Latest Bluetooth adaptor (in Australia)

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I am after a cheap bluetooth adaptor available in Australia.

You can read the list of brands/models (based on CSR8510A10)

Bluetooth - Home Assistant

But this list of adaptors is so old (as I googled each one) they are mostly out of stock, cannot be exported form USA, want me to pay $UK, or cost around $80AD.

I already bought a V5 Orico which does nothing.

So I was after someone in Oz that has recenly bought a bluetooth adaptor in Australia for say $10-20AD.

Please send the link.

Or if I am completely wrong and the V5 Orico does work when plugged in, What am I doing wrong?

Any suggestions would be really appreciated.

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You can’t go cheaper (or simpler) than an ESP board running a bluetooth proxy. Pick one with an external antenna and you can place it closer to your devices.

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Have you got a URL for which seller you would recommend.

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I usually get mine from AliExpress, so can’t recommend any particular seller. Pretty sure you’ll find plenty of sellers in Australia though.

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For a local supplier Core Electronics have a good range. Otherwise Aliexpress gets here in just a few days.

A good BLE proxy is the GL.inet GL-S10 which has an external antenna and ethernet (POE as well). It can be flashed with ESPHome through the UART pins internally.