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Headset

HI there,
Has anyone modded their headset to fit decent headphones??? IF not can anyone recommend a good sounding bluetooth headset or an adapter so you can plug your own headphones in yet retain mic functionality.
Ade

I'm getting a set of Jabra BT8010's.

Got the jabra bt8010, and is excellent with our device. The caller ID is a god send, works a treat. However the named contact are limited to only 30 names. Performance using A2DP is very good. Range and performance and reliability are excellent compared to previously tested devices. I got mine from Amazon for around £66 delivered.

faisal.husain said:
Got the jabra bt8010, and is excellent with our device. The caller ID is a god send, works a treat. However the named contact are limited to only 30 names. Performance using A2DP is very good. Range and performance and reliability are excellent compared to previously tested devices. I got mine from Amazon for around £66 delivered.
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Have you tried JetWare FreeHand Ext? Did it work?

we all know the Advantage doesnt have the vibrating function..how can you replace it when your phone is on silent? what are th eothe roptions? Is this Jabra BT a good enough temporary option?
thanks.

cornelius said:
Have you tried JetWare FreeHand Ext? Did it work?
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i am using it now, and it works

Wow great... all contact name sent to BT8010... beautiful...

wu5262 said:
i am using it now, and it works
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I am gona download now, does it work really well? also if you dont have a contact, does it display the number?

D_G said:
we all know the Advantage doesnt have the vibrating function..how can you replace it when your phone is on silent? what are th eothe roptions? Is this Jabra BT a good enough temporary option?
thanks.
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Yes, I use it more as a permanent solution.

faisal.husain said:
I am gona download now, does it work really well? also if you dont have a contact, does it display the number?
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yes it works well on mine. but when there is call which isn't in my contact, it doesn't display the number, it just display UNKNOWN.

WHats the sound quality like on the jabra, im used to sennheisers but woul.d prefer to loose the cable.

ade0282 said:
WHats the sound quality like on the jabra, im used to sennheisers but woul.d prefer to loose the cable.
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Very Good! I dont think you will be disapointed

ade0282 said:
WHats the sound quality like on the jabra, im used to sennheisers but woul.d prefer to loose the cable.
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If you are looking for ultimate sound like me, then you should always use a wire headset

I have wired Sennheisers as they are fantastic quality, but I also bought the Jabra 8010 for it's caller ID, vibrate function and phonebook. The quality of the sound in stereo headset mode is not fantastic, but easily as good as the usual wired solutions you get with HTC phones. It's just if you're used to Sennheisers, you're a bit spoilt and nothing else seems as good. I am still waiting for a stereo BT headset with phone functionality but bass-enhancing Sennheiser style earpieces, though.
Cheers
Ant

Anton.Valleyman said:
I have wired Sennheisers as they are fantastic quality, but I also bought the Jabra 8010 for it's caller ID, vibrate function and phonebook. The quality of the sound in stereo headset mode is not fantastic, but easily as good as the usual wired solutions you get with HTC phones. It's just if you're used to Sennheisers, you're a bit spoilt and nothing else seems as good. I am still waiting for a stereo BT headset with phone functionality but bass-enhancing Sennheiser style earpieces, though.
Cheers
Ant
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I am using ACS T2i for my music headset (you might not know this). And for answering the call, i have iTech Clip D which has caller ID. They work together smoothly. If you have the wired headphone plug in, you can still answer the call from your Bluetooth headset.

I notice that itech do one call the s38, its the same as the clip d but has a 3.5mm jack so you can use your own headphones. THs that this might bethe way forward. Definately worth investigating

ade0282 said:
I notice that itech do one call the s38, its the same as the clip d but has a 3.5mm jack so you can use your own headphones. THs that this might bethe way forward. Definately worth investigating
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it's not the same, there are lots of iTech headphone and they all look the same, the clip D has an external LCD so you can display caller ID. s38 don't have external LCD, but it has media control

wu5262 said:
I am using ACS T2i for my music headset (you might not know this). And for answering the call, i have iTech Clip D which has caller ID. They work together smoothly. If you have the wired headphone plug in, you can still answer the call from your Bluetooth headset.
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ACS T2i? Hey Wu, are you active in Headfi? ACS T2i is definitely an exceptional headset

