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I recently invested in a Jabra BT200 Headset which i'm using with my i-mate. Generally speaking I find the quality of the call quite poor when I am more than 2-3 metres away from the handset. If the handset is in my pocket again I get quite bad crackling. I decided to check if the problem was with the Headset or the i-mate itself, I paired the headset with my sons Nokia N-gage and the quality of the call was excellent! I was easily a distance of 10metres away from the phone without any loss in the quality of the call.
Incidently, I do use the Metal Titanium case but during tests the i-mate was out of the case.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!

Maybe your I-mate is faulty??, I get excellent reception and easily the full 10 metres with my Jabra BT300 headset, its no different with my T68 phone either,
Are you near a cordless phone or do you have a WiFi network around?, either of these could affect the performance of Bluetooth

DareDevil said:
I recently invested in a Jabra BT200 Headset which i'm using with my i-mate. Generally speaking I find the quality of the call quite poor when I am more than 2-3 metres away from the handset. If the handset is in my pocket again I get quite bad crackling. I decided to check if the problem was with the Headset or the i-mate itself, I paired the headset with my sons Nokia N-gage and the quality of the call was excellent! I was easily a distance of 10metres away from the phone without any loss in the quality of the call.
Incidently, I do use the Metal Titanium case but during tests the i-mate was out of the case.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
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I thought the case was aluminium?
Incidentaly, perhaps its a compatability issues between ur i-mate and the bt headset in question. Try a mates one , or ask if u can test one at a shop...

Sorry the case is Aluminium I was actually looking at a site the other day who make Titanium Cases to order and got a bit confused........
Im at my wits end regarding the headset issue, in terms of compatibility I dont think there should be an issue although I called a mate of mine who has the same devices and he is facing the same problem.
Do you think the Bluetooth Tools Software would help at all? And if so where can I download it from?
Cheers once again

Actually, the general reception of the Jabra BT200 isn't so great. In addition to my i-Mate, I also have an iPaq 5555 that supports the BT headset profile. When I listen to audio books while walking the dog (and the iPaq in a lower pocket on the same side jacket I have my Jabra on), if I turn my head to the right, the thing goes completely full of static. However, with a Motorola HS810 headset, no static problems.

Help with Bluetooth headset please?

Hi all
I received my xda exec yesterday, and most things seem to be OK, but I can't get it to work with my Motorola HS810 bluetooth headset. Does anyone know why this might be? If it's a total incompatibility thing, and I have to get a new headset, could anyone recommend a cheap but serviceable alternative?
Many thanks,
Carol

not sure about your headset but my sony headset worked fine
better than it did with my sony p900 infact as the pairing seems a lot more pernament where as with p900 i used to have to re pair the two almost every time i switched blutooth on
im now using jabra bt 800
excellent for me and the vibrate feature means you can leave it in pocket and use it as your phone to answer calls rather than getting exec out of its pouch, without walking round all day looking like an extra from star trek voyager or a dixons advert

Ah. Thank you. The Jabra was the one I was looking at as a possible alternative. I think I'll check that out. My husband's bluetooth headset also connected to my xda with no problems at all...so I think it must be the Motorola that's the problem. Maybe it's an earlier Bluetooth version or something...

I'm also using Jabra BT 800 and it's working fine with me till now.
I believe it's the best blue tooth head set we can ever use with universal.
Regards,

Unfortunately, I couldn't get a Jabra this afternoon, so I got a Bluetrek G2, and that works fine with it. So long as I can be handsfree in the car and do voice-dialling, I'm happy!

XDA Exec & bluetooth headset; does it work well?

Hello all,
I'm considering moving up to the XDA Exec; especially now that I see many contributors here have worked out how to get it running well.
However I suspect that, with its bigger size, using a bluetooth headset will be even more important. My experiences with my XDAII were that it was never quite reliable enough to use day-to-day (even after trying different bluetooth stacks etc.)
So what are your experiences:
- does it work well
- how about the voice dialling via bluetooth
- caller id on compatibale headsets work?
cheers,
Pete

