c500 & bluetooth on PC - dropping connection

[Guest TipsyMcStagger]

I am trying to connect my c500 to my PC via a usb bluetooth dongle. I can get it to activesync over BT, although not consistently - i.e. sometimes it works fine, other times it drops the connection mid-way or will not connect at all.

On the occasions it works I then try to browse the internet on the phone, which also works initially, but the connection always drops after a few mins, and not just when the connection is idle. Should it be possible to maintain a BT connection more or less continuously, or is this dropping of the connection some sort of "feature" e.g. power saving?

[Guest TipsyMcStagger]

Solved it - I was using a crappy no-name device from ebuyer (SafeCom branded). I gave up after several hours f**king about, and bought a Class I Belkin device instead. Had it up and ActiveSyncing over BT within 10 mins and it holds the connection until you move out of range.

[Guest Confucious]

Never heard of a "faulty" BT device before (I have an el cheapo BT dongle I bought years ago.

But you bought a Belkin? Aaaaaaaaaaasarghhhhhhhh! ;)

[Guest TipsyMcStagger]

Why do you say that, have you had a bad experience? It worked straight away for me, and was the same price as the no-name anyway!

[Guest Confucious]

Why do you say that, have you had a bad experience?  It worked straight away for me, and was the same price as the no-name anyway!

Belkin are cheap and cheerful - if it works, great but so many of there things don't work and there support is non existantthat I would never by another thing from them. But yours works so it's fine ;)