I had huge problems with the Plantronics M3000 and a Motorola HS801 headset. Neither worked very well.
My dealer mentioned that their distributor put out a list which showed which headsets work with which PDA's and phones. The above are listed as NOT compatible with the XDA.
So I purchased a Hello II which is tiny, comfortable and looks cool. But it also works with the XDA II which is the best reason to get one. You can get more info from http://www.hello2.com.tw .
Or for the full details go here http://www.hello2.com.tw/04_download/file1.htm
It doesn't say anywhere on the site that it is compatible with the XDA II--?
:?:
I can't comment about what is or isn't on their site but I've done my best to put it through it's paces today. It seems to be working fine with my Aussie XDAII so far. The distributor said it would. I will post a better review in a week or so.
I installed BT Tools and I get some different but not necessarily better functionality. Its good but I guess you have make up our mind as to with or without BT Tools.
Either way all you Aussies with 1.66 ROM this seems to work well so far. I got mine in Perth WA from Communications Plus. Ask for Tracy or Darryl. Darryl and his business partner also use the XDA II extensively and pair up with the Hello 2 headset.
How does it handle wind noise?
Now that's a good question. If its a noticeable breeze then its not good bu neither was the M3000 on my old Panasonic X70 phone either. And the M3000 is supposed to have this cool noise cancelling feature if you believe their blurb.
But in a light breeze it appears to perform well.
I've been using it now for a hole week and can report that it appears to work very well. Some points to consider: -
Charges in less than 2 hours
Very intuitive buttons
Very lightweight and comfortable to wear for hours
Long talk and stand-by time
Works well with BT Tools
Not great in the wind (alas, albeit perhaps only a small issue)
Small enough to lose easily or forget which pocket you put it in
Otherwise a great purchase considering the dramas I was having. Until I got this headset I thought that none of the BT headsets were going to work.
Anybody got good or bad things to say about the Jabra 250 earpiece at all please? Does it need software and if so what, where cost???
Thanks
Pete
Easily available in the UK thanks
It shouldnt need software, its a bluetooth device so should work out of the box, however you will not get many of the features with the current bluetooth stack on xda 2.
I guess you mean the currentbluetooth software on the XDa. Can you advise is there any way to upgrade it and if so what are the benefits?
I have a Jabra with my XDA II and it's excellent.
In windy conditions it can be make it difficult for you to be heard. Otherwise it's great.
Allways bonds without trouble and calls are handed over every time.
I hated it. Worked fine, just hated how it fit, the comfort (lack of), and how the buttons work. I tried a whole bunch of headsets, and liked the HS820 most.
I've posted alot of pro and cons abt the Jabra....
Just to add to some of the cons:
1. If you are the type that uses hair gel, oil, perfume or something like that, be prepared as the metalic gray colour might discolor and come off.
2. Be extra careful when handling the Jabra....mine broke...if you noticed there is a screw that attaches the black body with the top one. If you bend the area there might be chances that the screw mounting might break.
I have it and I love it.
However if you wish to use it outside the slightest bit of wind makes you totaly impossible to hear. So for use in the car or inside it rocks but with wind it s**
Its great.
Only problem I've had with it is the grey part of the case has cracked but that due to where I used to wear it. Doesn;t affect the operation in any way.
I actually find it really comfortable to wear and often have it on all day. I do find in windy conditions not only am I difficult to hear but I also find it difficult to hear properly even with the volume turned right up.
But then again, I suspect none of the headsets will tackle the problem of wind noise.
Only fault I can say is the lack of mute but I think thats due to the profile and not the headset.
Bluetooth earpeices or Headsets
I had a Jabra I could get to grips with it, but many people say its fine. Thats why back in June this year I sourced my own from China...
Since I posted this note below, back before the melt down, I have had a lot of interest and buyers for an Item which I use every day all day. I've had great reports back too.
I now have a website so if you want info you can go there are feel free to contact me direct.. These will be the best spec, fully loaded with goodies and very cheap at £34.98 delivered.. 12 month warranty and 14 day moneyback if you don't like it of any reason... no questions asked..
HTTP://www.blue-tooth-headsets.co.uk
****************Here was my first mailing.....****************
Hi Everyone
BT headsets have been a thorn in my side for sometime now... I have had problems with Bluetooth headsets and my XDA II, I spent loads of money on all the top models and found something quirky for me with each of them, too bulky, poor talk time, ear hook interferes when wering glasses, car chargers or uSB chargers are extra, no mute, voice dail or auto reconnect facility. My list went on....
Well if you want something doing right or for free, do it youreself, as we say in Yorkshire England...... So that's what I have done.
