Hi,
Ive got an xda and love this pda/phone, ive read about the xda 2 and it looks great, but im wondering what people here think of the Jabra BT200 Bluetooth Headset for XDA ?????? does anyone have any experience of this http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/1842.htm ??
As its around 99.00 pounds and will make the xda bluetooth !!!!!! so im in 2 minds to get this and not worry about the xda 2.
I would appreiciate anyones comments
Many Thx
well
well I had the jabra blue tooth handsfree, but I returned it. Problem I had with it is the big old dongle thingie that you had to plug into the phone and have hanging off the phone.
I also found that you could not answer the phone with just the jabra handsfree, you had to press the talk button on the phone.
I think the actual blue tooth version, working with the XDA II will be more in line with my expectations of what a wireless hands free should be and do.
Its a pity that the adaptor didnt give full bluetooth capability for gps etc, the dongle wouldnt bother me in the car, I think they make the point in their advert that the fone can be left in your desk and you just wear the headset, it certainly isnt a practical design to carry about.
I got mine from http://www.expansys.com/ for £75+vat
I keep my XDA on the beltclip and put the dongle in my pocket.
The dongle thingy can be a pain, but in the main I prefer the Jabra to a mess a tangled wires and I can use it on my cordless landline phone at work so I can walk around the office handsfree.
The Jabra BT200 headset will answer & end calls direct from the headset itself. This is how I have mine setup. The instructions on how to do so are in the Jabra manual.
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Hi. I am a newbie here and I must confess...I am not a technie, just a simple person who loves his o2 XDA. Only problem I have with this baby was that I can only use the phone with a wired handsfree set. I remember reading somewhere that the XDA can be made to link with a bluetooth ear and mouth piece (like the Jabra bluetooth) by adding a component inside the XDA. Can someone please help me?
Thanks and may the XDA be with you!!! :lol:
I don't think that you can. XDA's (Wallaby) is not SDIO port, and cannot add a SD Bluetooth card. There is a camera that gets by the SD/SDIO differences. But no bluetooth so far.
Kegtapper
www.kegtapper.net
you can install bluetooth on an xda1 but it's not done internally. when i was still using an xda1; i bought a jabra 250 bt headset with an adaptor for non-bt phones/ppcs (ages ago). the adapter is the charger/holster for the headset. what happens is the adapter plugs into the xda1's microphone jack. you then proceed with the bonding process between the headset and the adapter. once bonded; there you go...wireless! the only drawback is that the adapter is practically dangling on the xda1; the attached pic wil give you a rough idea as to how this would look. others have gotten by this little problem by sticking the adapter to the back of the xda1...or on mounting it on the leather case. check out ebay or other websites; with bt practically available in almost all ppcs / phones you shouldn't have a hard time looking for a set for the non-bt xda1. should be cheaper too...
cheers
getting a adaptor to get a bluetooth headset working dont add bluetooth to a device
bluetooth is much more then headsets
Bluetooth and XDA
Is the adopter refered to the cradel that is used to charge the headset? If so where do you get the cable to connect this to the XDA ?
Max
before i buy jabra 250 . is it work well with pda2k now after the new rom????
also do you have something better than jabra?
jabra 250
no good 4 a xda2
jabra also confirm this if asked
so which bluetooth headset is best ?
Sony Ericsson Akono HBH-300 ok ?
Mine works faultlessly with my XDAII.
Mine works, but there is no actual handsfree. i.e. you cannot do a last number redial, as with the wired headphones, so I presume it is not legal to use in UK when driving?
When you ring someone there is a second delay then the XDA transfers the call to the headset. When you recieve a call you have to press the answer but on the headset then it is transfered. You don't get it ringing in your ear. Well mine doesn't.:-(
Regards
I get ringing in my ear with mine and no dely when transferring.
I can confirm that only answering and ending calls work. There is no dialing on LNR.
Headset
I have a blue angel ( SX-66) and neither my BT200 or 250 work with it....
The Stack is too old as well so my BT keyboard will not work either !
Stay away from Jabra 250 on these phones. Jabra 200 *might* be ok.
