Hello, I have a question. I have had two bluetooth headsets a Jabra 250v and now a Motorola H700. I am running a Q-Tek 9000 Universal device with the older ROM, not the latest one from I-Mate. I am receiving awful static even when the device is 1 foot from me. Is there any Bluetooth headset that anyone has had luck with that does NOT have static that actually sounds clear?
Thank you in advance!
Monty Gibson
i have the same
alex2cool67 said:
i have the same
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You have the same problem, or the same Qtek 9000? I can't find a bluetooth headset to work without static.
lol the same problem. but on an i-mate jasjar and 3 diff cheapo headsets
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lol the same problem. but on an i-mate jasjar and 3 diff cheapo headsets
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:lol: don't feel bad, i've used the most expensive and so I guess the cheaper and the more expensive does not make a bit of difference.
Same problem. QTEK 9000 with Motorola H700 Bluetooth headset. Lots of static... Tried four different brands of bluetooth headsets... and no luck!!
Any solutions ??
bluetooth sucks really....
its a pity that people still continue to make headsets after headsets, gadgets supporting the same lousy technology.....though its proven to suck in all directions....
the irony.....
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i-mate jasjar & SE HBH660: no statics at all.
I have the Motorolla HT820. No static here too. Plus, with stereo sound to listen to music, nothing can beat that except the size.
Well, this is an interesting article to read.....
http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=58585
The guys who invented bluetooth laugh it out, and admit that the technology sucks and it wont last for long! Ericsson is pulling out of taking the technology further!
cheers,
San
dreamtheather i'd prefer to laugh at you quoting an 18 month old article as gospel truth.
an analyst laughed, not the firm.
i'm a retail e-Commerce analyst. I laugh a lot.
why are you trying to incite flames when people are asking for help? if you can't help you may as well say so, or keep silent?
for the record, i have a SPV5000, tried with both orange original rom and i-mate test rom w/ 1.09.00 radio, 2 different headsets (Jabra BT800 and BlueAnt X3 Micro) and always have insufferable static, to the point that i'm tempted to send the device back to Orange (despite living in Sydney!)
any ideas/support would be greatly appreciated, and in my case, a (working) solution will give not just mojo, but a small paypal reward :idea:
JohnH said:
dreamtheather i'd prefer to laugh at you quoting an 18 month old article as gospel truth.
an analyst laughed, not the firm.
i'm a retail e-Commerce analyst. I laugh a lot.
why are you trying to incite flames when people are asking for help? if you can't help you may as well say so, or keep silent?
for the record, i have a SPV5000, tried with both orange original rom and i-mate test rom w/ 1.09.00 radio, 2 different headsets (Jabra BT800 and BlueAnt X3 Micro) and always have insufferable static, to the point that i'm tempted to send the device back to Orange (despite living in Sydney!)
any ideas/support would be greatly appreciated, and in my case, a (working) solution will give not just mojo, but a small paypal reward :idea:
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Well, I was thinking on your *mode*, until i've reached a level of frustration that has no boundaries now! I'm not trying to get people to flame each other....its just hopeless and nothing can be done really, mainly because the design of the technology is the inherent problem. The mode of communication bluetooth uses is extremely prone to static noise and distortion, and nothing much can be done really. We have the latest headsets trying to use DSP technology to filter out the noise, but again, how far can it go really?
I guess the later devices to follow (perhaps BT 2.0 specs) may have better noise tolerance, but for now, i guess its what we have that we have to live with!
Wireless headset, the only option being through bluetooth is not very promising......thats why my rants
Anyway, sorry if i took my ranting a little overboard here!
