Globlsat's Entertainment pack comprises a Bluetooth Dongle, a Bluetooth Headset and a Bluetooth Audio Gateway. All three devices performed very well and we were generally satisfied with them. The included documentation is not what we would expect from Globalsat, so inexperienced users may have difficulties (connection problems with PDAs). After searching around the net, we found work arounds for most of our issues, but we feel Globalsat should have addressed this beforehand.

The BTA-806 (BT Dongle) is small, has a very good connection manager and worked without problems with all tested BT enabled devices. The BTH-820 is a BT Headset that works with all BT enabled devices (PDAs, Mobile phones, BT Gateways). Its installation with PDAs require some additional steps, since Win2003SE doesn't fully support it. Lastly, the BTA-830 is a BT gateway that will unleash the power of portable music devices like iPods, providing wireless audio transmission.

While we haven't tested similar devices from other manufacturers, we were more than satisfied from the overall performance. The retail price won't trouble you either, since the BTH-820/BTA-830 package costs around US$88.

BTA-806

The Positive

• Supports Bluetooth v2.0 specs
• Very good software support
• Small dimensions
• Worked perfectly with all tested devices
• Compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0

The Negative

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BTH-820

The Positive

• Small dimensions
• Acceptable sound quality for wireless device
• Pairing procedure is simple
• Worked perfectly with all tested devices
• Can be used to remotely control Windows Media Player
• Can be used with a mobile phone
• Build-in battery lasts up to 5 hours

The Negative

• Limited documentation
• Effective range is around 5m
• Included microphone doesn't work very well for phone calls
• Produced sound is rather flat

BTA-830

The Positive

• Small dimensions
• Can be used with virtually all portable devices
• Pairing procedure is simple
• Worked perfectly with all tested devices
• Can be used with all BT headsets
• Built-in battery lasts up to 5 hours

The Negative

• Limited documentation
• Effective range is around 5m
• Sound flow was not constant even when combined with the BTH-820