HBH-300, HBH-660, Plantronics M3000, Logitech Freedom are few that work well.
HS820 will work but audio is poor compared to above head sets.
You can patch that SX66 with i-mate patches.
Hard Reset and apply these in this order.
OEM_WWE_124_008.sa.CAB
OEM_Patche_12100401.sa.CAB
http://www.blueridge.net/dereck/bt/PDA2k_Bluetooth_Fix.CAB (same as OEM_WWE_124_008.sa.CAB)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=2306
Here is some commentary from Tech Support. Does this make any sense?
Dear Sir.
Thank you for writing in and for your query. Regarding your issue, I would like to tell you that you should install the Bluetooth patches after upgrading your device in order to fix the device Bluetooth issues. On the other hand, regarding Bluetooth headsets, Sony Ericsson HBH-65, Cellink, Jabra and Motorola headsets work perfectly with i-mate devices. Most of these headsets have been tested by i-mate technical team. There have not been any reported complaints regarding these headsets as they are quite compatible and error free with the i-mate™ devices.
Regarding Plantronics M3000 Bluetooth headset have not been tested yet from i-mate technical team.
On the other hand, make sure that your headset has the following specifications: Bluetooth Ser. Version 1.1 and supports the headset profile.
I brought a jabra 250 and didn't know it had problems with this device 100$ later I reallized that it doesn't work it pairs and I can hear people but if I am more than 2 feet from the phone the audio become muffled.
my coworker has a nokia headset. and the same thing happened.
I am not sure what my bluetooth version is but I I do have the latest roms.
Hi,
I have the Jabra BT200 with the non bluetooth adapter and I get more crackle in my ear that I get out of my bowl of Rice Krispies! And there is no point in using the adapter with it when the headset is bluetooth and is supposed to work with my MDA III. Oh! and for the record... I also have the SX56 and the bluetooth adapter and it didn't work with that device either. When I plugged it in the jack and turn on the set , no sound. Jabra is a decent product. But lets face it, Any company that is going to make anything or install anything Bluetooth need to stick with one set of Bluetooh frequency protocols instead of trying to make it customized to work with just certain devices. Because everybody is not going to stick with the same headset or the same phone and people upgrade all the time and others just stick with what works. In my research I did fine that any of the Plantronics headsets (M2500 best pick) works well. Which I will pick up this weekend. I hope this helps. Cheers everyone.
Shane
using a bt200
I'm using a blue angel (XDA2s) with a Jabra BT200 headset, I have installed the recently released patch from o2 to fix the bluetooth problems, and now I find it works ok, audio is reasonable withing a couple metres, gets a bit flaky further away but I'm never sure if that's the bluetooth or network signal in my house!
It IS slightly annoying that you can't do dialing, not even last number redial from your headset, but mostly if I'm driving I'm not making calls, merely expecting them, so I can answer on my headset OK and talk to the caller. I DO get a short ring tone in my ear (series of short beeps).
I got my headset free with my phone so I'm happy to live with it's limitations til I've finished paying for Xmas, then I might ebay it and buy an officially supported one which I can do LNR with.
I have heard (dont know if anyone can confirm) that the blue angel doesnt support voice dialling via your headset (for any bt headset) as the bluetooth headset doesnt take over the microsoft for all applications on the blueangel.
Jabra FS-258 (Jabra 250 + car charger)
No problems here (crackle) after upgrading to the 3500 stack. Making voice commands isn't the fault of the gadget -- blame the stack on the XDA. Originally bought mine for the SE T68i and it worked perfect. Moving to the SE K700i the call button didn't work anymore. So, this is a software driver implementation problem definitely. The best thing about the Jabra is its linked to all the previous devices and I just have to turn off the bluetooth on one so the connection hops to the other. Seamless integration with the XDA IIs.
My Jabra 250 works perfectly on my the XDA II and my XDA IIs. On the IIs i do get some crackle/static related to the bad stack especially so after the 3500 update but hopefully that will be fixed soon, anyway that is no fault of the headset.
Also on the IIs it is extremely loud and i had to turn it down. I always had it on full on the II.
