So I don't really get why you'd want to use a $2.50 chip to half-ass implement the functionality of a $3 chip. (You can't bond, you can just advertise, and you

So I don't really get why you'd want to use a $2.50 chip to half-ass implement the functionality of a $3 chip. (You can't bond, you can just advertise, and you can't do the necessary CRC.) The code's not that much different - just buy an nRF8001. Nordic started with the nRF24LE1 and tweaked the hardware to match the Bluetooth specs and turned it into an nRF8001. (Or better yet, use a TI CC2540/41. The documentation is much better.)