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Actually not really a review, just some initial thoughts after opening the box.
Woohoo! Got my Bluetrek bluetooth headset today.
I got it because it was the cheapest available, only $40 after mail-in rebate (warning: rebate only applicable if you're in the United States), and someone said it worked with the XDA II.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=90119243&loc=111&sp=1
However I also read many good reviews on it, and many users said they liked it, so I figured I might as well give it a shot.
Review here: http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=112
and here:
I saw a sticker on the front of the box (an extra barcode sticker that looked like it has just been slapped on) that said V1.2. I didn't think anything of it.
Then, when I opened the box, there was a piece of paper with some info on it. It says ATTENTION on the top. It goes on to say
"This is an UPGRADE version with up to 12 hours talk time (12 hours in HV3/9:30 hours in HV2/6 Hours in HV1) and 350 hours standby."
And then it goes on to talk about charging it, etc.
12 HOURS? The Jabra BT200 gets 2-3 hours, and the new BT250 (which isn't even released yet) is rumored to be the exact same as the BT200 but with 8 hours talk time. I don't know what HV 1/2/3 is, but even assuming worst case and it only works in HV1 it still gets twice as much as the BT200. If you average the three times you come up with 9 hours of talk time. That's more than the BT250, at about 1/3 the price! And everywhere online (including their website, etc.) it says "up to 12 hours talk time."
Overview:
- most talktime of any bluetooth headset
- weighs less than 1 ounce
- cheapest of any bluetooth headset
- comes with bluetooth headset itself, a carrying case, a wall charger, and a car charger!
Uhh, I'd say we have a winner here.
-arebelspy
So did it work with XDAII?
Hi arebelspy!
Am curious - did the Bluetrek work with your XDAII?
Does it work with Microsoft's voice command?
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how did it work???
More Working BT Headsets for the XDA II / iMate
G'day All,
Just thought I'd add to the "review"
The Bluetake GII (as opposed to Bluetrek) headset is the first one that we've found that works well and sounds good with the XDA II / iMATE.
You can get the specs on http://estore.pressd.com in the headset section.
Decent talk time and sound quality.
* The Ericsson HBH65 doesn't work at all. The HBH35 sort of works.
* The Nokia headsets all work temporarily then drop out after 10 mins as Nokia has written their firmware specifically not to stay paired with non-Nokia handsets!!!! (I believe they may be in court over this one!)
* Jabras - Moderate success but weird pairing issues.
Hope that helps.
Andy
Hi I am having trouble with this headset not detecting calls coming in or allowing me to switch to it while on calls!
I can use it once after bonding with the phone, and then thats it, it will not work anymore. It does beep if I turn bluetooth on or off on the phone, so it does detect it but it will not recognise calls anymore, unless I turn the headset off completely and On again and reset it and rebond, sometimes just turning it on and off is enough but not always.
Anyone else experience this? or have any ideas that may help?
I am using Rom version 1.72 and the Headset is revision R1B...
I am just not sure whether I should return the Headset or complain to imate?
As you know the XDA II does not support handsfree mode sadly, and if you have your Bluetooth device set to handsfree mode and not headset this causes problems answering your device.
This goes for the use of the bluetooth button with Nokia Cark-91 kits, they can bond, they will allow you to dail out and tranfer the call but answering the call can be tricky even on headset mode
Look at the manual for your HBH-35 and see how to set headset mode.
If you can't set it then I would take it back for a refund.
Look for an alternative headset, you shouldn't have to pay more than £65 in the high street now for a suitable headset.
If you do have problems finding one, I am importing 100 headsets from supplier in far east. These will work with your XDA II gaurenteed... Cost is £35 + P&P ( will ship world wide)
Details:
1. Clear voice, sound volume can be adjusted freely
2. Attractive appearance, many colours for choice
3. Powerful battery, standby time 120 hours and talking time up to 6 hours
4. Three different designs for spare earplug of SPEAKER
5. Light weight, less than 16g
6. Ear-hook can be taken off, without any influence on wearing
7. UK wall charger (like nokia phone charger) & car charger included.
I am looking at combinded USB/car chargers as accessories
Hi
I use an HBH-65 with bluetooth tools, it works really well, I can answer icoming calls and dial the last number from the hedset button.
I tried the HBH-35 before I bought the 65 and it worked perfectly, again using bluetooth tools.
Cheers
JustinP
I had lots of problems with the Plantronics M3000 doing exactly the same thing on my Ozzie 1.66 Rom XDAII. Now have Hello 2 headset that seems to be working well after a day.