San
Looks like BT is not as bad as some have suggested; BT to be adopted as a media streaming standard: http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/general/general/bluetooth_set_to_replace_wi-fi_at_home
Thanks for ytour well considered reply
Might I add that I don't think you understand the level of static we're talking here. We're not talking the odd bit of crackle, you expect that.....even though my Nokia 6600, T68i, Motorola V3 etc don't crackle at all. We're talking full signal, phone 30cm away, can't hear what the other person is saying at all due do speakler crackle, signal dropout (just the earpiece) and noise.
bah.
and there was me thinking that we could all post our roms and see if there was a correlation. silly me
I agree with JohnH!! This is not some kind of a LITTLE static... I'm literally 40cm away from my QTEK9000 with a Motorola H700 Bluetooth Headset, and i barely can hear the person i'm talking to... :x This is so frustrating...
Cheers,
Paulo Rodrigues
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I agree with JohnH!! This is not some kind of a LITTLE static... I'm literally 40cm away from my QTEK9000 with a Motorola H700 Bluetooth Headset, and i barely can hear the person i'm talking to... :x This is so frustrating...
Cheers,
Paulo Rodrigues
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welcome home to our *****ing club!
I guess, its anyone and everyone who have a BT headset, would end up leaving a rant here.....its so damn horrible really
cheers,
San
I've said it before and I'll say it again... bluetooth is a load of old tosh on the Universal... just like the phone!!
I had a similar problem and I tried the headset with another phone and it was fine, so I deleted/repaired it to the M5000, thinking it couldn't be that bad, and it was immediately much much better. You can get a bad pairing that makes things worse than normal, worth a try anyway...
Also recently I installed the latest radio stack this also appeared to make things even better.
Thanks Noony,
I'll try that - the annoying thing is that both my headsets (Jabra BT800, BlueAnt X3 Micro) work fine with my spare phone, a Nokia 6600.
Might be a good point too, I remember the BlueAnt headset was okay first call, second call was back to Jabra rubbish level!
Thanks for your suggestions!
Hi Everyone.
Like you all I have expreimented with low end and hi end bluetooth headsets - and experienced all of the same pain.
I have been able to have success only with the Blueant Suprtooth 1 and II. I know it is not a headset, but if you want an in car device then this is clearly the beast. Sound quality at both ends is just fantastic. Never drops the signal - can move it from car to car - it just rocks.
I get at least 6 weeks of use with the current Blueant Supertooth II between charges. If i need a personal headset when out and about - I simply use the ear pice. Not the best solution buit it works.
Hope that is usefl to someone.
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There seem to be lots of glowing reviews of the Prophet, but very few complaints.
I recently purchased an Imate JAMin after owning a C500 for quite some time, and I have to say that I am unfortunately disappointed with my experience thus far.
I really am trying to like this device (especially given that I am now stuck with it) but am finding it hard.
Unless I just have a bad unit, do you people not agree that the sound quality is deplorable? Not just for playing music out of the poorly placed speaker on the back of the device, but also the sound quality coming from the earpiece.
Do you remember making your own 'mobile' phones using tin cans and string as kids? THOSE had better sound quality than the Prophet.
What do you guys think?
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Prophet - makes a great paper weight
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Hey,
I'll gladly take it off your hands.
In fact, I'll send you a proper paper weight in exchange.
Send me your address.
Randy Lahey said:
There seem to be lots of glowing reviews of the Prophet, but very few complaints.
I recently purchased an Imate JAMin after owning a C500 for quite some time, and I have to say that I am unfortunately disappointed with my experience thus far.
I really am trying to like this device (especially given that I am now stuck with it) but am finding it hard.
Unless I just have a bad unit, do you people not agree that the sound quality is deplorable? Not just for playing music out of the poorly placed speaker on the back of the device, but also the sound quality coming from the earpiece.
Do you remember making your own 'mobile' phones using tin cans and string as kids? THOSE had better sound quality than the Prophet.
What do you guys think?
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I do agree. The prophet does have this, I believe, as its one weakness.
My previous experience with spv phones, and the qtek 2020, sadly seems a bit the same.
I do like the my qtek s200, dispite this fact... I almost miss my 2020 a bit... but I am sure a couple of ROM updates will fix the sound issues you are talking about.
