My father was given a Charge 2 as a birthday gift.

He has an iPhone.

When setting up the Fitbit, it asked for a bluetooth or a wireless dongle to synch it with his phone.

He doesn't want to have to buy more stuff just to get his Fitbit to work.

From looking online, all directions to set it up require a bluetooth.

Anyone here have a Fitbit and not use a bluetooth to set it up?

The iPhone is the bluetooth device you are needing to set it up

The iPhone, or if he wants the Charge comes with a Bluetooth dongle for a computer.

A Bluetooth isn't a physical thing. Bluetooth is a short range, low power, wireless connection architecture. Bluetooth radios are incorporated in almost every modern day cell phone, tablet, new car stereo, wearable device and many laptops, desktops, TVs, wireless speakers, wireless headphones, cooking appliances, etc.

Thanks for all of your help.

He apparently called the help desk this morning and they helped him set it up.

When I heard Bluetooth, I think of the physical device that goes in your ear, I was not aware it was a wireless connection architecture.