jlingo said:
ACS T2i? Hey Wu, are you active in Headfi? ACS T2i is definitely an exceptional headset
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hehe, yes i used to be active in Headfi, but not recently. didn't expect people here to know ACS T2i, so very well done of you

ade0282 said:
WHats the sound quality like on the jabra, im used to sennheisers but woul.d prefer to loose the cable.
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I am looking at the Jabra BT325s, that should allow me to plug any phone I like into the BT receiver. Any experience?
http://www.jabra.com/JabraCMS/EM/EN/MainMenu/Products/MobileMusic/JabraBT325s/JabraBT325s.htm

Sound from 3.5" jack and HTC usb ??

I'm curious to know if sound will be passed to the HTC USB aswell as the 3.5" jack ?
I use the E100 adapter all the time as its nice and simple to skip a track and make/answer a call when out and about.
Dont fancy pulling out the HD to skip a track or answer a call all the time
Nogs

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Nobody has any idea ?

I don't the answer to your question, but the answer to your problem is bluetooth. My headphones change volume, track, play/pause and answer the phone. Music resumes after the call. This is using Motorola S805 headphones, WM6 and Mortplayer.

Sound is via jack only, but indeed Bluetooth is a great solution.

Cheers for your replies....
Nogs

Lucas0511 said:
Sound is via jack only, but indeed Bluetooth is a great solution.
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Doesn't the mini USB port need to support sound in order for a wired hands-free headset to work? I'd be really surprised if they a) required a bluetooth headset for hands-free or b) required two jacks (3.5mm and miniUSB) in order to use wired hands-free headset.
If the 3.5 jack has more contacts than just the normal stereo then maybe they have a wired headset that works just from the 3.5mm. It will be interesting to see how they've done it.

It is confusing to me, since the few previewers reported a dedicated audio jack and USB only for charging/data (ActiveSync). HTC in their 16/9 press release do mention the audio jack in the press release, but in the feature list it is not quoted, but there is mention of ExtUSB, but no mention of audio on it. On other HTC press releases for previous models ExtUSB is usually mentioned with audio next to it. Well I guess it is wait and see
Update: This French review in English also says audio jack also for handsfree http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiw5PsQ50Uc

Check the review on GSMArena - the headset works off the audio jack, so no need to have audio via ExtUSB...

Mmm The Earphones supplied are 4 pole, Earth, Mic, Left and Right.
So disapointed if the Ext USB doest carry sound too... Will make the whole Car mount job look untidy but worst is that you will have to take your HD out of your pocket to skip tracks when using the headset... Sorry thats just pants !!!
Nogs

nogs said:
Mmm The Earphones supplied are 4 pole, Earth, Mic, Left and Right.
So disapointed if the Ext USB doest carry sound too... Will make the whole Car mount job look untidy but worst is that you will have to take your HD out of your pocket to skip tracks when using the headset... Sorry thats just pants !!!
Nogs
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what happens on the iphone? or itouch? in this instance.

nogs said:
Mmm The Earphones supplied are 4 pole, Earth, Mic, Left and Right.
So disapointed if the Ext USB doest carry sound too... Will make the whole Car mount job look untidy but worst is that you will have to take your HD out of your pocket to skip tracks when using the headset... Sorry thats just pants !!!
Nogs
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Re in car intergration and control, I like this gadget very much.
http://us.kensington.com/html/14484.html
LiquidAUX™ Bluetooth® Car Kit
It comes with a separate wireless remote control that you can mount anywhere in your car, and the sound outputs via 3.5mm jack, so you can connect it easily to your stereo. In addition it auto-connects very well, meaning its really plug and play. It also comes with a separate USB port for charging, meaning you can still charge your phone via USB while this occupies the cigarette lighter.
Surur

Sorry to bring this back up but are we totally sure that the mini usb doesn't carry audio? I haven't been able to get it to work on my car hands free kit but maybe i'm missing something??
If it doesn't i think HTC have misssed a trick.

I've tried with a couple of audio headsets, always says "not supported, disconnect".

rickgillyon said:
I've tried with a couple of audio headsets, always says "not supported, disconnect".
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Thats the same message i get, what a shame!
Is this a hardware issue or software? If software we should be able to do so,ething about it?

