Gazza1999 4 Posted June 24 I bought a cheap and cheerful bluetooth dongle v2.1 to use with Torque or Forescan on my phone but it just won't connect. Mustn't be compatible. Any recommendations for dongles that anyone has used, or would I be better with one of the usb cable types to use with a laptop? My Mondeo is 2009 2l Tdci. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iantt 5,237 Posted June 24 For forscan I use a WiFi elm 327 on my phone or tablet and a usb elm327 on laptop. This supplier I and many others use https://tunnelrat-electronics.fwscart.com/ 4 pragmatix, 1979Damian, Stoney871 and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pragmatix 641 Posted June 24 +1 for tunnelrat 3 Gazza1999, 1979Damian and Stoney871 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza1999 4 Posted June 24 1 hour ago, iantt said: For forscan I use a WiFi elm 327 on my phone or tablet and a usb elm327 on laptop. This supplier I and many others use https://tunnelrat-electronics.fwscart.com/ Does the WiFi one go via your home router? Not sure how that would work with my setup. The cable /Bluetooth options might be better for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iantt 5,237 Posted June 24 WiFi on tablet or phone is easy enough. Plug the elm in to the obd port , go to your WiFi on your phone , connect to the WiFi obd. Then open up forscan. The usb and forscan on laptop has more functions to alter settings which can be useful sometimes. 4 1979Damian, Gazza1999, Stoney871 and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza1999 4 Posted June 24 So it works like bluetooth? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza1999 4 Posted June 24 10 minutes ago, iantt said: WiFi on tablet or phone is easy enough. Plug the elm in to the obd port , go to your WiFi on your phone , connect to the WiFi obd. Then open up forscan. The usb and forscan on laptop has more functions to alter settings which can be useful sometimes. So it works like bluetooth? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iantt 5,237 Posted June 24 Yep 2 Stoney871 and Gazza1999 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stoney871 9,294 Posted June 24 I use a bluetooth one in conjunction with a HP Windows 7" tablet for code reading and a modified (HS/MS switchable) USB & laptop for changing settings & activating extras.I don't use the bluetooth one for writing data as a signal drop can brick the car.Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza1999 4 Posted June 24 3 hours ago, Stoney871 said: I use a bluetooth one in conjunction with a HP Windows 7" tablet for code reading and a modified (HS/MS switchable) USB & laptop for changing settings & activating extras. I don't use the bluetooth one for writing data as a signal drop can brick the car. Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk Did you use a Chinese usb modified cable one by any chance, they're quite a bit cheaper than the tunnelrat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stoney871 9,294 Posted June 24 I use a Tunnelrat one.They cost more but have a better bitrate and are more trusted & reliable.Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk 2 Gazza1999 and eddie eastwood reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pragmatix 641 Posted June 24 10 hours ago, Gazza1999 said: Does the WiFi one go via your home router? Not sure how that would work with my setup. The cable /Bluetooth options might be better for me. Its local wifi between your devices not via the home router. 2 iantt and Gazza1999 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza1999 4 Posted June 24 10 hours ago, iantt said: WiFi on tablet or phone is easy enough. Plug the elm in to the obd port , go to your WiFi on your phone , connect to the WiFi obd. Then open up forscan. The usb and forscan on laptop has more functions to alter settings which can be useful sometimes. What can the cable one do that the WiFi one doesn't? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iantt 5,237 Posted June 24 8 hours ago, Stoney871 said: I use a bluetooth one in conjunction with a HP Windows 7" tablet for code reading and a modified (HS/MS switchable) USB & laptop for changing settings & activating extras. I don't use the bluetooth one for writing data as a signal drop can brick the car. Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk As Clive just said. As I haven't got a MK4 I don't know what you can change unfortunately. 1 Stoney871 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frembrit 132 Posted June 24 There's a comparison chart on the Forscan website https://forscan.org/download.html ...see links on page. I use a Tunnelrat USB and a laptop. 5 Stoney871, Gazza1999, pragmatix and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza1999 4 Posted June 25 Thanks for your help and replies everyone, much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites