Bluetooth for non-bluetooth phones

i went to radioshack and they had this bluetooth expansion pack that plugged into motorola phones but i walked around the mall to find the cheapest one and another guy told me they dont work with my moto v266 i was trying to see if i can hookup bluetooth to my phone

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obviously the guy was lying heres a bluetooth adapter

kinda pricey though

hope this helps
http://www.cellpower.com/accessory.c.../BTA-JA21.html

Originally Posted by lilripakakadel

i went to radioshack and they had this bluetooth expansion pack that plugged into motorola phones but i walked around the mall to find the cheapest one and another guy told me they dont work with my moto v266 i was trying to see if i can hookup bluetooth to my phone

What the guy meant to say was ... if something is not in front of him, hanging off the end of his nose, it does not exist.

As Korean_Boi has shown, there are things out there, not hanging off the guys nose that told you that.

In most cases it might be easier to just get a phone that does support BT. Because by the time you get an adapter for the phone, and add the BT adapter for the computer, and then a BT earpiece you have spent almost as much if not more money, than it would cost to buy many of the entry level BT phones out there.

Of course if you are in love with the phone you have, that's a different story.

Brings a new meaning to phone sex!

i hear ya bear, but it's more of weighing out these factors...

how much is a new BT phone

vs.

cost of adding a BT adapter to your phone.

either way you go, you still have to get the dongle for your computer, and a BT earpiece. so those don't figure into the equation...in fairness.

but remember, if you opt for the new BT phone, i'm sure somebody out there is looking to buy a v266.

Also take into consideration the bluetooth adapter hanging off the bottom of your current phone. I tried this out in store once...WOW, what a annoyance!

The adapter didn't fit that well, it will make your current carrying device (pouch, clip on, etc) obsolete because of the extra couple inches the adapter adds to your phone.

I becomes one more piece of equipment that could fail you, or worse, lose.

To me, it would be easier to get a new bluetooth phone, and then a nice bluetooth earbud.

Of course your still going to have to get a dongle for your computer if it's not bluetooth already.

but hypothetically, if you're like me, i only use a headset while driving. so it'd be appropriate for that purpose.

ultimately, i think it's a pretty lame gadget. lol, you're adding a corded device to eliminate a corded earpiece. classic.

Originally Posted by n1ckel5

ultimately, i think it's a pretty lame gadget. lol, you're adding a corded device to eliminate a corded earpiece. classic.

And there is the irony that makes buying a new phone worth it!

a friend of mine purchased a bluetooth adapter for his nextel. it worked with his phone and all, but he needed to have a Jabra earpiece because you cant enter a code into it like with a normally bluetooth phone.

Originally Posted by n1ckel5

i hear ya bear, but it's more of weighing out these factors...

how much is a new BT phone

vs.

cost of adding a BT adapter to your phone.

either way you go, you still have to get the dongle for your computer, and a BT earpiece. so those don't figure into the equation...in fairness.

but remember, if you opt for the new BT phone, i'm sure somebody out there is looking to buy a v266.

Yup that's the deal buy a phone BT ready or Daisy chaining your cell phone with devices and add-ons. It works, but is it really portable?

I remember what that was like with many of the earlier home computers. Buy a box for this, and cart for that, and cable to connect a thing-a-ma-gig to the entire setup. It all worked great, but some of the options forced you to have a computer desk as wide as a kitchen table in many cases.

thanks cause i was about to buy it today and i was going to get the jabra and i have a motorola ear piece my girlfriend bought for me

i would buy a bluetooth phone but i am with metropcs and they just launced in the dallas are a nd they dont have any bluetooth enabled phones in my area if it is away that i can use another carriers phone with metropcs then i will do that if u know then fill me in

it sounds like it'll be a pain to get a bluetooth phone. maybe not, but i'm a little more comfortable with the gsm phones and how easy it is to switch carriers.

maybe the daisy chain option is looking a little bit better?

Originally Posted by n1ckel5

it sounds like it'll be a pain to get a bluetooth phone. maybe not, but i'm a little more comfortable with the gsm phones and how easy it is to switch carriers.

Amen to that.

Originally Posted by n1ckel5

maybe the daisy chain option is looking a little bit better?

LOL I can see it now, the entire dash board of a car taken up with GPS card, BT cell phone gadgets, a BT number pad/keyboard and cables!

don't forget the cigarette lighter adapter to power it all. the one that turns into a 'power strip'.