The phone, though, is very capable and I have learned to live with this for now.
Kind regards, G.
Randy Lahey said:
There seem to be lots of glowing reviews of the Prophet, but very few complaints.
I recently purchased an Imate JAMin after owning a C500 for quite some time, and I have to say that I am unfortunately disappointed with my experience thus far.
I really am trying to like this device (especially given that I am now stuck with it) but am finding it hard.
Unless I just have a bad unit, do you people not agree that the sound quality is deplorable? Not just for playing music out of the poorly placed speaker on the back of the device, but also the sound quality coming from the earpiece.
Do you remember making your own 'mobile' phones using tin cans and string as kids? THOSE had better sound quality than the Prophet.
What do you guys think?
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Using my Dopod 818Pro for nearly 3 months, never have a feeling of that extremely bad sound quality. However, agree with you that the speaker is misplaced but many PPC phones also place their speaker on the back. Don't know why?
The standard sound quality of a magician isn't gooed either. Now I use Mortplayer (with equalizer) for mp3's etc & plugin a decent headphone (with a 3.5mm -> 2.5mm converter) it changed a hell of a lot. Phone calls aren't changed by this of course & indeed my old Nokia has a better sound quality during a call :-( It doesn't bother me too much anymore, after 9 months of use I'm used to it.
Regards, M
Other "issues" with my prophet
I have had my qtek s200 - aka prophet - for a week now, and have even more "issues" to point out why Randy's point is re-enforced!
Just off the top of my head, did anyone mention:
1) from previous HTC mobiles I have had (qtek 2020, spv 200, qtek 8310), why, ohh, why did they put the power button on the side! I find it hard to hit, both with regard to location and the fact it seems to be in a hole ;-)
2) really a bad phone - generally for dialing (unless you are using speed dial), as I have found touchpad buttons small and not as responsive as my previous qtek 2020.
3) can't seem to get around the "invalid vendor id" - thus haven't been able to update rom yet (or change t9 dll files) - just another reason.
4) volume is VERY low - hence poor speakerphone volume and I CAN'T USE IT AS AN ALARM! HELLOOOO! :roll:
Other than that - the phone - if you can call it that... better call it - the PDA - work nicely.
G.
I believe that someone should view the product before u pay the money.
and by viewing someone should at least has an idea what the product is being like. In case it is over internet. I think some "homework" should be done before the "ENTER" button is hit.
I'm willing to exchange ur "paper weight" with 2 real paper weight. Deal?
I have the 8125 with the 2.25ROM. As for BT I just currently have a single earpiece (mono).
Can one not listen to audio through the earpiece? I of course understand it's mono but I'm primarily interested in audiobooks.
With that said, is the HT280 compatible with the 2.25ROM of the 8125? I seem to remember some issues that is wasgoing to be then wasn't, but not really caring that much at the the time I don't remember what the verdict was.
If neither of the above will not work can someone recommend a decent pair of wired earpieces? The OEM version that comes with the 8125 are awful and today on the way home I realized (duh) that when I have my MP3 earpiece in the person on the other end of the phone cannot hear me.
Thanks all,
David
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With that said, is the HT280 compatible with the 2.25ROM of the 8125? ...
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I got my HT820s in the mail yesterday. They work fantastic and sound great. No complaints other than the earpieces are a tad thick. They are comfortable and lightweight.. just I look kinda silly with them on . But I like them anyway.
I know this is more of an opinion question, but..
What is the best blue tooth ear piece or head set to be used with the Titan. Please also post with any particular one that was noticeably bad.
thanks
VERY good results with the Plantronics Voyager 885. Mono and stereo in one. Good streaming and working controls (AVCRP and Handsfree).
Moto H700, Blueant Z9, Plantronics 510 are good. I've tried about 10 and those worked best, many seem to pick up static, others seem to sound very muffled.