I researched manufacturers in China able to produce a light weight (16mgs), small (54mm long 12mm thick 20mm wide) product with talk time of 6 hours and a standby of over a week! The earpeice doesn't need a ear hook, it auto-reconnects, it voice dials and mutes. You can pair it with your XDA and 7 other handsets if you really want. It works with all V1.1 compliant mobiles on either headset or handsfree modes.
Better yet it comes with a car charger, wall charger and USB charger in a gift box. Other goodies include 3 interchangeable ear cups, an ear hook if you want to use it and 12 month warrenty....
I have had one on trail for 2 months, while I negotiate with them to release it outside of Asia ( as it is very new product and only on general realese over there 1 month ago). Well they have sucummed and obtained the all important FCC & CE approval and they have agreed to ship a limited supply to the UK..... only 500 in total available in 2 styles, ten colourways..
What does it cost..... well that is the best bit.. something this good I thought it would be eighty quid but I have got them down to £35 ($63) plus P&P. If anyone is interested I can give you more details and piccies....
BT headset
Are you going to offer a wall charger for the US?
I have the Plantronics M2500, actually got it for the crappy a** Ipaq h6315 and of course wasn't stable enough to use at all. But it works perfectly with the Qtek 2020. The microsoft stack may stink but it is much more usable than the Widcomm Version for PPCPE
I have the sony ericsson hbh-65 and I think it is a very good earpiece, clear audio, good volume range, very small and light and it works.
Jabra 200 and XDA2?
Hi, I just bought the Jabra 200 and I'm having serious problems getting it to work with my XDA2. The pairing/ bonding seems to be fine!? There just doesn't seem to be any way of actually switching on the bond?
i.e. Jabra 200 continues to blink every 3 secs (standby mode). Can't get the 2 devices to work as they should?
Any suggestions? Bought my XDA in Asia (ROM 1.66.00WWE, Radio:1.08.00)
Thanks,
Jam
This may be a silly question but have you enabled bluetooth headset mode on today screen? Also I assume you answered yes to the question "this device supports headet mode, do you wish to enable"
another silly question....
For some reason i "deleted" Bluetooth mode enabling from today screen.... How can i put it back ???
I tried Settings/today..... but it doesn't appear anywhere. Can't remember this damn shortcut....
can you remind me ?
BT, PDA, PC
I want to buy a Jabra headset for my i-mate (Himalaya), but I also want to use it with Skype on my PC (basically as a headset/mike combo). Does anyone know if this is possible?
I have a Jabra BT250. Actually I have had two. The first one overheated and crapped out on me while I left it to charge overnight. The second one the microphone stopped working. :x
My overall impression of the headset was when it works, it works well, but I had pretty poor luck. My wife definitely made fun of me when I wore it. It also can be somewhat slow to answer or transfer from headset to handset. Overall on a scale of 1-10 I give it a 6.5.
:idea: FYI, one of the things that I did do that fixed the wind issue when I used it outside was to take one of the foam covers off of an old Jabra EarBoom that was broken, and slipped it over the mic part of the BT250. It kept the wind noise down a LOT more. I am sure you can find the foam covers cheap just about anywhere. (Radio Shack comes to mind). Just a suggestion.
I want to buy a Jabra headset for my i-mate (Himalaya), but I also want to use it with Skype on my PC (basically as a headset/mike combo). Does anyone know if this is possible?
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It is possible, but it very much depends on the BlueTooth stack on the PC - I have an MSI BT USB dongle which didn't work at all, and a generic, no-name BT USB dongle with the WidComm 1.3(ish) stack that works fine.
Bluetooth Headset
I just bought a mint used Sony Ericsson HBH-65 off e-bay and I'm very impressed with it. The bonding went smoothly, it holds a bond, doesn't drop calls and is very clear. I've used Jabra headsets in the past and compared to the SE they are cumbersome. The thing I miss the most is voice dialling, surely the whole point behind BT headsets, unless the XDA is in a cradle where you can still access the 'phone keypad (isn't that still a driving offence as you're touching your'phone???).
Hi all,
Sorry to start a thread for this, but I couldn't find a single thread anywhere on the net covering this issue for this phone.
When using headphones, my One X is slightly louder in the left ear than the right. I have fairly sensitive hearing, so perhaps not everyone would notice/care, but it's really bugging me.
I've tried turning the headphones around, and sure enough the problem reverses, so I know it's not my ears. I've also tried 2 different pairs of headphones, and they both did the same thing. And I've tried the same headphones on a different device, and they're fine. So it has to be the phone.
I tested using music on the stock player, and podcasts on BeyondPod Pro.
Has anybody had this problem or heard of it?
Thanks!