I'd say it depends on your headset, but yes: The Exec handles my Bluetooth headset more reliably than my XDA2 did.
I've got a SonyEricsson HBH-65 that was occasionally great and occasionally infuriating with my XDA2, but it seems much happier with the Exec. It's not perfect since it's tough to interpret the various bleeps and boops that the headset gives out and understand what they mean, but I'm getting used to it. It'd be a lot easier if the headset makers could give us more than one button... :roll:
With my HBH-65 and my Exec I can receive calls and use voice dialling to make calls (provided I've configured the voice dial commands already). The voicedial bleeps are a bit quiet in the headset but trial and error might improve things.
Some people seem to have problems using voicedial if their Exec is closed and turned off, but I don't seem to have the same problem. The first press of the headset button switches the Exec on and then a second one gives me the voice prompt.
Hope this helps

I've tried a Bluespoon AX and a Plantronics Discovery 640 with my headset and while they both appear to work fine functionaly, the quality of the audio is bad. I've tested the same bluetooth devices with other phones and the quality is much better.
Does anyone else have this problem? I'm going to go into to O2 later today and see if they've had reports of this before. Maybe I have a dud device.

I have an Exec, a Jasjar *and* an MDA Pro the Exec is mine, the rest is Eval.) and the Exec and MDA pro handle BT Headset fine. The Jasjar however keeps dropping the connection between the device and the headset. Flashing the MDA Pro with the Jasjar ROM made that the Pro also started dropping the connection between device and headset.
Conclusion, something is flaky in the Jasjar Rom.

There are a number of posts relating to this dropping of connection in this forum.

G'day
I have had the Jabra BT800 for a few months and never used it as it was pointless with the XDA IIs, but it works perfectly with the JasJar. It even rings about half a second before the phone does and shows the callers number (pitty it doesnt show the name from the phones contacts).
I am happy i didnt sell the BT800, as now i can keep the JasJar closed in my pocket when i just need to answer the phone.
Paul

ive used a jabra bt250v no problems voice dial is much better and works fine but i havent found how to get the audiogaeway working any ideas anyone so i can get tomtom throught the headset

JJ and Jabra BT 800 work well and voice dial works very well. Have made 1.5 hours in the last two weeks and not dropped calls. When used inside a car or in a room the signal is okay but as soon as you use the Jabra BT800 and JJ outside the signal gets weaker.

best bluetooth headset?

Hey! just wondering, what do you guys recommend for a good bluetooth headset for XDA exec?

I have the Jabra BT250V and find it the best for me, I have not tried any other brands other than the Bluespoon AX (that was to hard to get on in a hurry and allthough its small I found it looked stupid hanging out of the ear.
I have a Jabra BT500 and love the shape but am having problems pairing it with my Jasjar it was fine for a while then after an upgrade I couldn't pair it with the phone. I also found it to be alot harder to hear than the BT250v and I love the vibration in the 250V as you know weather or not the bluetooth is still active as it is a bit unrealiable on the Jasjar.

I'm really pleased with my Jabra BT800. Excellent battery life (2-3 days, 2 hrs per day), superb sound quality (and positive comments from people even when I'm in a noisy environment), good control with the built-in screen and plenty of buttons, comfortable etc.
Only restriction at the moment is the lack of caller name on the screen. Just have the caller's phone number at the moment. I think this is the Universal's fault though, and I fully expect it to be fixed with a ROM update.
Bluetooth is perfectly reliable for me on my XDA Exec with this headset. My old Sony HBH-65 was much less reliable: almost unusable.

I agree with Silicon the BT800 is a good headset and works for me okay with my Exec. But I have found the cheaper SE HBH-608 has a much better battery life (usually 5 days) and is lighter and more comfortable, but it does not have a LCD. A BT headset with a LCD is a must I think when using the Universal. The Caller id I think need the headset BT profile which I am not sure will be in the next ROM upgrade. Finally, I would also recommend you look at the Tekkeon ET3000 (if you are in the USA) and the latest SE headsets with advanced DSP and LCD displays.

I have the V3 BTH-8 OLED headset.. Sadly, it just shows the number but not the caller name for Dopod. Supposedly, it will be able to offer function to browse phone book thru headset, but I guess that's for other phones not for our wonderful phone

Globalsat BTH-818 . Much more moderate than the brick from Jabra. Otherwise same functionality (minus the vibrator). Much better battery time too.

Which one is the smallest bluetooth headset at this moment? I like small one.

