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Has anyone tried Sony HBH-DS980 stereo BT headset with Treo 750???

This headset is capable of accessing and showing the call history and contacts list from the phone on the its LED. Also it has the caller ID and shows clock from the phone. So all-in-all it looks like a great headset, but i read in some forums that all features are not compatible with Win Mobile. I know jetware extension helps, but still do all of its available features work with WM6.0 running T750?? Has anyone here tried to use this headset with Treo 750??? How does it work?? Is WM6.1 an absolute must to get its features working completely?

I read several reviews after I got interested in getting one to listen to my fav music on the 750. Anyway, seems like the battery life of the 980 seems to be the con - so I am sticking back to my wired earphones until the tech of these gizmos improve over time.

Clarification: Does the x7500/7510 work as a phone?

I am looking for an upgrade from the Universal. These two devices are looking about the closest (or the touch pro 2).
I use the universal without earphones or bluetooth, as a phone, is that possible with the 75x0? Or must you have an attachment?
(the universal had two dedicated speakers for mono 'phone' mode, and two others for stereo speakerphone).

you need attachment, you can't just use it as a phone (ie hold it to your ear) it gets real annoying for me.

To be honest, practically it can work as a phone even w/o any attachment. It has two stereo louder speakers and one microphone on its front panel. But the thing is that it does not have the speaker like in the regular phone - only louder speaking mode is available, therefore, everybody will hear you during your phone conversations. Or you should find out your "secret" place for talking with people.
BT or cord attachment can solve this problem and let you use this brick as a phone, but, believe me, you will forget about regular use...
This is real "another brick in the wall..."
Now I'm just trying to test this relation 7510 + cord headset replacing my Nokia E71 (just to test). Finally, I'm sure that I will return to Nokia soon - it's absolutely impossible to use 7510 as a regular working phone for everyday use.

I'm using the X7500 and now X7510 since 3 years as phone and Im happy with. OK, you need a BT headset or BT carkit - but no other phone in the world can offer the features a X75xx has.
Dieter

dieterpapa said:
I'm using the X7500 and now X7510 since 3 years as phone and Im happy with. OK, you need a BT headset or BT carkit - but no other phone in the world can offer the features a X75xx has.
Dieter
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Interesting that someone would love to use the x75x0 as a regular phone. The more recent WM phones (Touch HD2, Toshiba TG01) being hailed have screens almost as big as the x75x0. When I read their users' wish list for these modern phones, they seem to be describing something like the x75x0. Something tells me that a re-release of the x7510 with some tweaks could be a winner! Desired improvements: 1GHz processor, WVGA (800x480) resolution, skin cover for the main device (without hardware keyboard).

rsawoseyin said:
Interesting that someone would love to use the x75x0 as a regular phone. The more recent WM phones (Touch HD2, Toshiba TG01)
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People think these screens are as big?
I have the universal, which is a 4" screen, and when I look at any phone in a shop at the moment, the size of the screen is much smaller.

I use my X7510 as a phone (and internet browser, agenda, tomtom and mp3 player)
The WM 6.5.3 interface is a huge improvement in the phone usefulness and that makes Windows mobile slowly getting to become a proper phone-software.
The contact images (the faces of your contacts) are of course still microscopic.

I live in one of the no cellphone while driving w/o a headset states, so I take my blueant z9i headset wherever I go anyway, so if youre the same then I'd say yes, it works perfectly and reliably as a phone, as well as an internet tablet, a messenger device, a audio-video player, an ebook reader, a GPS Navigator, an SNES emulator, (haven't tried the playstation emulator yet), as well as whatever else of the boatload of uses you can find for it.

bluetooth dialing

I read over at cnet today a feature on FROYO.
"Froyo highlights
Of the significant changes in Froyo, the new Bluetooth an app-saving capabilities stand out. Drivers using any version of the operating system prior to Android 2.2 are unable to initiate phone calls through their Bluetooth headsets, a vast inconvenience for those who strive to go hands-free. In our tests, pairing and voice dialing were on point."
I have my phone hooked up to my Nissan Altima and when i press call on my steering wheeling, My captivate makes the call just like every other phone i've had. Same thing with my other car, the Benz's B67875878 BT module.
Why are they saying this about 2.1 when it's not true?

