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couple of BT and audio questions

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

texas said:
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.

Jawbone and Tilt?

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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Which BT earpiece for my HTC Pro?

Guys I need to purchase another bt. Been using my Treo bt and it's getting kinda old. Read too many opinions on what works best. Thought about the Jawbone 2 but I hear it is too low. What is working well witih you? Thanks

Plantronics 925 works great for me.

I like the quality of the original jawbone, but for current generation stuff, I like the blue ant. I haven't tried a jawbone2 yet.
pat

jabra bt8010
Tried lots of others, absolutely love it.

if you have a question
post it only once.
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Car Audio

So last night my car was broken into and they trashed my alpine deck and stole my ipod. So today while shopping for a new stereo for my car I tried finding something that would work well with my HTC Hero. I was hoping for something that would bluetooth connect to my phone and access the music on my sim card. Does anyone have a suggestion on this?

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So last night my car was broken into and they trashed my alpine deck and stole my ipod. So today while shopping for a new stereo for my car I tried finding something that would work well with my HTC Hero. I was hoping for something that would bluetooth connect to my phone and access the music on my sim card. Does anyone have a suggestion on this?
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I'm on a Pioneer DEX-P99RS Ipod/anything USB.
Works well for me. Just plug in USB and mount it like you do a PC. reads all the tracks and ID3 tag info for you.
Not as fancy as bluetooth, but it works. This head unit maybe a bit high for most people. This was my first Pioneer, I was always an Alpine guy until now. I will never buy another Alpine after hearing this thing.

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I'm on a Pioneer DEX-P99RS Ipod/anything USB.
Works well for me. Just plug in USB and mount it like you do a PC. reads all the tracks and ID3 tag info for you.
Not as fancy as bluetooth, but it works. This head unit maybe a bit high for most people. This was my first Pioneer, I was always an Alpine guy until now. I will never buy another Alpine after hearing this thing.
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does it do this for voice calls too or just music?

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does it do this for voice calls too or just music?
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Depends on the adapter I think. Pioneer offers 2 that will connect through Ibus. I want to say it's just Music on mine, and the other actually has a Mic you can run...I'm in it strictly for the boom and to piss off the cops

I have an "aux in" jack in the console of my car. I just use a male-to-male audio cable. Pandora comes in very handy on long car trips.

oh no. K! Don't go down that road! I'm not saying you don't need a stereo that will hit 130db, but that should be the third or forth thing you worry about! First you gotta take care of your hub caps...are they spinnin' man? ARE THEY SPINNIN?
OP, I had a pretty decent deck that did both voice and music over bluetooth...had a pretty decent little touchscreen on it, too...I'll try to remember what it was and get back to you.

oh no. K! Don't go down that road! I'm not saying you don't need a stereo that will hit 130db, but that should be the third or forth thing you worry about! First you gotta take care of your hub caps...are they spinnin' man? ARE THEY SPINNIN?
OP, I had a pretty decent deck that did both voice and music over bluetooth...had a pretty decent little touchscreen on it, too...I'll try to remember what it was and get back to you.
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Hell no! I only buy the best in most cases...steel wheels all the way around!
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I haven't tried since updating to a 2.1 ROM, but with the stock 1.5 I had lag issues running bluetooth audio to my stereo Moto headset. Mostly when using the radio at the same time, like pandora or if it decided to do a sync. I have an older Pioneer with a 3.5mm headphone hooked up, works amazing for me. Would be interested in finding out if the bluetooth works flawless.

Thinking of getting this one it says it does bluetooth audio streaming
http://signature.crutchfield.com/s_113KDCX994/Kenwood-Excelon-KDC-X994.html?o=v&tp=5684

radios dont support ad2p at least i have yet to find one so u cant stream audio over bluetooth but u can still do 3.5 or usb

Well right here under the General Features it says A2DP support and says yes
http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Car_Entertainment/2008_Car_Entertainment/KDC-X994

in my experience kenwood got very fuzzy at high frequencies.
im hugeee into a2dp and the BEST quality chip is sony.
so ANY sony xplod MEX-BT series are amazingg.
i used to hate sony xplod until i tried the bt audio. i have the low end one i got for like 80 bucks. it only has an aux jack and bt but you cant tell a difference in aux and bt.
(im an audiophile too)
i tried kenwood and quality was lost badly for me. Dual brand is by far the worst bt quality on earth. pioneers were ok but low fidelity with a2dp.
anyways hopes that helps.

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Well right here under the General Features it says A2DP support and says yes
http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Car_Entertainment/2008_Car_Entertainment/KDC-X994
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yea i was just about to post the kenwood mybad but i have had top of the line pioneers and aplines and they never had score one for kenwood

Since I drive a jeep with out a top most of the time I bought a brand from wal-mart called "Dual". I haven't ever had much luck with cheapy stereos but this one is pretty good. It does bluetooth, usb, 3.5mm, Ipod control, hd radio. All for 140 bucks, which hurts a lot less than 500 when someone else decides they need your stereo more than you do.

mkabwilliams said:
Thinking of getting this one it says it does bluetooth audio streaming
http://signature.crutchfield.com/s_113KDCX994/Kenwood-Excelon-KDC-X994.html?o=v&tp=5684
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Just bought this myself on eBay for $219 free shipping. Totally worth it, I was able to get rid of my AudioControl EQL equalizer because the sound quality was just that good. I'm having some issues getting 2.1 to remember the pairing, but other than that I can totally recommend the x994 on the merits.

