BT Headset recommendations...

[gagis]

I have the BT800 and so far my experience with it is pretty negative.

Other than the fact that it just doesn't sit will on my ear, all the people that I have phone conversations with tell me that my voice keeps cutting off every couple of seconds. They have a hard time understanding what I'm saying.

Anybody else have this behaviour? Which BT headset do you guys recommend?

[atekant]

I am also looking for recommendations for a new BT headset, but let me also contribute with what I had (lost it now).

I had the Bluespoon AX. It was by far the most comfortable thing I have ever put in my ear. It is so small and light and comfortable, that you almost forget it is in there, and at the end of the day, you find it in your ear by accident sometimes.

That said, when I lost it I did not shed a tear. Using it with Universal was quite painful. The sound would crackle if the AX and the Universal were on different sides of my body. Not a distance issue, but somehow an interference from my body in between.

The AX is useless in any environment there is noise and/or wind. I suppose they could not use a directional mic because the mic is so far away from your mouth (practically *in* your ear). It worked fine when I was sitting in a quiet place though, but then...

With the Universal, only the handsfree profile is available. While this worked fine for outgoing calls (can make voice dial calls and all), for some reason on incoming calls, when the AX is active, Universal would not ring. The only call indicator is on the AX and if you don't happen to be wearing it at the time, you will miss the call.

I have been reading up on other models. The AX2 apparently has better reception, but I am not sure about noise and the BT software problems.
The digital model has noise cancelling, but it is way too expensive to buy it on faith alone.

[philtech44]

I am also looking for recommendations for a new BT headset......
Using it with Universal was quite painful. The sound would crackle if the AX and the Universal were on different sides of my body. Not a distance issue, but somehow an interference from my body in between.


Same problem with my Motorola H500... anyone any ideas how to avoid this apart from buying another model :-)

[lie_ui]

I have HBH 662 (Sony Erricson). Its very tiny, formerly it did not fit easily in my ear, but now I used to it, though I do not like to have it on all day long. The sound quality is too low/not loud enough though I set to the highest volume already. The battery life is not good, it barely survives my every day calls, I'm not a super call person, just average.
Things that really annoying:
- The Caller ID display is too small to read and it only shows the first half of the caller's number then scroll the remaining digits.
IT DOES NOT show the caller's name. Have been patiently enough to wait for this to be fixed by MS/imate/other vendor whatsoever. If anybody has a workaround, PLS.. PLS... PLS... share....
- The ringer is very low and intended to tell you there is a call if you have it on your ear. Does not have a vibrate function. If the Universal is in silent mode, most likely I cannot tell when there is an incoming call.

[lie_ui]

I have HBH 662 (Sony Erricson). Its very tiny, formerly it did not fit easily in my ear, but now I used to it, though I do not like to have it on all day long. The sound quality is too low/not loud enough though I set to the highest volume already. The battery life is not good, it barely survives my every day calls, I'm not a super call person, just average.
Things that really annoying:
- The Caller ID display is too small to read and it only shows the first half of the caller's number then scroll the remaining digits.
IT DOES NOT show the caller's name. Have been patiently enough to wait for this to be fixed by MS/imate/other vendor whatsoever. If anybody has a workaround, PLS.. PLS... PLS... share....
- The ringer is very low and intended to tell you there is a call if you have it on your ear. Does not have a vibrate function. If the Universal is in silent mode, most likely I cannot tell when there is an incoming call.

[ninja396]

I am using the Bluestreak G2 headset which seems to work O.K. and Has About 8 hours of use. Background noise is acceptable but it doesn't seem to do noise cancellation.
Have noticed that if WIFI is active with BT the headset drops out a little. Seems O.K. If Wifi is off & BT is on. Not ideal if you want to use Skype with BT.

[jah]

Have tried the following with my Exec:

- Tekkeon ET3000 (with display like the BT800 but better), great battery life, good volume, okay quality sound, okay comfort, no problem with call transfers from the Exec

- SE HBH-608, fantastic battery life, very comfortable, good quality sound, very comfortable, okay volume (seems limted by the Exec)

- Jabra BT800, okay battery life, okay comfort, good sound quality, okay volume, seems a bit slow transferring calls between the headset and the Exec

[V-Ger]

Have you tried putting the names/numbers also on the SIM Card?! I read somewhere that headset profile is using the SIM Card's phonebook...

- The Caller ID display is too small to read and it only shows the first half of the caller's number then scroll the remaining digits.
IT DOES NOT show the caller's name. Have been patiently enough to wait for this to be fixed by MS/imate/other vendor whatsoever. If anybody has a workaround, PLS.. PLS... PLS... share....
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[lie_ui]

No, it does not work either, even though the contact name is saved in the SIM card. Have been searching for workaround/solution but have not found any good answer yet.

[gps338]

I have the Globalsat gps338 ,and it works very well ,use with gpstuner ,and teletype gps software which is slow to update on the Mda pro but the bluetooth gps pair well with the program and with 9 satellites showing indoor .Any Sirf III chipset will be ok.The only thing that does not work in the universal is the gpsinfo program that comes with the gps338.
Anyone with the gps338 ? works well with mapapolis too.

[Riceburner]

I have the BT800 and so far my experience with it is pretty negative.

Other than the fact that it just doesn't sit will on my ear, all the people that I have phone conversations with tell me that my voice keeps cutting off every couple of seconds. They have a hard time understanding what I'm saying.

Anybody else have this behaviour? Which BT headset do you guys recommend?

You mean the Jabra?


Update the Firmware - there's a patch available on Jabra.com - I did thsi recently and it's a big improvement. Even my wife can hear me properly now.