Simon
SimonM123 said:
Hi all,
Sorry to start a thread for this, but I couldn't find a single thread anywhere on the net covering this issue for this phone.
When using headphones, my One X is slightly louder in the left ear than the right. I have fairly sensitive hearing, so perhaps not everyone would notice/care, but it's really bugging me.
I've tried turning the headphones around, and sure enough the problem reverses, so I know it's not my ears. I've also tried 2 different pairs of headphones, and they both did the same thing. And I've tried the same headphones on a different device, and they're fine. So it has to be the phone.
I tested using music on the stock player, and podcasts on BeyondPod Pro.
Has anybody had this problem or heard of it?
Thanks!
Simon
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I'd have said it was the headphones had you not already tried that. Very strange. If it's still under the 30 day I'd return it.
Have you tried cleaning the headphone port? Sometimes lint can get in there. It's messed with my balance before.
Hi,
try with a BT headset.
regards
There is an app called "jetAudio" which is an awesome music player with tons of features, one of the things you can do is change the balance between the left and right headphones. It only works for music played through that app though.
Possible design fault
Well I got a replacement... actually, I'm now on my fifth One X, and once again, the volume is slightly higher on the left.
Once again, I've tested this in every way I can to rule out deficiencies in my ears and headphones. The phone itself sends higher volume to the left ear.
Surely 5 devices can't all have the same fault. The same file on the same headphones is perfectly balanced on PC, and left-biased on the One X. This is a design fault of some sort. If you can't hear the same problem, you're lucky to have insensitive ears, but compare in the same way I did and you'll notice. It's deeply frustrating.
I think I'm going to have to swap for a Galaxy S3 and plump for the extra line rental in order to get it. Sad to say it but, after so many faults in various ways, the One X definitely takes the crown for the worst smartphone I've ever had. Gutted as it has all the right ingredients, but they have seriously, SERIOUSLY skimped on production standards. The screen edge issue and rattling problem have also been present on all 5 One X's I've been sent, and most of them have the camera not properly centered within the back of the phone. Details, but on a £500 device, they ought to be sorted.
what if your right ear is slightly deaf?
But I've tried the same headphones and the same audio files on the phone and PC, and on the PC it's fine. And when I turn the headphones around, the problem reverses, right channel is louder. Tried multiple headphones and multiple audio files to verify, most noticable with audio files.
I went to Carphone Warehouse (didn't buy it there) to see if they had any phones I could compare it with, but they didn't have any live demo units. But they did suggest it could be the O2 custom firmware build causing it somehow - I don't see why O2 would mess with the audio processing though, seems suspicious.
SimonM123 said:
Well I got a replacement... actually, I'm now on my fifth One X, and once again, the volume is slightly higher on the left.
Once again, I've tested this in every way I can to rule out deficiencies in my ears and headphones. The phone itself sends higher volume to the left ear.
Surely 5 devices can't all have the same fault. The same file on the same headphones is perfectly balanced on PC, and left-biased on the One X. This is a design fault of some sort. If you can't hear the same problem, you're lucky to have insensitive ears, but compare in the same way I did and you'll notice. It's deeply frustrating.
I think I'm going to have to swap for a Galaxy S3 and plump for the extra line rental in order to get it. Sad to say it but, after so many faults in various ways, the One X definitely takes the crown for the worst smartphone I've ever had. Gutted as it has all the right ingredients, but they have seriously, SERIOUSLY skimped on production standards. The screen edge issue and rattling problem have also been present on all 5 One X's I've been sent, and most of them have the camera not properly centered within the back of the phone. Details, but on a £500 device, they ought to be sorted.
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I have none of those issues, but mine also doesn't say att on the top. id guess the att branded device was a special batch.
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Well I sent the phone to HTC, they claimed to 'repair' it, but as far as I can tell all they did was a factory reset - it's still O2 branded and the volume is still biased.
Here's how I just tested it:
- Loaded up a podcast on the PC
- Loaded the same episode on the phone
- Used the same headphones and compared
And as ever, it's clearly left-biased. Not a strong bias, but enough that you're distinctly aware that the voice is on one side of your head.
Again, I have had 5 One X's with this problem. It is clearly a design fault, and it amazes me that no one else is picking up on this. Compare like I did.
To reiterate, using a balance knob on apps like PowerAmp does not answer this, as I'd need this on my podcasting, internet radio and video apps too.
Interesting... I tested this on an unbranded handset at Carphone Warehouse, and it was fine, perfectly balanced. So I thought it must be the O2 custom firmware causing the imbalance. But then I got a friend to test their unbranded One X, and he found very notable left-ear bias.
Additionally, I've had a few people around me test my phone to make sure I'm not imagining things. The bias is definitely there, on a large number of One X's. So at this point, I'm just trying to work out if it's harware or software related.
