u/DeathToSocialMedia

My wife convinced me to get an Iphone and I hate it so I'm switching back to Android.

I use my phone a lot for taking notes, making lists, etc, and I've always had Samsung Notes and I love them, but their durability sucks. My Note 10+ in a protective case fell three feet onto gravel when my dog yanked it out of my hand and the screen completely died.

If newer Samsungs are more durable I would definitely consider them, but I'm probably going to buy used off Swappa and am hoping to find something older around the $300 range.

Suggestions?

I had an extremely frustrating time trying to solve bluetooth issues with the official PSVR2 PC adapter.

I started out with the Sony recommended TP-Link UB500 adapter but immediately ran into issues where I would lose the connection to my right controller. TP-Link released an updated driver that was said to fix the issue so I tried that. It did not fix the issue.

Nothing I tried fixed the issue.

Next I turned to the ASUS USB-BT500 adapter which Sony also recommends and which some people on this sub said worked better than the TP-Link adapter.

It did not work better than the TP-Link adapter.

When I searched online, I found many threads from users who had gone through the exact same experience I was having. Finally someone in another thread (sorry I don't remember your name!) recommended I get an external bluetooth antenna, as shown below:

https://www.amazon.com/Eightwood-Tri-Band-Magnetic-Extension-Computer/dp/B0C3485467?th=1

And that solved all of my problems. After hooking up the external antenna, EVERY bluetooth related issue I had run into was simply GONE, just like that. No issues since I switched to the external antenna. I was on the verge of giving up on using my PSVR2 with my PC, and now it simply works, every time.

So my question is: why should anyone have to go through all that in the first place when there is already a simple, KNOWN solution? Other users here are already aware of the antenna fix--I know because someone here actually made fun of me for not already knowing about it--but the reason I didn't know about it is because it is not as widely discussed as the adapters Sony officially recommends.

So why isn't there a thread about using an external antenna stickied at the top of this sub?

(Please note that this antenna needs to be hooked up to your motherboard's built=in bluetooth card via its coaxial connections. I didn't even know my motherboard had this, but most do).

TLDR: Forget all the advice you read about bluetooth adapters. Just get an external bluetooth antenna.