncore boughtsome software from or not, or whether they were bought out. Anybody know anything about them? Also, thewireless USB combo device uses non-WHQL drivers too;however, this doesn't seem to cause problems withMSoft. This makes me think that if the drivers aren't certified that perhaps the IEEE802.11 and bluesoleil softwaremay not be properly licensed either that they sold. Other chipsets are,CambridgeSiliconRadio / IntegratedSystemSolutionCorp / RTXTelecomAS / STMicroelectronics / ZeevoIncZeevoInc was bought by broadcomm.The device I bought looks exactly like the one that www.trendnet.com sells as TBW-103UBAnother question I have besides the software, is who in the bluetooth chipset market is strong enough sothat they don't sell their product line out, thus forcing bluetooth manufactures (ie suncore) to go out of businesstoo. I hate to buy a device just to see that I can't get software support or upgrades to it 6-12 months down the road.
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