Very comfortable too. At a little over A$130 it seems like good value compared to the other items on sale here.
I have the HT820s, but they are not working so great at the moment.
They have worked exactly twice so far, and the settings and ROM were different both times yet the same settings also don`t work most of the time.
I was wondering if you also owned these headphones, if you could list your ROM and config settings.
There seems to be no ryhme or reason to wether or not they work, i have looked on all the threads for all the different ROMs and and there dosen`t seem to be any pattern at all to it.
mine are as follows
Bitpool = 58
Maxbitpool = 128
These are the settings i had when i had some small success, and no success at all......
A2DP and the Dreaded Moto
davieshyland said:
I have the HT820s, but they are not working so great at the moment.
They have worked exactly twice so far, and the settings and ROM were different both times yet the same settings also don`t work most of the time.
I was wondering if you also owned these headphones, if you could list your ROM and config settings.
There seems to be no ryhme or reason to wether or not they work, i have looked on all the threads for all the different ROMs and and there dosen`t seem to be any pattern at all to it.
mine are as follows
Bitpool = 58
Maxbitpool = 128
These are the settings i had when i had some small success, and no success at all......
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Hi m8,
I have the same Moto HT 820 and to say they're temperamental would be an understatement......... there are quite a few of us here with the same headset and once you get them working they're great!
I've been using them all day today at the office without a single skip, pause or lockup. Reconnecting to the Uni works fine too.
No more issues with my Moto!
Unfortunately for you I'm using my latest build, due for release on the 1st Novemeber!
The problem is not the reg settings it's the stack on the Uni itself.
Only two more weeks and the Rom will be out.
Cheers,
Beasty
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(picture if you will, a man sitting in front of his computer pulling his own hair out by the handful)
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(picture if you will, a man sitting in front of his computer pulling his own hair out by the handful)
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No need to picture it, I was doing it myself for a whole week!
(although for the humour facrtor and some comic relief you could upload a few pics for us all)
Not long to go though.................
Could you tell me the firmware revision of your headset.........it's inside the headband.......... mine is SYN0948D.
Cheers,
Beasty
I have the same headset, they work a treat.
After pairing the headset it started working perfectly.
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No need to picture it, I was doing it myself for a whole week!
(although for the humour factor and some comic relief you could upload a few pics for us all)
Not long to go though.................
Could you tell me the firmware revision of your headset.........it's inside the headband.......... mine is SYN0948D.
Cheers,
Beasty
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Hi Beasty,
I was ready to put some pics of my bald head, but was advised to wait until at least some grows back!
One of the HT820 I own is : SYN0948A.
The second HT820 is all smudged up and your guess is as good as mine.
As I have mentioned to you earlier, since they are not genuine therefore I cannot flash the ROM for the upgrade!
Thanks,
KOR!
SYN0948E for me, i looked thru the threads and i don`t think mine can be updated......
davieshyland said:
SYN0948E for me, i looked thru the threads and i don`t think mine can be updated......
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Hi,
If I recall the procedure correctly from memory, you should power off the headphones, connect to your pc with the USB cable, hold down both track control buttons, and power the device on.
If the bluetooth leds stay on I believe that means the device is in flash mode......... I also believe that what I read on the forums, is that the "hookie" headsets do not support this mode at all.
Davieshyland, where did you purchase your headset from?
Cheers,
Beasty
Powered off, connected usb and then pressed both track buttons....... both LEDs started to flash at 1 second intervals. Which i believe is the correct way. I already looked into flashing/updating the firmware for the headphones, tought maybe this could solve my problems, but i think its only the A,B and Cs that can be updated.
I got them from ebay, but not a seller in Hongkong, it was some bloke in Manchester, England
Switched to JWrights 20202, someone said that was the best ROM for BT sound....
Had the same problem..... no sound after 1 second.
But..... while reading thru the 500+ posts i came across a two line post saying, in affect, 1st, pair your headphones, then turn your headphones off, then back on, wait for uni to find them automatically, and you should now have no problems.
This actually worked for me with this ROM, i am going to upgrade to his latest ROM tonight. Its now nearly 5 in the morning (AM ) i`m only up because of a Diabetic low (time for a cookie and a quick post) and now i`m going back to bed.
Hi all - 1st post so be nice
I'm in the market for a new Smartphone and at the minute, the fore-runner is the Orbit 2 as it has everything I think I need to replace my current phone & PDA / GPS.