On both II and IIs there is a ringing in the headset aswell as the devices ringing.
It is a shame that handsfree is not fully supported still in the new IIs.
o2 don't like making it easy to find out about compatability, do they?
There's the list on the my-xda website, but that's not very exhaustive.
Muggins here phoned up customer services trying to find out whether the Logitech stuff worked. After taking me through security, I got another number...
...which was engaged for 20 minutes.
So, eventually I got thru, and was told to phone customer services (on a different number) and ask for data support.
I got through there. "Nick", a helpful chap, then passed me onto tech support.
Tech support insist that the only things that work are the:
SonyEricsson HBH200 and 65, and the Nokia HS 4W, 3W, HD W3 and W2.
I suspect they are talking what is known technically as "balls".
This site seems much more helpful...
Well my wired headset decided to stop working today! Not really interested in buying a bluetooth headset so can any body recommend a good audio quality wired headset with a mic so i can still make calls?
Unbelievable! I came here to post almost exactly the same message. I too am looking for wired headset (with mic) recommendations. Anyone?
guys im after finding out the wiring n connections inside the mic/button/volume unit. Are you electronicly minded and would take em apart and do a diagram for me. if not where are you and would you be up for sending them to me. I can then post this info on here.
Ive come to the conclusion that bluetooth cant do what i need to need to work with wired units.
s4vva said:
Well my wired headset decided to stop working today! Not really interested in buying a bluetooth headset so can any body recommend a good audio quality wired headset with a mic so i can still make calls?
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I like the wired one that came with my phone. I'll look for a link but I picked up one last time I was in Taipei...
--M
If you have a TMobile store or Cingular Store around they might just give you a wired headset from the display box...I think that most people "throw" them away and go for the BT headsets.
Just another random thought.
--M
After much research and experimentation, I finally found and acquired the Shure i2c-T, which is promoted for the Treo 650 but works perfectly with my 8125 - very well-made, thick cable, monster dual-speaker in-the-ear speakers - VoiceCommand works fine with this - I am very pleased with this set. I found it for under $100 by shopoing around online.
I'm looking at getting a bluetooth headset for my HD and was looking at the Jawbone 2...
Does anyone have one? If so, is it any good? Any suggestions for other good ones?
Thanks in advance
yup I've got a Jawbone 2, works very well with the HD even MS Voice Command works with no hacks on the standard orange ROM. Light comfortable and well made although I use a speaker in the car as I hate wearing any headset all the time.
The two niggles I have are:
1. the charger isn't a mini or micro USB so its another cable to carry round
2. sometimes the incoming call ring will only ring in the headset (meaning you've got to wear it all the time or miss calls
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I to use the Jawbone2. works great, I had a custom moulded ear piece for mine so it stays in my ear and stops all outside noise.
does yours only ring in the headset as well, i.e. not the phone when connected?? It bugs me, in fact thinking about it if the OP wants mine, you can have it £25 inc P&P in the UK via PayPal? Its black totally unmarked, all accessories and probably only been used about 5 times!
D
Hey 900SS...
Can you tell me more about your custom ear piece?
Dave G said:
does yours only ring in the headset as well, i.e. not the phone when connected?? It bugs me, in fact thinking about it if the OP wants mine, you can have it £25 inc P&P in the UK via PayPal? Its black totally unmarked, all accessories and probably only been used about 5 times!
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Send me a PM on here with details for payment etc please...
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Hey 900SS...
Can you tell me more about your custom ear piece?
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I got it fron here: http://www.averysound.com/as.jawboneII.html
its a moulded ear piece..
Not sure if they'll fit but I'm intending on getting spare Jawbone 3 ear buds to fit onto a Jawbone 2 headset, see link:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/jawbone-new-fit-ear-buds-p21583.htm
im using jawbone 2 as well...
really nice....
connect in 1 sec....
i have a gold one....very nice
Hi there
I work in a phone accessories shop and everyone i talk to who uses the jawbone 2 say that its not as good as its made out to be the best earpiece i have found and ive tried a hell of a lot of them is the Plantronics 975 which has also got multipoint allowing you to connect up with 2 phones at the same time a feature the jawbone doesnt have and the sound quality is brilliant ive used it with my Touch HD for quite a while now with no problems at all
Dave
Hi Dave,
I have a jawbone and sometimes it disconnects by itself from the phone when not used for some time.