HD FM Radio - Antenna?

hey lucky folks with HDs ;-)
how does the FM Radio work on the HD? Do you need to use the headset as antenna, like on the polaris? Or does the HD have built in antennas?
boba

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you have to use your earpiece as antenna. No build in fm antenna

And it has to be the one that comes in the box. You can't use a Touch or Diamond headset. Which I thought was odd...
But yah, the 3.whatever mm jack in the top of the handset is used for the antenna.

Hi,
I don't use the ones that come in the box. Just use my own headphones. Radio works fine
Ofiaich

ofiaich said:
Hi,
I don't use the ones that come in the box. Just use my own headphones. Radio works fine
Ofiaich
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Tested the radio on the Touch HD at a local store with my own earphones and it worked great...

Insaneboy said:
Tested the radio on the Touch HD at a local store with my own earphones and it worked great...
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Phew, thanks for the correction. I want to use my own better set of headphones and still use the radio.

And it works fine with a 3.5 <> 3.5 lead (for use to plug into a car radio or audio input) using the loudspeaker.
So in a strong signal area, it will work fine with 3.5 plug + short wire
Kev

According to the Touch HD manual:-
Output
Select whether to use the device Speaker or Wired Headset to listen to the radio.

Beards said:
According to the Touch HD manual:-
Output
Select whether to use the device Speaker or Wired Headset to listen to the radio.
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Yes, but first plug in an antenna
The radio program is really nice you can change between speaker/phones with one easy finger friendly button.

What can you say about the quality from the fm Radio. I can´t get a RDS Signal, or it is still available only for 2 - 3 seconds.

Insaneboy said:
Beards said:
According to the Touch HD manual:-
1. Output
Select whether to use the device Speaker or Wired Headset to listen to the radio.
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Yes, but first plug in an antenna
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D'ya reckon that would work for BT headphones too (after plugging in a 3.5mm jacked antenna that is)?... I have a feeling the answer is no... hmmm.

do you have a cab of FMradio? I want it for my xperia, panel sucks

Even using a stereo plug radio works fine. Then the only choice is explicitly set device speakers for radio. Even in case of active AD2P connection, the sound is only played through device speakers or wired headphones.
Normally when using bluetooth headphones I insert a 3.5 Jack(just the jack no headphones on it) to make sure that device speakers will not start banging if the bluetooth headphones run out of battery or get disconnected for some reason. And in city center this seems to be enough to make radio work for certain channels though since bt is not used, not much benefit in having it.

Radio without headphones?

Is it possible to get the radio to run without having to plug in the headphones?
I know they act as an antenna but I'd still like to be able to demo the device and try for local radio in strong signal areas without having to carry round a set of headphones.
is this possible?

No, must have earphones plugged in.

...actually, FM radio switches off automatically 30 seconds after you disconnect the cable....very handy....

Hi,
I'm considering to buy a seperate antenna.. But I'm not sure this will work.
Any suggestions?
http://cgi.ebay.nl/TMC-Kurzstab-Ant...9523848QQcmdZViewItemQQptZNavigations_Zubehör

if you use HD tweak you van set the audio booster on, if thats on, you wont get the message that your headset must be plugged in, but i hardly get a reception then

Trying to plug a dummy (just a socket?)?

your antenna is in the earplug-wire, so you need it.

BSmart said:
Hi,
I'm considering to buy a seperate antenna.. But I'm not sure this will work.
Any suggestions?
http://cgi.ebay.nl/TMC-Kurzstab-Ant...9523848QQcmdZViewItemQQptZNavigations_Zubehör
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It should work, it seems to be using the same pinout as HD headphone, assuming the Mic still doubles as antenna, like before on ExtUSB

Just tried it with a 3.5 mini-extension cable (about 10cm long with a 3.5 plug on one end and a 3.5 socket on the other).
Works fine ! Reception is perhaps a little weaker.

