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Bluetooth Reliability Debate

Discussions focus on the reliability, range, security, and suitability of Bluetooth (including BLE) for applications like IoT, web access, and device communication, with frequent criticism of its robustness and suggestions for alternatives.

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Sample Comments

DarylZero • Dec 28, 2021 • View on HN

Bluetooth is insufficiently reliable for this application.

jacquesm • Apr 13, 2022 • View on HN

Bluetooth is anything but robust.

2devnull • Dec 16, 2023 • View on HN

Bluetooth doesn’t need to exist.

jonknee • Jan 1, 2012 • View on HN

Bluetooth would make a whole lot more sense.

eimrine • Oct 26, 2022 • View on HN

Looks like Bluetooth but more open.

rovr138 • Dec 5, 2020 • View on HN

Bluetooth is a good alternative in this case.

bee_rider • Mar 25, 2025 • View on HN

Seems like it’d be a good application for Bluetooth.

ars • Dec 8, 2013 • View on HN

Bluetooth doesn't seem right for this - the range is just too short to really be useful.

catch23 • Dec 9, 2013 • View on HN

Probably because it leverages the security built into bluetooth.

kleinsch • Apr 16, 2015 • View on HN

Not an expert, but isn't this the exact problem Bluetooth LE was designed to solve?