[SWLUG] Beware Bluetooth keyboards

[Neil Jones]

Hi Everyone,

This is for people with Android phones. I have just been duped into 
buying something which cannot work.

My android phone is one of the smaller models. It is a bit difficult to 
type on it and a friend suggested that there are mini bluetooth 
keyboards available on Ebay..
Well they are available and are advertised as working with Android but 
they don't
They are cheap around 7 quid for the cheapest so I haven't lost a lot on 
this. The keyboard would be ideal as it is just slightly larger than the 
phone.

They come with an android App on a mini CD  and the manual is there too. 
The English is good although the installation instructions are a little 
unclear.

The app would work, probably, but it requires you to register and the 
Chinese company that makes the devices hasn't paid for the software 
licences.
http://www.teksoftco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=2603

If anyone does know how to get one of these working then I would be 
grateful or if anyone knows of a model of bluetooth keyboard or similar 
that does work.

I have of course asked for a refund and I have told the seller that I 
don't expect to pay to return it because they2  are in contravention of the
The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. The seller 
has sold hundreds of these devices and I cannot believe that none of 
them were to
android users who have discovered the same problem.


Neil