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Just bought this myself on eBay for $219 free shipping. Totally worth it, I was able to get rid of my AudioControl EQL equalizer because the sound quality was just that good. I'm having some issues getting 2.1 to remember the pairing, but other than that I can totally recommend the x994 on the merits.
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Thanks Nextelian that's awesome news now I just need to find one for that cheap.

grabbed a vr3-VR500CSBT at Target on clearance for $45 for the girlfriend. Bluetooth works like a charm and call quality is excellent.

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Dual brand is by far the worst bt quality on earth..
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Gotta say I picked up the dual at wally world for like 100. The bluetooth is pretty decent as far as the sound reception goes. Only gripe I have with it is when I would get a call the bluetooth wouldn't pick up but if I would call out then it would. That was before I got 2.1 on my hero. The music plays smoothly though. No connection issues at all either. Plus they are fairly cheap to be had at least if your concerned about that.

Dunno if this was suggested, but my boyfriend got the Sony MEX-BT2800 and I connect my phone to it with little issues. Audio works very nicely, as well as calls, though the built in mic can throw some people off but make sure to switch it from the default low sensitivity to high sensitivity to pick up your voice better (picks up engine noise more but no worse than talking on my BT headset). I really need to get this for my car heh.

I'm not a big sony person but thanks for the information. I'm heading out tonight to go check out and pick up a new unit. What ever I get I will come back and give an update on what I think of it and how it works with my Hero.
Thanks

Best bluetooth headset for my epic?

I'm looking to get a new bluetooth earpiece and I was wondering what u guys are using.
I want all the goodies and dont care too much about price.
What r the best earpieces out right now?
Thanks!
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I like the Blueant T1. It isn't cheap, but compared to other earpieces with similar features it is quite reasonable. The Q2 looks nice too, but is a little too "smart" for my tastes.

I swear I'm not trying to shill for Sammy but their WEP200 is well-made, tough, simple, small and good. And cheap. Only drawback is that you may have a bit of a struggle getting a good fit, but there are separate ear gels that help, like the one variety pack I bought at Best Buy last night made by Jawbone. I've been using this same WEP200 for going on 5 years, and never wanted another.

The Blueant T1 has worked great for me. You can find it on-line for about 49.00 and Best Buy runs them on sale sometimes. It will speak text and play Music.

check out the jawbone icon

I've gotten the Samsung wep 780 and 750 and other older ones bur I lose them
sent from my epic 4g with no 4g

Was originally looking at an earset but glad I found out about and bought a Blueant S4 speakerphone instead since it's mainly for driving. Anxiously waiting for Froyo on Epic so it can support hands-free voice dialing.

If you want comfort and really good quality get a motorola h710 and its not too expensive
Epic 4g

I'd go with either the Icon or the Motorola Finiti. Hopefully once 2.2 rolls around we'll get the same features, but on my Evo my Finiti would read all SMS and was amazing at voice commands and responses.

Blueant Q2. Expensive, but awesome.

Jawbone Icon here. Love it.

I've got a Blueant Q2 coming soon. I had a Z9 and Z9i before that. Anything Blueant is good. Some of the Z9s or Z9is can be had for $20 if you find a sale.
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I have had 3 diffrent jawbone icons. All junk!
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Plantronics Voyager 855 Stereo Bluetooth Headset
or the one I have which is
Samsung HM3500, which is also stereo with included earbuds adapter.
Excellent products. Look them up. Both are A2DP of course. I use the HM3500 with my Vizio TV all the time.

Voyager Pro +
It works great, sounds great, supports A2DP so I can listen to my media through the earpiece (ie, music, youtube, podcasts, etc.) and it's comfortable.

Plantronics Discovery 975 Connects super fast to the epic!!!
It always reconnects when I separate the two devices, unlike others when they separate, the earpiece turns off.
So you have to turn it back on, for it to pair again.
Very light weight, super comfortable,good battery life and the portable charger/pouch comes in handy
And as far as wind it filters it out pretty good. Noticeably better than the jawbone 2

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Voyager Pro +
It works great, sounds great, supports A2DP so I can listen to my media through the earpiece (ie, music, youtube, podcasts, etc.) and it's comfortable.
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It sounds good but in my opinion you look like a cyborg with the thing on and gets a little uncomfortable when you where sunglasses.

Plantronics Voyager Pro hands down.
Its comfortable and has active noise cancellation. Everyone that I've talked to absolutely loves their's.
Sound quality on the Jawbones is supposed to be good as well, but I don't see how they could be comfortable.

i've used plantronics backbeat for just over a year. i have a gigantic head, wear glasses/sunglasses, and my ears off uneven (yeah, i know, i'm the picture of beauty!) and the headset fits and is comfortable (sometimes i forget i'm wearing it, thus looking like a douche who walks around with his bluetooth on at all times, trying to look important).
the sound is GREAT. i'm a music snob, and i'm pleased with the sound.
the problem:
it worked great on my old blackberries, but has been pure poo-poo on my epic ever since rooting and installing custom roms. it usually pairs, sometimes connects, mostly disconnects randomly, and most of the controls don't work. and when they do work, they work for every possible app (so i can't just start and stop music. nooooo, pressing play on the headset starts music, radio, video, and podcasts.) i'm HOPING that the official 2.2 will fix this, but if it doesn't, i will be officially reclassifying this headset as utter garbage. it would be a pity too- because i REALLY love it when it works.

Im looking at getting the Jawbone Icon or Blueant T1
If anyone has used both please reply.. Ill probably get one or the other tomorrow...
Thanks in advance..