The BT icon on the phone, still shows that the earpiece is connected, but I don't hear the call.
Did you hear about this? Any known fixes?
Thanks,
Rami
no that never happened to mine, it was only that I wanted the phone to ring rather than the headset that bugged me. Sold it to the OP.
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Anyone know of a good place to pick up a good Stereo bluetooth headset?
Headset
Love this one but there are many more. http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-BH-905i...121W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1318638814&sr=8-3
Newegg. I got the Motorola ##9 in the ear for like 45.00 regularly 100.00. I also got one at Best Buy, it is made by Rocketfish for about 50.00. The Rocketfish is an on top of the ear, and I like it as well as the Motorola. These both have a hidden mic, and have great sound quality(I am not an audiophile)so that is my opinion. Motorola's are not as comfortable as the RF's, but they they are more concealed.
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Consumers/global/flash_content/microsites/s9hd/index.html
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketf...lack/9246862.p?id=1218068108153&skuId=9246862
Sorry I guess I should have said that I am looking for a in the ear pair.
I have a pair of the s9HD's but the volume buttons stopped working after 3 months and Moto is jerking me around on replacing them so I am looking for something new.
They will mostly be used for road biking and working out.
Here is what I use.. I picked mine up at a ATT store. Love them!
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/mw600?cc=us&lc=en#view=overview
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+ 1 for the ericsons you can use any ear buds you want and 12 hours Constant streaming. Got mine from Amazon.
sent from my Infuse at Tranquility Base.
If you have ear buds that you have to plugged in, why not plug them into your phone? No offense intended.
i use jaybird sportsband headset, i love it
http://www.jaybirdgear.com/
Edit: just saw you were looking for in ear pair, but i think jaybird makes some like that too
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If you have ear buds that you have to plugged in, why not plug them into your phone? No offense intended.
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It makes it much easier to control your phone while you're excercising for example without the cord connected to it.
At the same time the module itself also has buttons to control music and access voice commands.
Another thing is that the module also has a mic built in to work with headphones that don't.
Another +1 on the Sony MW600!
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in response to my last post, here are the wireless inear headphones from jaybird, they dont plug into anything
http://www.jaybirdgear.com/jf3/bluetooth-headphones-features.html
Thanks for the reply's guys.
I have looked at the Jaybirds before and for what ever reason I do not care for them.
I am kind of digging the Sony headset and think that I may give that a try. I like that it has built in FM radio as well so I can use them in the gym to watch their TV's.
Thanks again I knew that XDA would come through for me.
Glad we could help! I think I paid 35.00 for mine... Not a big investment but turned out an excellent purchase!
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deal extreme
www.dealextreme.com
most of the headphones there are crap but they seem to carry OEM nokia head phones.
I bought this model from there for $25, and it works great.
BH-503 Designer's Bluetooth Stereo Handsfree Headset (13-Hour Talk/240-Hour Standby)
Works like a charm with my S2.
I picked up one of the Sony WM600 headsets this weekend. It was on sale at the local AT&T store and with my FAN discount and taxes, the price came to less than $42.
Today is the first full day of use, but I've been using it to stream music and podcasts and one 15 minute phone call all morning long. About 4 hours on it so far and the battery meter hasn't budged. Range is decent - I've wondered off about 20 feet with no loss of audio. Radio works better than I thought at pulling in relatively weak signals.
One complaint - the call/hangup button is positioned in such a way that when you grab it to release the clip (like you would to re-position it) you end up pressing the button.
One oddity - when you press the call/hangup button, it seems to sometimes loose it's connection to the music stream and can take a few on/off bluetooth toggles to get it to reconnect.
So far I really like it. The display is nice and passes on caller ID information. It's very small and from what I can tell so far, the battery life will be decent.