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Cut corded contact with this Insignia Bluetooth USB adapter. This adapter lets users connect up to seven Bluetooth-enabled devices to a Bluetooth-compatible computer. It works with laptops and desktops running Microsoft Windows 10. This Insignia Bluetooth USB adapter maintains connections with devices up to 20 feet away.
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Difficult to install on Windows 7 64bit HomePrem.
on December 7, 2016
Posted by: CleverNickName
I bought this to let me use wireless headphones with my old laptop with no bluetooth. The Insignia adapter was cheap and I could get it right away at my local store. My laptop runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit, and the installation instructions provided with the adapter did not work for me. I downloaded the file from Broadcom whose link was provided in the documentation, but the adapter was not installed after running setup and re-booting the machine. The file is an SDK - Software Development Kit which is a little weird when all I want is a driver. Windows never found a driver for the adapter and I could not locate one in the files installed on my hard disk after running set up. weird.
I worked at this for a couple hours, and actually bought an ASUS adapter online to replace this one. This is when I realized that the chipset used in the ASUS and the Insignia adapters is the same - BCM20702A0 from Broadcom. I figured I'd try installing the drivers from ASUS. These were easy to find on the ASUS website. I installed the ASUS files and now the Insignia adapter works. Cool. I'll probably return the Insignia adapter once the ASUS device arrives just to reward ASUS for a job well done.
I've only used the headset with the adapter for a short time, but I've noticed that if I turn the headset off and back on the sound quality is horrible (like listening to music underwater) until I reconnect the headset to the computer. Maybe this is normal? Could be the adapter or the headset, but I'm leaning towards blaming the adapter/drivers I installed. Don't know right now, though. My headset is a Skull Candy Uproar which I kind of love right now. :-)
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Cut corded contact with this Insignia Bluetooth USB adapter. This adapter lets users connect up to seven Bluetooth-enabled devices to a Bluetooth-compatible computer. It works with laptops and desktops running Microsoft Windows 10. This Insignia Bluetooth USB adapter maintains connections with devices up to 20 feet away.
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2 out of 5Difficult to install on Windows 7 64bit HomePrem.
By CleverNickName
I bought this to let me use wireless headphones with my old laptop with no bluetooth. The Insignia adapter was cheap and I could get it right away at my local store. My laptop runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit, and the installation instructions provided with the adapter did not work for me. I downloaded the file from Broadcom whose link was provided in the documentation, but the adapter was not installed after running setup and re-booting the machine. The file is an SDK - Software Development Kit which is a little weird when all I want is a driver. Windows never found a driver for the adapter and I could not locate one in the files installed on my hard disk after running set up. weird.
I worked at this for a couple hours, and actually bought an ASUS adapter online to replace this one. This is when I realized that the chipset used in the ASUS and the Insignia adapters is the same - BCM20702A0 from Broadcom. I figured I'd try installing the drivers from ASUS. These were easy to find on the ASUS website. I installed the ASUS files and now the Insignia adapter works. Cool. I'll probably return the Insignia adapter once the ASUS device arrives just to reward ASUS for a job well done.
I've only used the headset with the adapter for a short time, but I've noticed that if I turn the headset off and back on the sound quality is horrible (like listening to music underwater) until I reconnect the headset to the computer. Maybe this is normal? Could be the adapter or the headset, but I'm leaning towards blaming the adapter/drivers I installed. Don't know right now, though. My headset is a Skull Candy Uproar which I kind of love right now. :-)
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Thanks! I forgot to mention which ASUS adapter.
December 11, 2016
Thanks for the URLs and the model number of the ASUS device! I realized I forgot to put which ASUS device I ordered in my review.
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