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post #41 of 137
4/21/05 at 10:53pm
yep, should work perfectly
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post #42 of 137
4/22/05 at 12:15pm
Called Dell this morning and told them I forgot to order the bluetooth module when I ordered my 9300 and they sent me a free one as well!
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post #43 of 137
4/22/05 at 12:17pm
I was on the phone with sales for about 10 minutes, trying to get the person to understand what an internal bluetooth card was... she kept trying to sell me external.

Finally, she told me to call tech support. I called them, and they said to call sales...

Finally I call sales with the Part # from above, and it's cool, it was under $30 shipped. In retrospect, I should have complained about the runaround and gotten free shipping or something ; )
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post #44 of 137
4/22/05 at 5:37pm
Okay! I just ordered a Bluetooth module for my 9300 through Dell Parts for $13.95 + $8 UPS ground.

I called (800) 449-3355 ext 7269937

Get the Part # from the first page and give it to them.

- John
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post #45 of 137
4/22/05 at 5:39pm
Dell charged me 8$ for a cable to connect the device to the 9300?? 8$ ???
WTF
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post #46 of 137
4/22/05 at 5:43pm
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Originally Posted by medude
Dell charged me 8$ for a cable to connect the device to the 9300?? 8$ ???
WTF
What device are you talking about? Did you need a cable for the Bluetooth module?

- John
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post #47 of 137
4/25/05 at 6:48pm
Hmm. I just tried to order one from spare parts, but they're all out. They transferred me to Electronics and Accessories where they tried to charge me $59.99. I bounced back and forth, but couldn't convince them to connect me to Customer Service. I'll just have to wait until spare parts gets a new shipment, because they wouldn't let me order an out of stock item.

Whoever it was that accidentally got 70 of them, you should return them so I can order one...
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post #48 of 137
4/25/05 at 7:02pm
you don't have to be transfered to customer care, you can just call them. customer care doesn't know if you were transfered or if you called them or the ass from a hole in the ground
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post #49 of 137
4/25/05 at 7:19pm
did the spare parts call too... got the $59.00 runaround. hung up called back got it for $13.95 with free shipping... 4/29 shipping date
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post #50 of 137
4/25/05 at 7:25pm
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Originally Posted by dondk
did the spare parts call too... got the $59.00 runaround. hung up called back got it for $13.95 with free shipping... 4/29 shipping date
Electronics and Accessories gave it to you for $13.95? My CSR wouldn't budge. Or spare parts really does have them in stock now?

I guess I'll give them another call tomorrow. I've already spent too much time on the phone with Dell today.
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post #51 of 137
4/25/05 at 10:53pm
Thread Starter 
Got mine and installed it today. Now I'm just waiting for my mx900 mouse.
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post #52 of 137
4/26/05 at 3:06am
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Originally Posted by bloke
Electronics and Accessories gave it to you for $13.95? My CSR wouldn't budge. Or spare parts really does have them in stock now?

I guess I'll give them another call tomorrow. I've already spent too much time on the phone with Dell today.
Well, I just did a "Dell Chat" and "Mark" told me the $13.95 is a bundle deal you have to buy a lappy to get that price ... which really doesn't make sense since it seems like many people have already gotten the price as a standalone part. But more over they certainly aren't charging $13.95 for bluetooth on new sales...

If I'd read this thread earlier I could have saved myself some cash. I payed $59.99 for mine
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post #53 of 137
4/26/05 at 3:54am
Yeah, I just ordered a 9300 through small business today, had to get the BT added on after reading the service manual and seeing that it existed in the first place. Emailed the rep who I bought the laptop through and he said $50. So I said fine, since I wanted the internal device and did not know about this thread. Surprisingly, the unit is already in Boxing stage. So maybe I will see it before the projected May 10th, just in time for the end of University finals.

I got a lower cpu (1.6) and paid the difference to get the 3yr mobility business warranty with accidental damage. I decided that was more useful since I carry my existing laptop (Acer TM4000, 1.4 P4-M Centrino) around all the time and am always concerned it will get damaged due to some freak accident.
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post #54 of 137
4/26/05 at 11:08am
I just ordered one from spare parts for $13.95 but got charged $8 shipping.
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post #55 of 137
4/26/05 at 2:12pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by HoOn
What device are you talking about? Did you need a cable for the Bluetooth module?

- John
You shouldn't need a cable. At least when I opened up mine, the cable was already sitting there, waiting for something to be plugged into it. I'm pretty sure it's just a USB extension. You can check if the cable there's by opening up the cover next to your battery, it's just one screw.
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post #56 of 137
4/26/05 at 2:45pm
Just ordered mine for the $13.95 + FREE shipping. No hassles or issues. I did have to request the free shipping to get it though.
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post #57 of 137
4/26/05 at 4:15pm
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Originally Posted by newguru
Just ordered mine for the $13.95 + FREE shipping. No hassles or issues. I did have to request the free shipping to get it though.
and this bluetooth card fits in both 9300 and xps2? Maybe I'll just order a second bluetooth and refuse delivery on the $59.99 one.
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post #58 of 137
4/26/05 at 4:31pm
Hmm, the saga continues...

I talked to Home spare parts which said they didn't have any in stock. Then I called Small Business spare parts, who wanted to sell me the $59 part again (eventually offering it to me for $45). They said the $13.95 part will be out of stock for at least another week and there's no way they can match the price. I called Home again and they said it was out of stock and wanted to transfer me to Electronics & Accessories (for the $59 part again...). At that point I just hung up...

There must be some trick to this.
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post #59 of 137
4/26/05 at 4:53pm
It's a joke, they ran me here and there too, finally I found someone who had it for 13 + shipping... I asked for free shipping and they said " What are you speaking about"
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post #60 of 137
4/26/05 at 5:08pm
I think half of these threads should have signatures or disclaimers of:

"Your results may vary"
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