Request (partially fixed... look at the next paragraph):
So I just tried to connect my headphones to my computer and it is doing that same thing again... I don't know why and I am really sad now because my bluetooth has gone back to being broken after only one day of it working... if anyone has any ideas about how to fix this please let me know, since nothing is working right now, I don't care if you aren't sure if it works, I just want ideas right now...
Now I am confused... I just tried it again today and it works fine along with internet... The only difference is the USB port that I plugged the dongle into. That shouldn't make that much of a difference should it?
INITIAL QUESTIONS AND DETAILS:
I have a computer that was originally Windows 7, but I messed that up, so I installed Linux Mint to hopefully try to fix my Windows 7 to upgrade to Windows 10... but I haven't gotten around to that...
My question is about the bluetooth and the internet on my computer (it is a Dell Inspiron N5110, it's a pretty old laptop). When I connect anything (EDIT: I've only actually tested this when I connect bluetooth headphones) to my laptop using bluetooth, it stops the "flow" of internet. Like it still shows that I am connected, but I can't load any page on my browser while I have a bluetooth device connected.
When I have bluetooth headphones connected the sound that comes through is quite crackly... I this just old hardware? Or is it something to do with Linux? Is there an easy fix or do I just need to get a new laptop?
Is there a way that I can adjust the hardware to make it work?
I have tried using a Bluetooth USB dongle, but this just fixes the crackly part... it still doesn't allow me to use the internet...
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
I just got new headphones that work with bluetooth 5.0 (not sure if that makes a difference...) and the crackling stopped, but now the internet "flow" switches between on and off...
It almost seems like it is using the same device to connect to the internet as it does to connect with bluetooth devices (which makes a little sense, because both my internet connection and bluetooth are both 2.4 GHz). Is there a way to fix that (if it is the problem...)?
Now a kind of random question, does bluetooth work with Linux? Does anyone have a computer with bluetooth and Linux?
EVEN MORE DETAILS:
So I realized that I didn't mention that the internet signal strength will go from 0% to what it normally is at (between 70% and 100%), when it shows the signal strength normal, it loads pages fine...