Does my Acer Aspire 5633WLMi Have Bluetooth capability?

Last post:: Under device manager if BT is installed it
will show up under Bluetooth NOT Network Devices.
The one under Network Devices is software. The one
under BT is the actual device..Good Luck

Dudley Pumperdinkel wrote:
You can post a question to Acer/PANAM listing all
your info..and wait, and wait and then they will answer
via e-mail and give you a time etc..It's not easy because
in my opinion, the Acer US site is FUBAR.You could
try the Acer Europe site.. Or if you really want to have
Bluetooth, go to the local Best Buy and buy yourself
a "dongle" which plugs into a USB port and comes
with software..Be advised though that your using device
must me BT capable..Some cellphones are..some are
not..Your device must have the module inside its software..
Your "dongle" software is sure to have dial-up-networking.
Then in order to have BT find your device, your device
must be in the "discover" mode which allows others
to see your device..You will have to have passcodes
which are usually 000. I use mine for "dial-up-networking"
with my VZW cellphone at about 100 kb/sec. download.
Example: I go into Starbucks and put my phone in the
discover mode via BT and all the phones and devices
with BT show up on my phone..Also Target, Walmart,
etc. If you see it in device manager, it should be in the
computer..The softtware also needs to be there AND
installed. Luck

That's a very helpful and much appreciated reply.
I will contact Acer Europe in the hope that any built-in Bluetooth
capability can be utilised.
I'm quite prepared to buy a dongle if necessary.

Thanks a lot,
Jayne

Dudley Pumperdinkel wrote:
Last post:: Under device manager if BT is installed it
will show up under Bluetooth NOT Network Devices.
The one under Network Devices is software. The one
under BT is the actual device..Good Luck

Dudley, I appreciate the trouble you've taken to explain this.
In my Device Manager, indented under the initial Computer icon,
"Bluetooth Devices"is shown as the second icon down, directly under
the Batteries icon. This Icon can be clicked on and opened to show a
further indented icon "Bluetooth Bus Enumerator"
Right-clicking on this and then opening the "Driver" tab shows all the
usual buttons, except that the "Uninstall" one is grayed out. All
other info in there is positive, i.e. "The device is working
properly."

I have one question on this that I do hope you wouldn't mind helping
me with:
Do the details given above definitely mean that there is Bluetooth
hardware in the notebook, or could the Bluetooth icons and the
associated information in Device Manager be there merely because the
Bluetooth driver software has been mistakenly installed.

Regards,
Jayne

Your 5633 may have BT, but a special case of BT.
Acer uses BT for connecting VOIP, some remotes,
and other functions on some computers. You could
go to Start,Connections, Show all Connections, and
see if that shows anything. These special cases cannot
be used as regular BT. You could take your laptop to
Best Buy, Circuit City, and to whatever is left of
Compusa techs..They all service Acer and should be
able to come up with a definite answer. I researched
US and Europe sites. Some show BT others don't. Your
Acer will have four letters at the end which change it
somewhat..Good Luck!!

Dudley Pumperdinkel wrote:
Your 5633 may have BT, but a special case of BT.
Acer uses BT for connecting VOIP, some remotes,
and other functions on some computers. You could
go to Start,Connections, Show all Connections, and
see if that shows anything. These special cases cannot
be used as regular BT. You could take your laptop to
Best Buy, Circuit City, and to whatever is left of
Compusa techs..They all service Acer and should be
able to come up with a definite answer. I researched
US and Europe sites. Some show BT others don't. Your
Acer will have four letters at the end which change it
somewhat..Good Luck!!

Thanks Dudley, I'll do as you suggest. Thanks also for the enormous
help you've been.

Kind regards,
Jayne