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El Jeffroz
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
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From: Purmerend, NL
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Hi there.
I've been a happy owner of the p800 for about a month and a half now and figured it was about time to go out and buy some BT accessories.
My questions:
i) I wish to have a BT headset (earpiece). Which one is recommended with respect to sound quality, wearing comfort and battery life?
ii) I own an MSI 6590 Ultra BSR mainboard which has Bluetooth support. I have yet been unable to get this working properly. Is there anyone with the same mainboard that tried to get this working? Consequently, what seperate BT module/dongle is recommended if all this fails?
Just like to hear your opinions on this.
TIA for any comments.
[edit] it's 6590, not 6950. [/edit]
[ This Message was edited by: El Jeffroz on 2003-03-26 03:14 ] |
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El Jeffroz
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
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From: Purmerend, NL
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n/m point ii, i just found out how to get my MSI dongle working. gonna try this tomorrow and post results if anyone's interested.
point i) is obviously still RFC  |
dave_uk
Joined: Mar 06, 2003
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In my experience, which I must admit does not include the bluespoon, I would go for the HBH-60. At the pricier end of the range but it's very light/comfortable, everything works properly (voice commands, stable bluetooth connection, range) As for battery life, it's much of a muchness on all current headsets. Standby approx. 1.5-2 days Talktime 2.5-4 hours.
Alternatives worth consideration are bluespoon (so I'm told) or the Jabra Freespeak for a good quality, cheaper option.
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El Jeffroz
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
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personally i'd prefer to have an 'official' headset anyway, although alternatives are often of the same quality.
the HBH-60 is indeed quite pricey, but i'd rather spend more money on a quality product than waste half of it.
thanks for the advice.
one thing, i presume it's somehow rechargeable, right? the international accessory page of SE doesn't mention it and the dutch mirror only has the image, very informative |
dave_uk
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They all come with a mains charger, except cheeky nokia's offering 
The HBH-60 charges using a standard  charger and one is supplied with the headset.
Better off spending the extra dough if you ask me!
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El Jeffroz
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
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agreed. HBH-60 it is.
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simion_levi
Joined: Feb 20, 2003
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From: London, UK
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Check you're not going to find the HBH-60 uncomfortable after a while - i had an HDW-2 which is worn in exactly the same way - after an hour or so of wearing things can get uncomfortable, and they don't fit too closely.
In contrast, i'm able to wear my freespeak all day without even noticing, and it fits very nicely and securely - no problems connecting or using my new one (replaced old one for new in february, to get most recent firmware) with my P800 either. I'd also say volume and voicequality is better than my HDW-2, and better than the HBH-60 i've used - no background echo for the person on the other end of the line, common complaint about the HBH-60. |
dave_uk
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The ear clip on the HDW-2 is much thinner than that of the HBH-60, and whilst the Freespeak is a great buy, I preferred an product as you know you're guaranteed support if your headset performance is affected by future firmware upgrades for the phone etc.
It should also be noted that no headset has yet hit the market with no complaints about sound quality. There seems to be this echo problem in every headset around so far - it just depends on who you speak to.
So far, I've had no such problems with my HBH-60, unlike previous HBH-30, HBH-20 and HDW-2, touch wood
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El Jeffroz
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hmm, i see. i'm afraid i'll still be going for the official one, though, for several reasons also mentioned above
thanks for your opinions. |
Bogman
Joined: Feb 22, 2003
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I've just got my HBH 60 £99.0 on line which I thought was a great price.Still playing with the voice dialing and found this the most difficult part. Sound quality is excelent. Managed to take call in the bedroom with the handset in the kitchen!! no problems both ends. The headset is small, very light, you can chose which ear you can attach to. The included charger can be used to charge your SE phone and that is a bonus
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jonlow
Joined: May 03, 2003
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Hi everyone....i have just got the HBH 60...everything is working well with my P800 except that the headset cant seem to recognise my voice when i try to voice dial...it works fine on the handset though.I checked the manual and it says that it recommends recording the commands with the headset itself.Can someone tell me how to do that please??.. |
jonlow
Joined: May 03, 2003
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One more problem is that the people that i called complained to me about a very high pitched noise that comes when i speak with the headset...they say that its very noisy...is there something wrong with the headset??should i have it replaced??...
thanks..
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Posted: 2003-03-26 02:38
