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Bluetooth Headset for XDAII - Your opinions please

Hi People,
I'm looking to get potentially 3 Bluetooth Headsets for XDAII (for staff)
And I don't want any moaning once I get them that the quality is bad
Could you post your personal experiences of ones you have purchased and are using please. Would like some recommendations if possible.

I have a Sony-Erricsson HBH-35. Works like a charm.
No rebonding, it reconnects wether you'r out of range, the phone or headset has been switched off etc...

I have a Motorola HS810.
It's nice and small (even with the boom open). The audio quality is excelent. However, what really nags me is that it takes too long to boot the device when you open the boom, so that in most occasions it takes too long to connect to the XDA and I can't pick up a call in time.
Also, sometimes it simply doesn't connect to the device after I pick up a call on the XDA and I can't transfer the call to the headset.
Anyone with the same problems with this headset ?

My HBH65 works absolutely perfectly with the XDA2. Original XDA2 radio & Bluetooth stack - just as it came out of the box. I *never* need to rebond the two devices, even if they're switched off, out of range or whatever, and I can walk around my (small) house using the headset and leave the XDA2 on the desk.
Only criticism is the battery life on the HBH65, which is pants. I have to charge it every other day, at best, without much useage.
Still, it's *very* comfortable and the sound quality and volume is good in quiet environments. In the car it's a struggle, but that could be because I have a car with a 6 litre engine and no exhaust silencers...

I have a Jabra 250
Works perfect, never any bonding, or lost call problems, and as set 250 minutes of standby time, very small, and looks really smart. After I bought one, my wife wanted one too.

Thanks for the response all, much appreciated !
I opted for the Sony-Erricsson HBH-35
I got them from expansys and got them the next day! .... they are great. The call quality is excellent. I think the boom helps to eliminate background noise as the mic doesn't have to be too strong.
Now i just need to go to the "using it" forum to find out how to use voice dialing :s

Logitech BT headset is the best !

I really like the Bluespoon Cameleon. Works very well. Only about $100. Much less obtrusive than other Bluetooth headsets. You can change it's colors, which is cool. It's much smaller and lighter than other headsets as well.
It was so good, that I thought I'd go one step further and get the Bluespoon Digital, which I just started using. The Bluespoon Digital seems to get the call transferred instantly (quicker than the Cameleon), and it's about the size as the end of my thumb.
I havn't had the chance to try out the automatic gain control (changes volume of speaker based on ambient noise), or the digital noise cancellation (blocks out slow moving ambient sound).. but those features sound mighty nice!

About bluespoon, I have a pb, seems really good when I make a call but impossible to use it when i receive a call, no transfer to the headset

IamHappy said:
About bluespoon, I have a pb, seems really good when I make a call but impossible to use it when i receive a call, no transfer to the headset
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What's a pb? With the Bluespoons, you press a button on the headset to transfer the call to it.

really doesn't work, dunno why !!!!!
If you have an advice, I'll really appreciate it

HB 35
I too Have the sony ericsson hb 35 top h/set well worth the investment

IamHappy said:
really doesn't work, dunno why !!!!!
If you have an advice, I'll really appreciate it
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Did you try a hard reset of the Bluespoon? Also a soft reset according to the instructions in the manual? After a soft reset you'll have to recreate the bond.

Plantronics M3000 is the best one I could fine. Everyone would always tell me they couldn't hear me. The M3000 sounds very clear, connects as a Bluetooth Device and battery life is around 2 days.
Very small around the ear, no cords, or mess. I like it.

automatic answering phone when removed from jack?

hello fellow phone people. I have this real nice dock i got for my AT&T Tilt.
The other day I got a call, and went to pick it up off the dock I realized I had started to talk into the thing before pressing the talk button. I don't know what I was thinking, I guess my brain thought I was dealing with a cordless phone (which auto-connects when you pick it up).
So I got thinking, why don't I code this ability into the phone, where it automatically initiates the call whenever the phone is removed from its jack while ringing? Or better yet, see if anybody has thought similarly and coded a solution for me...

Background noise when talking overwhelming...

Has anyone else noticed, or had anyone tell them, that the background noise is extremely loud and distracting, when you are talking to them on your Raph?
Apparently my microphone/receiver is picking up everything and people are hearing even the slightest sounds.
I called my wife from the car with the music very low, and she said it sounded like I was at a concert. A buddy called me and with no music on in the car, he kept asking if I was driving with the window down, or standing in the middle of traffic... And then when I went into a Panera Bread, with only a few people talking around me, he had to let me go because he couldn't hear me over all the extra noise.
I was not on speaker phone.
Is there anyway to dial down the microphone/receiver, like you can on a computer?
I did search through the forums, but was unable to find anything.
Thanks for the help.

There is in the settings area a item for hearing aid and non hearing aid mode. Try to set it either way and see if it helps?

I'm having the same problem too - is there a registry setting for this? HKLM\Software\HTC\Audiogain is no longer there...

Chiming in with this...have had several people tell me it sounds like I'm on speaker or like someone else said above, driving with the windows down.

I've had this issue as well. I can't remember if I had this issue before I started using cooked ROMs.
What ROM is everyone using?
I'm on PROven 1.08, but I've noticed this with earlier versions of PROven as well.
J.

Yep - just wanted to add that I'm having this problem too.
Almost every call I've made without a headset- someone has asked what was going on in the background.
Currently running Elite ROM
I mean, I know the mic is on the very bottom of the phone, but what's the deal?

