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SE BT headset with meaningful battery life? Suggestions pls |
scormie
Joined: Oct 22, 2004
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From: Wessex UK
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I'm one of the mugs who've bought an HBH-600 to find that even when freshly charged it can't handle more than about a half hour's conversation. And even if left switched off for a couple of weeks or so the battery goes dead.
What replacement Sony Ericsson headset can I get that's got a meaningful battery life in the real world then (for in-car use mainly I should add)? I have to stick with SE, though it grates, cos I've got an SE charger in the car.
Your thoughts would be welcome. |
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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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From: Dorset, UK Phone:Xperia Z1
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I use a HBH 660 and it lasts for uite ba long time. I had an hours conversation on it the other day and still had plenty of battery left. The 662 is supposed to have a longer lasting battery than the 660.
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Gigs
Joined: Jan 19, 2004
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660 or 608 would be mu choices. |
Draqula
Joined: Jun 22, 2002
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From: Estonia
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Your HBH-600 has to be faulty (or dead battery maybe?). Cause I have used mine for much longer than 0,5h with no problems. |
scormie
Joined: Oct 22, 2004
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From: Wessex UK
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Draqula wrote:
Your HBH-600 has to be faulty (or dead battery maybe?). Cause I have used mine for much longer than 0,5h with no problems.
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I agree, and searching on this forum and elsewhere reveals that it's quite a common problem with the HBH-600.
Unfortunately my warranty period has now expired so I'm up the proverbial sh*t creek without a paddle! |
pzboyz
Joined: Sep 30, 2002
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Try the Plantronics Explorer 320, will give at least 8 hours talktime and they claim upto 10 hours on some phones.
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judge
Joined: May 21, 2003
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From: Romania
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I've got an HBH662 and the batt life is great! At least for me: 2-3 days with heavy talking. |
scormie
Joined: Oct 22, 2004
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From: Wessex UK
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On 2005-11-11 16:01:37, judge wrote:
I've got an HBH662 and the batt life is great! At least for me: 2-3 days with heavy talking.
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What about with heavy breathing though heh heh heh ...?
But seriously, I am honing in on the 662.
Thanks to everyone for your input. |
Draqula
Joined: Jun 22, 2002
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662 is most probably a great choise. Haven't read any negative feedback about it. |
Tervel
Joined: Jun 30, 2003
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From: US, TX
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after trying several BT headsets, I ended up with a Jabra BT250 and have been Very happy with it. It lasts me approximately 4-5 days constatntly on with ~ 1/2 to 1hr of talk time per day. Only feature I miss on it is that it does not talk back to my SE phone so that I can check the battery level (something my 1st BT headset, an HBH-10 did). |
sapporobaby
Joined: Sep 14, 2003
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Try the Plantronics 640. It is the best headset I have ever used, and started out with the HBH-10 on up. It lasts for days, recharges very quickly and the voice quality is outstanding.
One quick question though: "why is it so hard to charge a phone or headset". People complain about this all the time. I would not care if I had a standby time of only an hour (said for dramatic effect) because I charge my phone every evening and have it fresh in the morning. |
scormie
Joined: Oct 22, 2004
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From: Wessex UK
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sapporobaby wrote:
...One quick question though: "why is it so hard to charge a phone or headset". People complain about this all the time. I would not care if I had a standby time of only an hour (said for dramatic effect) because I charge my phone every evening and have it fresh in the morning.
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Well I only ever use my headset in my car. If I were to take it out of the car to charge every night, I'd have to make a conscious effort to put it back in the car the following morning! Keeping it in the car always means one less thing to have to keep track of....
(It's also why whatever new headset I get has to have an easily available car charger. Since I've already got an SE one, it makes sense to stick with an SE model, but we'll see....)
But the reality for me is, even I were to charge every night, as you suggest, *it still won't be enough*. In its current state, my HBH-600 can only make one decent phone call, then it's pooped. |
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Posted: 2005-11-11 01:09