I have 2 different blue tooth headsets ( a blueant, and a plantronics ) and neither of them allow for voice dialing.

ahhh. that answers it. It's voice dialing. that's what they meant.
The article said "initiate phone calls through their Bluetooth headsets". That's what was confusing me. I guess most cars i've had, use an internal voice command that stores a digital number with a voice. So when i tell my car, "CALL HOME", it only is transmitting the number, not the voice data.
I think most articles are exaggerating the lack of this feature, most cars come equipped with voice tech that is internal to the auto or GPS device.

orateam said:
I think most articles are exaggerating the lack of this feature, most cars come equipped with voice tech that is internal to the auto or GPS device.
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Cars come equipped with Bluetooth systems are still a minority. For most of us that can't afford a luxury car, BT headset is all we can afford. So, yes, BT dialing is an important feature. And I'm glad Android finally get it.

i dunno know about that. The benz is luxury, but my altima sure isn't. And nowadays, every car can get handfrees calling. Every ****ty ford has 'sync' which comes with it. Most newer cars have the bluetooth handsfree, it's the iphone sync to media player they it expensive.

I think I uderstand exactly what they are talking about. I have a Ford Edge with the Sync system. With my windows mobiel phones I was able to download the phonebook from my exchange account into the sync radio. I than could voice dial by saying Dial followed by the contact name.
Since getting the Captivate, my first Android phone, I have lost the ability to do this. When I tell the sync system to download the phonebook it seems to do so. But than I an unable to dial via voice. When I navigate the phonebook from the sync radio It seems all I have are the dumb AT&T information numbers that come with the phone.
I believe this has to do with the way the two differene OS's handle the contact synchronization of exchange accounts. With Windows Mobile it actually downloaded the cantacts from your exchange and synchronized them with your local phonebook. Android seems keep the contacts from the different sources seperate so the Exchange contacts never make it to the "local phonebook" that systems like "Sync" interact with.
This is just a theory as I am not a developer or anything. What bother's me is that my buddy bought a Droid X and is able to use his with "Sync" type systems. I don't knwo if this has something to do with the Blur software or not but it kind of made me think my theory didn't hold any water.

About time! I miss this feature from my blackberry!

[Q] Android 'Voice command'? A2DP?

I've had my new x10 for nearly a month, but I'm having trouble getting the functionality of one of my favorite Windows Mobile apps: Voice Command.
Does anyone have a good list of programs to grab for Android 2.1 that could perform the same workload as VC? I know Vlingo comes close, but it doesn't interface with my BT Headset the way VC did.
Features I'm missing:
- Voice output to BT Headset
- Activate voice control via BT Headset (On my Plantronics 320, I could do a long-press on the headset's control button to activate VC and give it orders)
One other function I'm missing is the ability to output media audio to my headset like 'acbToggleBT' would do. I've tried a few A2DP apps on the market, but they don't work. I'd appreciate some suggestions on this as well!

I finally got vlingo working properly, but there's a small detail.... It doesn't read incoming messages through the headset. Am I missing a setting or tweak to enable this?

I think there Cyberon offers Cyberon Commander for Android, which unlike its predecessor does not require tags. I have not yet tried it, but I, too, am looking for an MSVC replacement in the Android world.

is it only me, or voice command are pretty useless?
I can't really imagine any use for them besides while probably driving.

Sony Ericsson MW600

Have anyone used that with i9000 ?
Does the caller ID works ? does it display the name from the phonebook ?

i do have it, but no support for caller-id or mp3 tag with the current bluetooth drivers...

I read somewhere that in order for a BT device to display full caller-id info (name of the caller etc) it is required that all that information (in other words the Contacts from your phone and/or SIM card) must be also resident in the BT device (headset, carkit, etc.) that is why very few such accessories do it. They just relay the number of the caller to their own screen (I suppose they get it in realtime when the incoming call rings).
Further on the topic of the MW600, since I was thinking of buying it myself, I read some user reviews from Amazon that made me change my mind:
1. It does not store radio stations. You must manually tune in to the station you want, each time.
2. Although it is multipoint, a user reported that when a call comes through, you must manually select the phone before answering (!).
3. The volume adjust is performed by a swype-type gesture (not buttons) and
this could be awkward.
Again, I don't have it, haven't tried it, just what others say about it.

Go on and buy it, for that price it's great
I have used the MW600 with my SGS for a couple of months now, and am very happy with it. It's a very nice and small device, and the sound quality is quite good. It works great as a hands-free despite the display limitations. I don't use the radio part, tested it a couple of times and it seems to work but isn't very comfortable.
The MW600 is great with music also but I mainly listen to audiobooks while walking/working in the garden/etc. When I want to really enjoy music I plug in my pair of Ultimate Ears 700 (straight to the phone naturally . I use a cheaper headset with the MW600.
The sound adjustment is a bit tricky at first but it works ok. The headset that ships with the MW600 is surprisingly good, but of course you can use any 3.5 mm plug headset with it.