Hello, guys.
i had this problem twice: just after i buy my Raphael and afer i take it to my service-center. There serious men just make hard reset and that's all!
the issue hide as i take my pda in hands.
but in several days it started again... i didn't know what to thing - cause i was very sad about this ****en problem.
nevertheless also after few days this problem hide away and never goe to my pda again.
I did'n do anything with my ROM (RUS 1.90.411.3, Radio:1.02.25.19)
...and it's very interesting.
if anybody has the answer to the question: "Why does it happen?" i'd be very glad to hear about this one.
sorry for my english)

hear myself
I have a simmilar backround noise problem, but for what ever reason the speaker kicks out what the mic picks up, so I end up hearing my self more than any one that calls unless it is dead silent in the room, then I can hear the caller as long as I am not talking.
any tips on how to stop hearing myself?

same here im using ROMeOS conFUZEd edition...

Just to add that the problem happens for me with the PROven 1.08 and LantisOS RC 1 ROMs.

I've modified AudioPara3.csv and turned the gain and tx volume way down. It seems to be ok for me, but I haven't done extensive testing yet. Please backup your copy before overwriting it. Copy to your \Windows directory using Total Commander. Let me know what you guys think.

Yeah a lot of people said they can hear everything when I talk to them. Both on my Raphael and my old Hermes. Its just the mics that HTC uses are really good. Maybe not good for phone usage but really good quality and can pick up all sounds.
I ended up getting a Bluetooth with Noise Reduction, everyone is much happier now.

Same here
I've been going crazy looking for a solution for this problem, I was in a restaurant the other day with very soft music and I got a call and the person on the other end said that it was SO loud she thought I was in a night club (I wish I was but I wasn't).
I'm gonna try the AudioPara3 and see what happens.
If anyone has found the perfect solution to this, please post it. Thanks.

Backgrounds too loud
Just installed and the problem seems to be corrected, will try a couple more days.....

I have this problem and have tried a couple of the posted audiopara files - no such luck with this issue?
Any progress on dialing in this microphone setting?
thanks!

radoave said:
I have this problem and have tried a couple of the posted audiopara files - no such luck with this issue?
Any progress on dialing in this microphone setting?
thanks!
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Silly question, but did you reboot your phone after you copied the file?

Yup. I occasionally get people telling me I sound like I'm in the middle of the sea with waves and stuff. When I end the call then redial, the problem is usually gone. Happens maybe once a week. I'm a fairly heavy user - the phone that is. Well not just the phone. Erm, can we not go there thank you?
Raph Elite Project RC3. When I've tried audiopara, I lose almost all volume from the speaker so I uninstalled and hard resetted.

Request for blue tooth app

I know this forum is visited by many smart people who might know the answer.
Is it possible to programm something like this?
When my connected blue tooth headset is not anymore within reach of my HD2, the HD2 should sound an alarm.

Anybody an idea?

erickkist said:
When my connected blue tooth headset is not anymore within reach of my HD2, the HD2 should sound an alarm.
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What would that be good for? When you have your headset on and go with it so far you're out of reach, you won't propably hear the alarm.

xZdenis said:
What would that be good for? When you have your headset on and go with it so far you're out of reach, you won't propably hear the alarm.
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HAHAHA You're a ****ing Genius

Thanks for the reply. But think of it the other way around. When my headphone is stolen, my phone will warn me. Or my jacket with the headpone in it.
The next step is to lock and unlock my laptop when I am in reach with my HD2 etc.

erickkist said:
Thanks for the reply. But think of it the other way around. When my headphone is stolen, my phone will warn me. Or my jacket with the headpone in it.
The next step is to lock and unlock my laptop when I am in reach with my HD2 etc.
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Well, i still think it would be more annoying than usefull. Most time you keep the headphone by yourself, so it be more likely stolen your phone than headhone. And if you have the headphones in jacket or somewhere, your phone would sound the alarm everytime you get the jacket out of your sight. It would make false alarms like all the time, so you won't be paying any attention to it and woul become very annoyed.
IMO it wouldnť be so hard to make an utility that would sound and alarm when bluetooth connection is lost, but as i said, such a soft would be more pain then contribution

There's that function in the software for my bluetooth watch, the watch will vibrate when connection is lost (that's actually a function of the watch itself), and the software can sound and/or lock the phone when out of reach.
I quickly disabled that as I was getting tired of my phone sounding and locking itself whenever I left my phone on the desk and went a few meters away.

I very reasonable request.
I've also thought of this for various reasons. Alarms or notifications can be set agains signal strength/distance and time delays can stop it from being annoying.

really usefull request...pls some solution

winmo 6.5 speakerphone/hands free question

I hope I am posting in the correct place. I very rarely post here, but read alot. This forum has been a great help over the years with all my different windows mobile phones and devices.. Y'all are tops!
So, my question.
I have an HTC Pure (att branded touch diamond 2). I discovered the other day while hooking my phone into my truck radio that I can use it to have phone conversations through the speaker of my car radio.
The problem is, the person I am talking to can here themselves, as the phone mic is picking up the radio output. I have tried all the settings I can think of. Hands free and speakerphone options are "grayed out" while the htc headphone adaptor are plugged in, so no joy there.
Are there any apps out there to facilitate this?
It is like talking on onstar, ultimate hands free.. Just need it to act like speakerphone, so the phone doesn't "hear" it's own output through the truck radio speakers.
Any help would be much appreciated!