Blue Angle with HBH-DS970 Bluetooth Headset (A2DP) + other questions

[ceanth]

Hi all,

Im considering getting a Blueangle, the processor speed is 400MHz so im gussing its pretty fast? I currently have a Prophet and the specs of the phone look very similar.

Anyways I mainly use my Prophet for music and have a HBH-DS970. How well does the Blue Angle handle A2DP? Has anyone manage to get this headset working with this device?

Im not too worried about WM5 or WM6, which ever runs the fastest with a2dp.

Also can this device be overclocked? Does it give any RAM problems?


Thanks

[jakubd]

Processor i fast enough to handle virtually all tasks - never needed to overclock (and yes, it's possible to reach 500MHz, and even 600MHz on some BAs). As it's possible to run WM5/WM6, if you take into account it has 128MB of RAM, this seems to be really nice device. But... Here we come to Bluetooth. A2DP and AVRCP work fine, but you have to remember about range, that is... VERY (and I really mean VEEEERY) limited in BA. In most cases if you have BA in your backpack, you can forget about listening to music. I used HP, creative and Plantronics Plusar A2DP headsets and all work fine, apart from the range. You cannot expect more than 1m of effective range in free air. If you keep your BA in a belt pouch (especially if you have a coat on you), expect a lot of cutting and broken connections.
This is the only device I know with such problems with range.

[ceanth]

thanks for the info!

From a spec point of view this device seems excellent but the BT issues would be a major deal breaker for me

[ceanth]

Ok my friend has brought his BA into work and its looks fantastic!


Im REALLY tempted to get one of these, at present my Prophet is really annoying me in terms of volume. The speak is just too low.

The keyboard on the BA seems really nice and the screen is fantastic!

Im going to upgrade his to WM6 and test the bluetooth range. If the device can be placed in a case on my belt and bluetooth stereo works then im really considering getting one of these. Has anyone tested this?

Just noticed it doesnt have a mini usb port on the bottom. Not sure how i feel about this at the mo :confused:

[jdc]

Im going to upgrade his to WM6 and test the bluetooth range. If the device can be placed in a case on my belt and bluetooth stereo works then im really considering getting one of these. Has anyone tested this?The bluetooth is one of the weaknesses of the Angel. It's known to have range problems. Search the forums for examples of this to get a feel for it's limits.

Just noticed it doesnt have a mini usb port on the bottom. Not sure how i feel about this at the mo :confused:Just wondering, why is this an issue? The hermes has a non-standard mini-usb port as well, same as the Angel.

[ceanth]

ok ive got my friends BA working with a WM6 rom and noticed wifi issues and some stability issues


We are going to try WM5 roms but just wanted to know what the general opionion was on the stability of the device also how people felt about these wifi issues.

Stability for me would be the main priority over battery life (which people have been saying isnt too great)

Still not sure whether i should get one :confused:

[jdc]

ok ive got my friends BA working with a WM6 rom and noticed wifi issues and some stability issuesCan you give an example? I've found WM6 to be very stable on mine.


We are going to try WM5 roms but just wanted to know what the general opionion was on the stability of the device also how people felt about these wifi issues....and I found WM5 to not be as stable as WM6.

Which wifi 'issues' are you referring to? Aside from the lack of range (a known issue with the angel hardware), I've not had any issues with mine.

[michaelxgg]

Processor i fast enough to handle virtually all tasks - never needed to overclock (and yes, it's possible to reach 500MHz, and even 600MHz on some BAs). As it's possible to run WM5/WM6, if you take into account it has 128MB of RAM, this seems to be really nice device. But... Here we come to Bluetooth. A2DP and AVRCP work fine, but you have to remember about range, that is... VERY (and I really mean VEEEERY) limited in BA. In most cases if you have BA in your backpack, you can forget about listening to music. I used HP, creative and Plantronics Plusar A2DP headsets and all work fine, apart from the range. You cannot expect more than 1m of effective range in free air. If you keep your BA in a belt pouch (especially if you have a coat on you), expect a lot of cutting and broken connections.
This is the only device I know with such problems with range.

about the range, i must say YEEEEES! if i wear a thick coat, put BA in inside pocket, then i have to connect the headset EVERY FIVE MINITES OR MORE FREQUENTLY!