Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed

Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by NTripleOne on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @02:49AM (#11991932)

I'd just like to have paired devices actually automatically reconnect without having to unpair and repair.

The only things that seems to do this reliably are PS4 controllers with my PC.

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Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by icebraining on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @04:59AM (#11992357)

It can be done with BT - the $15 headphones I buy from random Chinese sellers work fine every time. The implementations seem to be at fault, not the protocol.

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Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by jakevn on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @08:58AM (#11993381)

I'd say the protocol is at fault if it's difficult to implement.

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Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by oldmanjay on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @12:50PM (#11995303)

The physical world always has implementation difficulties. It is a messy, noisy, uncontrolled place. On top of that, many implementers will avoid going full-ass when half-ass will do. No protocol will ever fix these issues.

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Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by Already__Taken on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @03:16AM (#11992011)

Thankfully my '08 car does this, but my fathers £400 pilot headsets won't stay paired with anything.

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