(not sure if that's a good thing or not to be honest.....)

[Riceburner]

I am also looking for recommendations for a new BT headset......
Using it with Universal was quite painful. The sound would crackle if the AX and the Universal were on different sides of my body. Not a distance issue, but somehow an interference from my body in between.


Same problem with my Motorola H500... anyone any ideas how to avoid this apart from buying another model :-)



what, like carrying the phone on the same side of your body as the headset??

;) (Like it says to do in the instructions... ;) )

[gagis]

Thx Riceburner!

figures! I've been checking the Jabra site for an update repeatedly but of course as luck will have it, as soon as I stopped looking...there it is.

I will update my BT800 tonight and see what happens. Tell me, did you have the same problems? Voice kept cutting off? All around bad performance from this headset?

thx.

[marcov]

motorola H700, great audio, great look, light and good batteries and......................same mini USB charger :D :D :D :D

[gagis]

Well...no improvements.

I updated the firmware on my Jabra BT800 and although I noticed an improvement in the time it takes to transfer the call to the headset, I still have the same problem with my voice cutting off.

I tested it repeatedly by making more than one phone call and the result was always the same. While I'm speaking, the person on the other end says that my voice keeps cutting off. Therefore beginning or end of words are totally cut off. Very frustrating to have a conversation when the person on the other end keeps saying "what?".

If nobody else is having this problem with the BT800 and the Universal, then I guess I got stuck with a faulty headset?

[DrSirLes]

i have the hbh 662 sony. not impressed with it to be honest. unless i am less than 1/2 metre from it, the quality of the line deteriorates alarmingly. I was hoping to be able to stick it on the kitchen table and then walk around having a phone call. I can't do this.

Also had ideas for having the universal in my pocket, and using the headset almost as a standalone phone. This doesn't work that well either. tried the headset with a orange c500 , and it was so much better.

also upgraded to the latest radio update (1.04.02). this didnt do anything for the quality of the line either.

is it the universal or the sh1te ms bluetooth stack? how does the jabra bt 800 compare?

(i have the orange m5000 with a qtek rom)

[henftling]

Hi there,

using Bluespoon AX2 with my universal(MDA pro) with NO compromises.
Have a cabrio and even driving the car sound quality is good.
You can pair EIGHT devices on this headset simoultanesly and supports Bluetoth1.2
Good stuff for 60€
...and by the way...it is SMALL and easy to put on as you can put it IN your ear not around

[stombacco]

Hi

I have Plantronics and I'm happy about this 8 grams headset.

http://www.plantronics.com/images/catalog/product_large/discovery640.gif

Ciao[/b]

[zanfo]

hi everybody.I want to buy a headset for my mda pro with qtek rom(radio 1.13).
I'd like to spent about 50 euros.Any suggest?

[zanfo]

nobody can help me?

[CWKJ]

If you are having Universal & A2DP Hack, get Nokia HS-12W.

[jetjockgordo]

I have spent a lot of money! Lets see.............

Logitech Mobile Freedom: Best mic (wind especially), good speaker, great battery, very good BT, ok fit and pretty ugly but a super value headset.
Works pretty well with Voice Command (VC).

Sony HBH 662: Ok mic, poor speaker, so-so battery, ok fit, good looks, ok BT, handy caller ID. If the volume was louder and better battery it would be great. Doesn't work well with VC.

Jabra BT800: Very good mic, good speaker, ok battery, great BT (!), terrible fit, very handy caller ID and vibra call, big easy buttons. Big, ugly with a terrible fit but a great performing headset that is most compatible with VC.

Plantronics Discovery 645 with DSP: Good mic, light, nice fit (left ear only-won't work with my right unless I use the hook), good speaker, so-so BT (major bummer!), poor battery but awsome accessories with the AAA charger adapter and the adapters to allow charging from any cell phone charger. Wish the vibra call was in the headset and not in the pocket-pen style holder (although it does vibrate like crazy!) and that the headset would lock more securly in the pen holder. This is my current unit with my BT800 as my backup or when I want to wander around my hotel room without dragging my JasJar and get NO static. If Plantronics could get better BT range this would be a winner. Doesn't work well with VC.

BTW, anyone want to buy very lightly used Logitech Mobile Freedoms (2) and a very lightly used Sony HBH 662?

Regards,
Gordo

[zanfo]

does somebody know motorola h500?It have a very good design,but i'd like to know if it works well with universal,before buy it

[Addic]

I'm just trying to suss out if a BT headset that not only answers the phone but also receives music from my M5000 via bluetooth is available.

I don't want a stereo headset as I want to listen to station announcements (bleedin train delays and platform changes).

Anyone got any ideas?

[CWKJ]

After a year long of using Bluetooth A2DP Stereo Headsets on different phones, here is something I like to share.

http://xdaflameusers.com/viewtopic.php?pid=2446#p2446

[AllanonMage]

The Jabra BT800 (or 810, whatever it was with the LCD) would not get very loud with my Universal. It also wasn't very secure. The LCD would have been cool though...

The Jabra BT250v was very secure, could get plenty loud (most times), but had crappy reception, and worse reception when/if an SD card was inserted. When I say crappy reception, i mean bad. At arms length the headset started having static. As far as I could tell it was only I who heard it, but when I started hearing static, the person on the other side couldn't really hear me.

Plantronics A510 is the bomb!! (in a good way). I have only had it for a few days, but it is super lightweight, gets plaenty loud enough, and I can walk almost 30 feet form the Universal and keep a connection. AND thats while I have an SD card in! It's less than $50 on amazon and is their #1 selling product! It has 1700+ reviews on the site, which I found impressive.