If any One X owners would be so kind, please try the following test. Load up an audio only file - this tends to exaggerate the effect as it's normally mono), and listen carefully to where the sound is centred in your head. My friend described it as 'sort of stuck above your left eye'. It's really irritating once you're aware of it and if we could work out whether this is hardware of software related, perhaps a fix can be thought about. If you swap the headphones around left to right and the bias follows, you can rule out deficiency in hearing.
I used an episode of the podcast Red Bar Radio, as I know the sound is dead-centre and it's quite bassy, compressed audio. Perfect on a PC - but it's almost unlistenably biased through a One X.
If anyone is willing to carefully test this for me, I'd really appreciate it. O2 are willing to swap for a refurbed SGS3 so the whole thing is up in the air, but I don't like an unsolved mystery, or this odd feeling of being one of a tiny number of people noticing this.
Aluminum foil.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
If you mean use aluminium foil to fix a potential wiring problem, then I understand - but that would require opening up the phone, which is not easy on this model, invalidating my warranty, and we don't even know for sure whether it's a hardware or software fault.
If it's an identifiable hardware fault, I can report it to HTC and possibly fixed. Honestly though, this just fits into the other myriad problems people have had with this phone that all stem from a lack of quality control at the factories. The design is superb, but the manufacturing process is evidently not so perfect, and it's possible that this is another example of it.
Or, it's a software bug, and I'm OK with flashing a generic ROM and losing warranty *if* I know for sure that'll fix it.
Or he's suggesting the material for a new head garment.
You should post up a reference audio file if you want to get more standardized results.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA Premium HD. In between FCs.
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You should post up a reference audio file if you want to get more standardized results.
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Thanks, good idea! This is one file where it's very evident (don't mean to promote any particular podcast, this is just definitely a centred source):
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SimonM123 said:
Thanks, good idea! This is one file where it's very evident (don't mean to promote any particular podcast, this is just definitely a centred source):
http://redbarradio.net/content/shows/RBR-06-22-12.mp3
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Hmm I just tested it out on my at&t one x with a pair of Kensington headphones and didn't notice a thing.... maybe my ears are bad
Then again I'm running aokp on my phone so if its OS specific then I wouldn't be able to reproduce ur results...
I say flash a rom and be done with it. If it doesn't work out just flash stock rom back on and return it I'm sure they won't notice in time to stop u from returning it
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Thanks for testing it, much appreciated. Hopefully a few more people will be as kind and then I'll make an informed decision. Just wish there was a way to know for sure if it was hardware of software, but I can't think of a test for that.
Will test in a bit, but I know the S4 variants of the HOX have WAY better audio quality than the Tegra 3 version. If you have audio problems on a Tegra 3 variant, dont be surprised.
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SimonM123 said:
Thanks, good idea! This is one file where it's very evident (don't mean to promote any particular podcast, this is just definitely a centred source):
http://redbarradio.net/content/shows/RBR-06-22-12.mp3
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Dude. First off, put a parental advisory on that crap you're listening to before you post it up here. Way foul.
Second, go get your ears examined. That audio is dead centered. I listened through my reference Shure headphones. I'm a musician vocalist with pretty darned good hearing. But then just for haha's I patched the audio out to a mixing board and sampled for peaks at random places. Nothing out of sorts at all.
If you've swapped out FIVE UNITS for this perceived issue, I think it's time to look for causes other than the hardware. Just sayin.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA Premium HD. In between FCs. from my HTC One X using XDA Premium HD. In between FCs.
First off, sorry, you're right about the audio clip, should have added warning or picked another source.
Anyhow, as for my hearing, as I've said earlier in this thread, I've tried numerous tests to check this, including:
- Switching the headphones around left to right: the bias moves with it.
- Trying the same audio file with the same headphones on a PC and the phone in immediate succession: the file is centered on the PC, left-biased on the phone
- Having friends with the same phone try the file on my phone with mine and their headphones: left biased in all situations
- Wide variety of source files: all left biased
- Wide variety of applications for audio and video: all left biased
Additionally, you're clearly from the USA, and as somebody mentioned above the bug seems to be with the Tegra version, and I assume you're using the dual core 4G version.
Despite my faux-pas with that test file, I'm not actually an idiot, and I've used every method I can think of to screen out hearing deficiency as a cause.
Oh, here's a link to one of the sources that I got on that the Tegra 3 version isn't as good audiowise (and a few other ways IMO ) as the S4 variant.
As to vendetta-NY, don't gotta be so rude man.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/06/26/beats-me-why-htcs-amazing-sound-on-the-international-one-x-isnt-amazing-at-all-even-by-the-numbers/