My car has the Ford BT kit installed and I was hoping that someone can confirm if all the expected functionality works when paired - as the Ford kit is made by Nokia, it favours those handsets and whilst Ford publish a list of 'tested' and approved handsets, there are no O2 / HTC ones listed. Unfortunately, I don't have an O2 store close to me so that I can borrow a device to test. I know that Bluetooth is a standard but as we all know, there are differences in standards between vendors.
Thanks in advance.
Maxi
I know it's not a Ford, but my my Orbit 2 works exceptionally well with my Audi. I've had loads of problems with Nokia's on it, and the Orbit 2 has been perfect. Very fast to sync phonebook too.
Good luck!
I will check this for you tomorrow. My Mondeo has both a Nokia CK-7W carkit and the bluetooth Ford stereo fitted.
Both have worked with any phone I have tried so far, so the Orbit 2 should be OK.
Thanks guys - I'm fairly confident that it will work as expected but there's always that 5% niggle that it won't. Could turn into an expensive mistake if it didn't !
Maxi
hi i have a fod focus 2 with the bluetooth kit. I am using an orbit 1 and have no problem pairing and using the device so i gues there wont be any probs with orbit 2.
regards
papa
I tried mine today and works fine both on the Nokia kit and also the Ford bluetooth stereo
Brill - thanks for your time guys. Makes that 5% uncertaintity go away...
Now, just need to find the best deal to buy one.
Maxi
Hi there Maxi_pack.
I have one of the "new" Mondeos with integrated Bluetooth.
I had a Nokia 6021 before and that worked perfectly over Bluetooth showing all my contacts, calls in and calls out. It’s disappointing that this does not work with the O2XDA Stellar. I am in discussion with O2 about it. I haven't asked Ford yet, only looked at their list of "tested" phones on which I see the XDA Orbit and XDA NEO are listed as able to display contacts via Bluetooth.
http://www.ford-mobile-connectivity.com/overview?id=8&cradle_support=1&box_id=1
Note : it "pairs" with the Ford Audio and allows me to receive calls and make calls using voice-dial or via the XDA keypad but it's really annoying that the Contacts will not display on the Mondeos colour display!!! :-(
I notice the XDA Stellar has something called SAP (SIM Access Profile) for other devices to access its SIM, but I guess the FORD Bluetooth doesn't utilise this otherswise it would probably work OK.
Sparky.
they show on mine on the radio display
Hi,
I recently bought this nice bluetooth earphone (Sony Ericsson MW600) - because it was mentioned, it works great on Nexus One.
But I got a somehow strange problem:
when it is connected to the phone (at least, bluetooth settings say so), I can phone with this headset but I cannot listen to any music.
Settings say, it's connected to phone and media.
I tried enomthers and cyanogens latest roms.
Has anybody any idea, what is wrong?
edit: tested it with a SE v640i - works perfektly - must be an issue with the nexus/rom/whatever :-/
Thanks,
bastie
how did you buy them?
via ebay
it is unused and the package was not opened, too...
okay, after searching through the net for several hours - here's the solution:
it does not work, when wireless lan is turned on - for whatever reason
so:
first turn off wireless lan
then connect mw600 and play music
seems like bluetooth and wlan are blocking each other
Good to know. I just ordered one for 50 bux shipped when I preordered from mobilecityonline.com, which still is selling for the same price but now shipping is no longer free because it's no longer a preorder item. I figured its better than retail or ebay after my stint with a fake SE product a few years back. Thanks for the info!
One thing I learn is never buy bluetooth headsets or memory cards from ebay. 99.9% of them are fakes.
kpjimmy said:
Good to know. I just ordered one for 50 bux shipped when I preordered from mobilecityonline.com, which still is selling for the same price but now shipping is no longer free because it's no longer a preorder item. I figured its better than retail or ebay after my stint with a fake SE product a few years back. Thanks for the info!
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Hello Everyone,
kpjimmy, I ordered and received my MW600 from mobilecityonline.com too. They seem to have nice service.
How can we tell if we got a counterfeit device or not. I had problems in the past with serveral brands?
Did you find the instruction in the box were not detailed ?
I went to sony ericsson support page for the MW600, no user guide pdf file. Only the warranty pdf. I noticed for the other devices such as the DS205,DS970,DS980 there are user guide pdf files. Have you found one for the MW600?
