Gazza1999 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 +1 for tunnelrat 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza1999 Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza1999 Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 So it works like bluetooth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza1999 Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Yep 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza1999 Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza1999 Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frembrit Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza1999 Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 Thanks for your help and replies everyone, much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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