I love my Sony Ericsson HBH-300 Akono headset. To be honest compared to some they make these days it looks quite large, but battery life is fantastic and sound quality amazing. I've never been a fan of the ones where microphone is nowhere near your mouth, but that's just me.
Oh and it's large enough so people can see I'm actually on a headset and not talking to myself, but not so large it's uncomfortable to wear (quite opposite!)

Great! Thanks for all your replies! I've placed an order for Tekkeon ET3000. It should be here by late this week or early next week. I'll see how that BT headset goes! 8)

seal said:
I have the Jabra BT250V and find it the best for me, I have not tried any other brands other than the Bluespoon AX (that was to hard to get on in a hurry and allthough its small I found it looked stupid hanging out of the ear.
I have a Jabra BT500 and love the shape but am having problems pairing it with my Jasjar it was fine for a while then after an upgrade I couldn't pair it with the phone. I also found it to be alot harder to hear than the BT250v and I love the vibration in the 250V as you know weather or not the bluetooth is still active as it is a bit unrealiable on the Jasjar.
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I don't know about you, but I had this headset and only had issues with this particular one. Mainly static. It just did not sound great, even with the device only a foot away I had severe static. I don't recommend this unit to anyone. Even my wife stated that I sounded as if I were in a tunnel.

Everyone I've had stinks.
I cannot recommend anyone to you since every one I've had really caused severe static. I've had the Jabra BT 250v and it had static, I have the Motorola H700 and again, static. I don't know if it's my Qtek 9000 bluetooth stack or what, but I'm using a wired headset without any difficulties and the sound is incredible. I am fed up with fighting with the bluetooth headsets if I can get two of the most popular (and expensive) ones to work with my $1000.00 "phone."

ronaldf117 said:
Which one is the smallest bluetooth headset at this moment? I like small one.
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Plantronics Voyager 640 and Jabra JX10.
I am somewhat "stuck' with a Motorola HS850 since it's the only one that works with MS Voice Command.

Motorola HS850 i been using, the boom is cool flick it in and out to answer/end calls. Its a good head set saves you from wearing it all day. It folds away nicely in you pocket and has decent battery life.
Only bad thing is though it takes alittle time to wake up once you lower the boom but always switched on works fine.

Hi
I'm using an (old) Sony Ericsson HBH200 and the big news is since i upgraded to the latest Orange ROM 1.30 (from Dopod 900), i can now get caller ID and access the phone call list from the headset. (PS:i have also a Jabra 800 and i did not manage to get the caller ID but i did not insist that much as i much prefer the HBH200). No need anymore to open my phone
cheers

Sailornono said:
Hi
I'm using an (old) Sony Ericsson HBH200 and the big news is since i upgraded to the latest Orange ROM 1.30 (from Dopod 900), i can now get caller ID and access the phone call list from the headset. (PS:i have also a Jabra 800 and i did not manage to get the caller ID but i did not insist that much as i much prefer the HBH200). No need anymore to open my phone
cheers
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You mean caller "NAME" or caller "NUMBER"? Which is showing? :?:

i've done some more test, it appears that the HBH give access to the call history including full names, phone number and date of outgoing or incoming calls.
Actually this is exactly the liste you can see in call history from the Universal.
That's something new from my former dopod ROM
On incoming calls, it seems that it still displays only the phone number not the full name, that is still to be confirmed for local numbers as i used internationnal call to make the test.

Best BT Headset with voice command

Hey there. I've been looking for a good headset that works well with the TyTN.
What are people using?
What is known to work well with this unit? Do i need a radio/rom upgrade? i'm on 1.03 for radio.
I've began with the highend Sony which was crap, then moved to the Jabra 250v which has great loudness..but it kept breaking up & losing connection. (The handsfree would work once then need to re-establishing the connection to get it working again)
I really like the Jabra ear piece how it actually goes into your ear canal and hoping to find something else like that style.
Anyone other Jabra users care to comment? (breakup/disconnection)
Would moving from the Jabra 250v to the Jabra 500v make an improvement in its stability for me?

Nokia HS-12W is the best for me. But like the rest of us, in order to solve skipping and get better sound quality, you have to get fit4kat tweaker and TaskManager. BTW, the range for this headset is around 3 meters, go beyond that and the sound will start to break up