For headphones, the Moto S9's work great for me. Amazing sound, better than some expensive wired heaphones I have.
another vote for motorola s9, stereo sound is great, call quality is good (i still cant figure out where the microphone is on this thing but people can hear me just fine)
just wish i could get custom ringtones to play in the earpeice
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Moto H700, Blueant Z9, Plantronics 510 are good. I've tried about 10 and those worked best, many seem to pick up static, others seem to sound very muffled.
For headphones, the Moto S9's work great for me. Amazing sound, better than some expensive wired heaphones I have.
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What ROM are you running. I want to make sure Moto S9 is compatible with 3.16.
I have bee using the Samsung WEP500 and love it.
It replaced my Plantronics 665.
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What ROM are you running. I want to make sure Moto S9 is compatible with 3.16.
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ive used it on 3.16 and all of DCDs 2.x.x roms
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ive used it on 3.16 and all of DCDs 2.x.x roms
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Cool thanks dude.
Buetooth
The BlueAnt Z9 rocks. Works perfectly with my Sprint Mogul
I love my Sony DS980 works great except the phone book feature
I hope when Sony WM6 phone hits the market this will be possible
to have the drive and get it working.
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The BlueAnt Z9 rocks. Works perfectly with my Sprint Mogul
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Really? I bought it at bestbuy and was told my voice sounded horrible compared to my 510. I figured it just didn't play well with the Mogul
jabra bt8010
I have tried about 10 different ear pieces with my phone. I like the Jabra BT8010 the best. It serves two purposes. It can answer calls and with the extra adaptor piece it serves as bluetooth stereo. when u have it on the music setting you can hear all sounds (ringtones, warnings, voicecommand) thru the earpiece without the adaptor connected. That way you dont have to use that funky dongle to listen to music, etc. only bad thing is it picks up outside noise very easy.
another vote for bt8010
Aliph jawbone baby. Works like charm, never any static. By far the best bluetooth headset out there.
I am thinking about ordering the Jawbone. I would like to know your experiences with it and the Tilt. Please post.
works fine. I was just finished testing it with my friend. I was in front of the TV speaker (literally).. blasting away, and she can still hear me clearly.
I have used the Jawbone since it was released and it has NEVER let me down; great headset.
Worth the money in my opinion.
Works great for me
I originally bought the Jawbone for use with a previous phone and had no problems. When I moved on to the Tilt I found that the incoming audio was too low to be useful. After re-reading the user guide, I found I could increase the Jawbone's output volume very easily and did so. It now works perfectly for me. I'm a happy guy again.
I'm a big fan of this headset. I regularly make calls from busy airport waiting areas, restaurants, and noisy cars. All that the people on the other end hear is my voice. Remarkable.
yep, never had a minutes problem with mine. perfect combination!
I'm a Jawbone fanboy, however, the Jawbone inbound audio is lower on Tilt than other phones. I still use it as others still hear me clearly in noisy enviornments but I do have trouble hearing people in loud places even with the headset turned up to max. This is on 2 different Jawbones and only on my Kaiser. Maybe Tilt is better, don't know for sure.
I have the Jawbone and LOVE it!
For those saying they have low audio, you can fix that through a registry tweak.
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I have the Jawbone and LOVE it!
For those saying they have low audio, you can fix that through a registry tweak.
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No, Not really. I've tried all of them so far and there is no difference, it's still the same and it's lower than my Razr and 8525.
No problems with my Jawbone, people can't even tell I'm on it! Doesn't block wind well though, but its not supposed to.
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I have the Jawbone and LOVE it!
For those saying they have low audio, you can fix that through a registry tweak.
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Can u tell the registry tweak
to fix low audio
Also how good is talktime in Jawbone ?
does it last 5hrs or more /less
Please
I love the Jawbone.. my only complain is the earbud keep falling off when you're in a hurry of putting it on. The earloop is a bit uncomfortable.
bottom line, it's a great piece of technology with not too great of ergonomic design. The earbud and earloop are detachable.
