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K750 R1N + HBH-610 short term test |
elegantcam
Joined: May 24, 2002
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From: Toronto, Canada
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I just got my new HBH-610 BT headset (firmware R1B) from Hong Kong last week. Over the past few days I've tried to spend time testing it out to see if this is something worth keeping.
I have quite a few BT devices (K750 - personal phone, Z600 - work phone, HP Ipaq 4700 PDA and desktop with USB BT dongle) and the ability to use the headset on mutiple devices is rather important.
I have no compliants over sound quality or volume of the headset. The automatica volume adjustment feature is nice but it is not perfect. I find myself adjusting the volume once or twice so far but I doubt that'll bother most people.
One of the things that I noticed is, I can pair up to as many device as I want, but when I finished with one device and try to connect it to another, the headset will not connect. The only way to solve this is I have to hold the 2 volume buttons to put the headset to pairing mode, delete the paired item on the other phone for it to pair up properly again. Can somebody tell me if this applies to other SE BT headsets?
Battery life is suprisingly good. I've tried to leave it on for a few days (turn it off when I sleep) and used it for maybe 1-2 hours with my K750, Z600 and my PDA for Skype and the battery status is still 2 green lights (which means it's still in medium battery level). This gives me the impression that I'll only need to charge this on a weekly basis provided that I don't talk with it that often.
I had some trouble fitting it properly in my ears, I don't think I have big ears but it would definitely be nice if SE gives us options to purchase different size ear hooks. Given the amount of BT headsets they've made over the years, seems like they would've figured this out long time ago.
The headset did cut off on me once 5-10 minutes going into a conversation using K750. I had to grab the phone to my ear not knowing what was the message that came up on the phone (some sort of BT connection error). I assume this is a problem with the phone itself as I did not have any problem with the BT connection on Z600.
I'm really not liking the fact that I have to keep re-pairing the headset with all of my devices if I do want to use it with something else. Is this normal with other BT headsets?
SE C902, E/// T28w, R520m
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happycheesecake
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
Posts: 344
From: Northampton, England
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@elegantcam
Totally argee with you regarding the HBH-610. My main phone, a K750i with R1L firmware refuses to stay connected with the 610 headset for more than 5 minutes.
Don't buy a HBH-610 if you don't have the R1N firmware for a K750i.
And yes, I have noticed that the 610 has issues moving from one phone to another. All I get is "Bluetooth error" from the additional phones.
Personally, I think the HBH-608 is a better headset for use with a K750i. I've got one of those too, and it has only disconnected once in two weeks of connection. And it also works fine with my P910, T39, R520 and others without re-pairing. 
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fu1at
Joined: Nov 01, 2003
Posts: 325
From: Selangor, Malaysia
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huh... how much is the HBH-610 u guys purchased?
 J200, W550i, K750i, M600i, HBH-30, HBH-660, HBH-608, HBH-PV700, HBH-610, MXE-60, CLA-60, MMC-60, CDS-60, |
happycheesecake
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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From: Northampton, England
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Mine was FOC as I work with Bluetooth gismos. However, they're available on ebay for around 55 GBP inc shipping.
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james007bond
Joined: Oct 10, 2005
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Hi,
I have a K750 with R1L and a HBH-610.
THe HBH-610 will not stay paired.
I too have to delete the pairing and repair.
I so much regret getting rid of my hbh-608 which worked perfectly..... |
elegantcam
Joined: May 24, 2002
Posts: 85
From: Toronto, Canada
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I guess my next question is, do I have to send the headset back to SE to get this problem fixed? Or can I take it to a repair shop and upgrade the firmware on the headset?
SE C902, E/// T28w, R520m
Also owns: CH668, R310sc, I888 World, SH888 |
happycheesecake
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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From: Northampton, England
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SE UK currently say that there is no problem with the K750i and the HBH-610 headset.
Yeah, right. 007 above has exactly the same problem as I've got with my R1L K750i. SE say that the R1N firmware fixes this problem...
Best thing to do first is to email SE customer support and see what they say. |
nigmol
Joined: Oct 05, 2004
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The hbh-610 wouldn`t keep a connection with my W800i but since the firmware upgrade to R1N its been faultless |
happycheesecake
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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From: Northampton, England
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R1N on the W800i is different to R1N on the K750i.
Basically the W800i R1N is the T1Q055 firmware I tested at work about 4 weeks ago. Its better than the K750i version - which should be available at the start of next week I believe...
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grca73
Joined: Jul 21, 2005
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On 2005-10-10 20:45:59, happycheesecake wrote:
R1N on the W800i is different to R1N on the K750i.
Basically the W800i R1N is the T1Q055 firmware I tested at work about 4 weeks ago. Its better than the K750i version - which should be available at the start of next week I believe...
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what are you smoking LOL
r1n035 k750 has been out for weeks
r1n035 w800 out for 3-4 days
although supposedly w800 better firmware it is only implementation of gui is whats better.
some ppl like my cousin put more value on plane mode and better looking media player on w800 and music button without headphones
and some like myself prefer k750 activity/multitasking menu to all extras on w800. just cant stand reading a book and/or playing game or else and a call comes in and not being able to resume.
so which is the better phone/firmware is highly subjective.
bluetooth implementation on both models is the same. same bugs on r1l and same fixes on r1n.
hbh-610 looking for a whitepaper to see issue regarding connecting to multiple devices.
maybe se assholles are reserving that feature for 610a(might be wrong bout last letter) the one that supposed to pair automattically with just yes or no without pairing procedure.
[ This Message was edited by: grca73 on 2005-10-12 03:43 ] |
hyperz
Joined: Sep 22, 2002
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Hi
Can anyone confirm K750i with R1N035 whether its possible to pair the HBH610 with multiple devices?? Or is it a limitation with the headset?
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grca73
Joined: Jul 21, 2005
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confirmed from several posts!!!
you can not!!! |
grca73
Joined: Jul 21, 2005
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from what i gather hbh-610 has a bug and not feature disabled, problem being that when put into pairing mode rather than initiating pairing only, it actually resets the phone.
notice that when you hold volumes for 5 sec it will not only light up but beep as well (beep being the reset sound).
well i dont realy know what we can do bout it. dont know anyone doing bt flashing if they ever fix this limitation.
lol and next time will read review, before buying first and being reviewer.
once the new 610a is released one with autopairing if anyone knows who does bt flashing post alink please. |
happycheesecake
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
Posts: 344
From: Northampton, England
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Nope, the 610a is WORSE!
Crashed K750i, W800i, W550i, P990, T630, K700i, T39m when pairing...
Also locked up Nokia 6230, N90, N70 and other current models, as well as Moto's, Samsung's, LG's...
And caused my PDA to lock up so bad I had to hard reset the thing.
Admittedly I've tested a prototype 610a...
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SL33PYH34D
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
Posts: 486
From: Berkshire, UK
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Amazing that a product with so many issues and bugs passed any sort of QA testing before being officially released.
SE headsets used to be excellent - probably the best around, but now they seem to have more and more issues with each new product. |
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Posted: 2005-10-10 04:34