Must say, I am impressed with the battery life. I took out of the box, charged for 8 hours as per instructions. Turned it on, paired it, turned on the FM radio with 100% volume. It went 10.75 hrs, even a few phone calls before dead. Did 3 full 8 hrs charges/10.75hrs to full discharges cycles.
Thank you,
Monnie
I have used the headset for a week or so and I must say it is an awesome little headset for the cash! I also have the plantronics 590A but that is for my personal home use, but the MW600 is great for the office or when you are out and about. I haven't taken any calls with the headset yet though.
As for this being possibly a fake headset? I have to say my last 'fake' headset was in the box, (wasn't sealed btw) and when used, the sound was too tinny like cheapo headsets you get at your local convenience store. This one I received from Mobilecityonline, in my opinion the real deal. The sound is nice and functions as it should. Very satisfied with the headset.
Anyone want a aliph icon? LOL kiddin...that's what I use when in the car.
Jimmy you work for SE? you haven't take any calls yet? and you used it for so long? or do you work for mobilecityonline.com? let me know what is your deal?
I hace one and very annoying problem with this headset . When i plug id to HD2 and turn on the WIFI , music freeze for a less then second and sound geting disorted and very thin (it sound like the music change frequency to very low. Anyone had this problem ?
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Jimmy you work for SE? you haven't take any calls yet? and you used it for so long? or do you work for mobilecityonline.com? let me know what is your deal?
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I don't work for either. I am a BT and tech junkie . I have taken a call on the MW600 and all sounds fine and works great as expected. I have since use my Aliph Icon with the new A2DP drivers installed.
However, I also have gotten the BlueAnt S4. I have used this more than the MW600 and I have to admit I love the thing. It is truely handsfree and the sound is great, clear, loud and is truly handsfree.
shr3nron said:
I hace one and very annoying problem with this headset . When i plug id to HD2 and turn on the WIFI , music freeze for a less then second and sound geting disorted and very thin (it sound like the music change frequency to very low. Anyone had this problem ?
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You plug in? The MW600 does not need to be plugged in. The HD2 has A2DP. All you need to do is turn on your bluetooth and pair the phone with the headset. When you play the music with your bluetooth on, the phone should automatically connect to the headset and play wirelessly, no plugging in necessary. Please give us additional detail. Thanks!
my mw600 works great - 5.0.5.3 through froyo.
so the skip forward/back and play/pause buttons on this can control the music?
Because I've lost the original N1 remote and am looking for decent replacements.
Thanks
it controls music. display obviously doesn't show the track like it might if paired with a sony device however. touch volume slider is kinda annoying.
shr3nron said:
I hace one and very annoying problem with this headset . When i plug id to HD2 and turn on the WIFI , music freeze for a less then second and sound geting disorted and very thin (it sound like the music change frequency to very low. Anyone had this problem ?
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Same here !!!
Really annoying!
Just got it. Had a Nokia BH-103 before but it broke. On the Nokia the sound sometimes was getting faster or a bit slower from time to time but that did not annoy me that much, now i can hardly hear on song. even if i turn of wifi the issue remains. please please help. really was looking forward to use my new mw600 and now the expirence is ruined.
headset works great with ps3 and notebook even over "big" distance (can hear music in every room of my flat)
so i guess it's the devices fault
having a htc hero using villian rom 10.2
PLEASE HELP
SOLVED !!!!!
setting the cpu speed somehow messes up bluetooth audio transfare
disabled overclocking now works like a charm
I tried my friend's SE MH-100 which he uses for his Aino, but my N1 can't even find it via bluetooth. I ordered the MBS 200 which is a bluetooth speaker also from SE and I'm still waiting for it.
Any clue why it can't find the MH-100? Im afraid it wont be able to scan the MBS200's bletooth as well
UPDATE: It's working great
I ordered one from ebay just now because Sony Ericsson Canada is selling is for $99.99 (mobilecityonline sells it for $50 but charges $40 US for shipping too Canada...)
After reading stories about fake bluetooth, I am worried. How do I tell if the one I bought is genuine or not? I bought it from this seller: http://cgi.ebay.com/SonyEricsson-MW...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1e5cfdeebe
I purchased one from mobilecityonline in person.
I don't really like the volume control, but I encounter a pairing problem with nexus one.
If I keep the pairing with the phone, it works 100%, but if I connect it to another device, it refuse to connect to nexus one again except I pair them again.
The battery is awesome though, I play 8 hours of wireless music and the battery doesn't run out.