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There were no problems, no hassles or work arounds - it just worked. I purchased the D-Link DBT-120 Wireless Adapter so I could use a bluetooth mouse with my Mac. When it arrived, I plugged it in, the computer recognized the wireless mouse and it has worked ever since.
I'd give the hardware 5 stars - works great - but I'm docking D-Link 2 stars for poor testing and support.The problem is D-Link is now shipping rev C of the product, and it fails Apple's firmware version test in the OSX 10.4 bluetooth headset setup. No one could give me a definitive answer.
The D-Link phone support people were clueless - far as I could tell they didn't even have a troubleshooting script for Apple. The Apple folks could only say that bluetooth support was "much improved" in 10.5.
I bought this adapter specifically to use a bluetooth headset on my G5 Mac. They do work in OSX 10.5.I took this through the support chain at both D-Link and Apple.
An email exchange with a backup support engineer indicated that they had never tested the rev C adapters with headsets on OSX.I finally upgraded to OSX 10.5 for other reasons, and the combination does work.- Andy I selected the product based on earlier reviews and Apple support articles recommending it.
Current versions of the DBT-120 do not work with headsets in OSX 10.4.
Just plug it into USB hub, nothing to install, and ready to go :-) I did not have built in bluetooth for my iMac, after purchasing it, I have no problem getting my Apple wireless keyboard and magic mouse to work.
My experience with DLINK technical help was basically - they are clueless. If you need to link ONLY your cell phone, or if you establish everything you want to link is ACL or SCO protocols only, it may be worth it. If you want anything else, don't buy it. I bought this product, based on it being advertised as compatible with a MAC. If you look at the similar IOGear device [you have to go their web site], it links using at least 6 protocols. Therefore it is really only designed for linking phones, etc. What I did not know, and what is buried in the technical specifications [if you are lucky] is that it has only two, very limited "link protocols" - ACL and SCO. It can not link headsets and other audio.
plugged it in and good to go. bought this little unit after receiving the new apple magic mouse as a birthday gift.
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