A 3.5mm plug with some thin black insulated wire connected to it should make a nice unobtrusive antenna.

but why bother, some earbuds are just as easy to bring

Thanks for this idea! I cut an old (bad and low-cost) earphone, plugged-in the 3.5-connector (with a cable of about 45 cm), activated audio booster with HD Tweak and - voila!: I'm able to hear FM Radio!
I think it's useful when you want to hear news for a short time; to hear music earphones are better of course!

And can the radio be switched to bluetooth A2DP in this case?

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And can the radio be switched to bluetooth A2DP in this case?
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No - bluetooth does not seem to work here. I tried this with a 3.5 extension. I could get sound out of the speaker no problem but no chance on diverting it to bluetooth.
We probably need some app to make that work.

Not sure if it will work in this case, but these apps are similar: BTArouter or BT Audio

stylus=antenna
You can use stylus as antenna!
Just have to hold it in place and make sure headphone symbol appear on top fo the screen.

jjow said:
You can use stylus as antenna!
Just have to hold it in place and make sure headphone symbol appear on top fo the screen.
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Actually, I was just about to check if anyone had ever metioned this before. I noticed it tooday when I was playing around with the phone

cybermaus said:
Not sure if it will work in this case, but these apps are similar: BTArouter or BT Audio
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Could somebody try this apps? To play radio through bluetooth is quite imoprtant feature for me, I use to listen to radio on bicycle on my sporty bt headset. Thank you.

External small FM radio antena

Is there such a thing? I dont use my wired headset since I am on bluetooth (Jabra BT8040) most of the time. Is there a small device that I can plug to USB to enable radio signal?
Thanks!

You can use any extUSB - 3.5mm adapter to make the FM work.

that's incorrect...
you need something plugged into the 3.5mm jack that acts as the antenna; however, i believe doing so will cause the touch pro to try to output sound to it.
so even if you did mod an antenna type thing to have a 3.5mm plug on it, i still doubt there's a way to get audio to the bluetooth headset.
i'd try it with the wired headphones plugged in, and if you can get audio over bluetooth, you can just make an antenna w/a 3.5mm plug.
i'd be very interested to know if/how that works if anyone has any experience.

well..
I actually did this as a test. If you stick the stylus into the 3.5mm jack, you can then use the FM radio through the loud speaker. I however don't recommend this as you could possibly damage the jack, just saying that it will work.

Correct me if I am wrong, but not all 'versions' of the Touch Pro have the FM radio hardware I thought. I have yet to find a list of which ones have it and which don't, if anyone has that info, it would be worth checking

chrialex said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but not all 'versions' of the Touch Pro have the FM radio hardware I thought. I have yet to find a list of which ones have it and which don't, if anyone has that info, it would be worth checking
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I think the hardware is there on all Touch Pro's but not all ROMs include the software. My Fuze had missing FM software with the stock AT&T ROM... flashed Energy and FM works like a charm.

I dont know about the bluetooth part, but I just took an old pair of headphones and ripped the rubber piece and wires down to just the plug, and it works great.
Here are a few pics.

qtipextra said:
I dont know about the bluetooth part, but I just took an old pair of headphones and ripped the rubber piece and wires down to just the plug, and it works great.
Here are a few pics.
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This works if you want to use the speaker-phone speaker but it does not work with bluetooth as far as I can figure out. Anyone get FM to work over bluetooth???

download the cab btaudio.cab . works perfect for bt stereo

huh????
so let me get this straight and please forgive me iam new when it comes to the fuze. so there is a fm tuner then why is there not a cab or something for those of us whom are not that savy

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427040
cab file for fm tuner software. google are your friend.

rastlin said:
so let me get this straight and please forgive me iam new when it comes to the fuze. so there is a fm tuner then why is there not a cab or something for those of us whom are not that savy
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In the update of the Fuze rom via HTC the FM tuner was included.

Anonymitee said:
I actually did this as a test. If you stick the stylus into the 3.5mm jack, you can then use the FM radio through the loud speaker. I however don't recommend this as you could possibly damage the jack, just saying that it will work.
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Sounds like a 3.5mm stereo plug and maybe 6-12 inches of soft wire soldered to one of the contacts (there are three of them; tip, ring and base) would do it. Wish my TP had a radio.

willr001 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427040
cab file for fm tuner software. google are your friend.
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If this works on my Sprint Touch Pro I will drink a beer in your name!