Generally speaking most of the latest PC and laptops are equipped with Internet and Bluetooth capabilities.  However some laptops still don’t have Bluetooth adapter installed by default.  And if you are buying a pre-built laptops, then you probably couldn’t add it too.  Though most of the laptops shipped in the last couple of years have inbuilt Wifi adapters, yet you may still have one without it.

At the same time if you have a old desktop which you have been upgrading so far, there are very high chances that you may not still have a Bluetooth adapter.  Don’t worry, if you don’t have some of the advanced capabilities in your PC or Laptop – you can use a USB device called Dongle.

These Dongles plug into your computer USB port and provide you these mobile capabilities.  I have used a Bluetooth Dongle earlier with one of my Dell 505 laptop and still use it with my wife’s HP laptop, I bought it from Circuit City 2 years back.

USB Dongles can add Mobile Internet Broadband, 3G, Bluetooth and other connectivity capabilities to your existing PC or laptop.  You don’t need to buy a new PC just yet.  Most of the times these dongles are provided by the service providers.  For example AT&T provides a 3G Broadband dongle, T-Mobile does the same for its High-Speed internet service for laptops, you get a USB dongle with a D-Link router as well.  You can use these devices in a computer that doesn’t already have these capabilities.  Otherwise you don’t need it.

So go ahead and check out if you are missing some of these capabilities in your PC or Laptop and order some from Amazon or eBay.  And if you want you can check out http://www.broadband-expert.co.uk/dongle if you are in UK.

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