Great, great piece. Buy the Jabra ear gels and use them instead of the ones that come with the Jawbone. Work better.
Own a Jawbone for a while and works very well, as long as no direct wind into the mic. Other than that, I drove with the windows down and moonroof open and the other person could hear me clearly. Avg speed 65mph.
Also, I've been trying the BlueAnt Z9 headset with the Tilt, so far so good. Still testing though. Its a lot smaller and lighter than the Jawbone. The best part is, you can upgrade the firmware on the BlueAnt Z9 via USB/PC. Believe the latest is v3.4 now.
Wooty, just notice, my 100th post...
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Own a Jawbone for a while and works very well, as long as no direct wind into the mic. Other than that, I drove with the windows down and moonroof open and the other person could hear me clearly. Avg speed 65mph.
Also, I've been trying the BlueAnt Z9 headset with the Tilt, so far so good. Still testing though. Its a lot smaller and lighter than the Jawbone. The best part is, you can upgrade the firmware on the BlueAnt Z9 via USB/PC. Believe the latest is v3.4 now.
Wooty, just notice, my 100th post...
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Which of them has better Battery life ?
I've had up to 4-5 hours of battery life on both headsets from a full charge.
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Which of them has better Battery life ?
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Hello
I just bought a Jabra Stone bluetooth headset. http://www.slashgear.com/jabra-stone-review-1960951/
However the audio stutter when making phone calls. If I watch Youtube or any other kind of audio it doesn't stutter... only when making phone calls.
Does anyone know what could be causing this??
Brgds... /TubGirl
Spending too much money? Sorry,couldn't resist that...tbh,no idea at all...I'm still using Jabra BT205's and BT250's and have no problem with them whatsoever...maybe you got a "rum un"? Can you take it back and try another one or find someone else you know who's got one that you can try to see if it's just yours thats misbehaving?
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Spending too much money? Sorry,couldn't resist that...tbh,no idea at all...I'm still using Jabra BT205's and BT250's and have no problem with them whatsoever...maybe you got a "rum un"? Can you take it back and try another one or find someone else you know who's got one that you can try to see if it's just yours thats misbehaving?
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But if it works fine with other apps then it suggests that it's the phone and there's something different about bluetooth audio when using the phone application.
Incidentally tubs, nice headset!
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But if it works fine with other apps then it suggests that it's the phone and there's something different about bluetooth audio when using the phone application.
Incidentally tubs, nice headset!
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Not too sure I follow your logic there...using other apps such as utube is a one way street (only the speakers being used) but for calls its microphone is needed as well...I know which I'd rather rule out as being dodgy and it aint the £500 phone
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Not too sure I follow your logic there...using other apps such as utube is a one way street (only the speakers being used) but for calls its microphone is needed as well
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True, but I thought that bluetooth was bi-directional by nature, regardless of whether both directions were required. I know I may be wrong, but that's what I thought.
Actually I think during phone calls the handsfree profile is used... when listening to other audio the A2DP profile is used. Maybe that can explain the difference.
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Spending too much money?
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What can I say... I have a taste for gorgeous gadgets That's why I got the HD2 in the first place
And the Jabra Stone is really gorgeous... only wish I could get the sound to be gorgeous too.
Thats quite obvious from your choice of phone.. did look at the stone myself but couldn't justify the price when older models are so cheap and I still needed memory card,2 phone holders,silicon case,screen protector stuff and a leather case (still not got that yet)....Is the stone the only bluetooth headset you have available at the moment or do you have the stuttering with an older headset too?
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Is the stone the only bluetooth headset you have available at the moment or do you have the stuttering with an older headset too?
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Stone is the only headset I have. When I pair it with a Nokia N82 the sound is good.
Oh dear....of course it could still be a compatability issue with the Hd2 but unless you try either a different stone or another HD2 with your stone there's no way of telling unless anyone else reading this has a stone too....in which case feel free to chime in as I'm running out of steam here.. Hope it works out well for you Tubs