Why is Bluetooth support so shocking?

[Tute]

I really don't understand why, after all these years, Bluetooth still doesn't have the basic functions under Windows.

I have a dongle, which is claimed doesn't need any drivers. I plug it in, drivers install, all is well.

I search for my phone, find it, and pair. Fine. Then I get complaints that "something" is wrong, it won't tell me what, and it can't fix it.

I also can't send any files to the device, or vice versa.

Now I wouldn't normally be scathing, but OSX does this so straightforwardly. You pair the device, click browse, and you're into the phone filesystem. You can copy to, and from. Easy.

Why is it impossible to do anything under Windows? This really should be sorted by now.

 

[Tute]

never had any probs with my bluetooth on my laptop
from XP though vista and now on win 7
bluetooth does everything i need.
what dongle is it anyway?

Not sure, it's a generic one I got from CPW a couple of years back. Never had any drivers, and the leaflet with it claims that drivers are built into Windows.

Because Bluetooth provides standards for connection, but not in a particularly clear way for usage. There are so many profiles and standards, and no requirement for anything to actually say what profiles it uses and what protocols it follows, they all just say 'bluetooth compatible'.

So how does OSX overcome this problem and not Windows?

 

[Tute]

OSX's Bluetooth is good but not perfect, it doesn't work right with everything and much faffing is required to get some phones to work with it for no apparent reason. It's better than Windows but it isn't perfect necessarily.

No, I didn't say it was. But having tried a range of phones, i'm yet to find one where it's more than simply pairing the device and browsing it.

im ssuming this is a problem with your dongle rather than windows , oh and what OS are you using ?

clicking the bluetooth taskbar icon in windows (on a dell laptop and a netbook) for me gives pretty much the same options as in leopard on macbook and its always worked fine on all 3 with various phones and a headset.

Windows 7 RC x64, but i've had the same experiences with XP, XP x64, and Vista x64.

I get the option to pair, the option to use the phone as a modem, but nothing about simply being able to transfer files.

I just want to get pictures and music off/on without having to connect the data cable all the time!