Wireless talking - (how to get strange looks !)
Written: Apr 19 '03
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Pros: Active boom, small, light.
Cons: Not great battery life, low earpiece volume
The Bottom Line: A good device that works well assuming your mobile phone supports all the functions. Newer devices have better battery times but are not as compact.
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| nandbb's Full Review: Motorola Bluetooth??? Wireless Headset - 98405 /Sy... |
The Motorola Bluetooth Wireless Headset is a cool bit of technology.
It allows you to wirelessly connect to your Bluetooth enabled mobile phone, initiate telephone calls, answer and end telephone calls. The immediate advantage is that you can leave your mobile phone wherever it happens to be, in your pocket or even briefcase !
However, the full range of features is dependant upon which mobile phone you have. This is not the fault of Motorola, rather the mobile phone manufacturers.
The first thing you need to do is bond the device with your mobile phone. Bonding is initiated by holding the button down and then opening the boom mic. A search is then done from the mobile phone, passkeys exchanged (this is hard coded) and the bond complete.
The flip open boom mic activates the device, and establishes contact with the mobile phone.
The headset will then answer a ringing call by pressing the main button on the side. From this mode you can also initiate voice calls by pressing and holding the button.
Call volume is adjusted using the up and down buttons toward the rear of the device. Some people claim that the volume does not get loud enough but I have found it adequate in all but the noisiest situations.
At the end of use, you turn off the device by closing the boom mic.
With Sony Ericsson T68i
I changed to this phone because of Nokias limited Bluetooth support (see below). Not just for this Headset but also for data connectivity.
The full range of features are supported with the T68i (although you must set up your voice dialling contacts before attempting to use this feature)
A good tip is if you plan to initiate a lot of calls via voice dialling from the headset, then record the name tags using the headset also. The way your voice sounds can be quite different over the headset compared to speaking into the mobile directly.
With Nokia 6310
I had rather less success with this mobile. Nokias proprietary Bluetooth format is to blame.
Essentially the headset will answer calls with this mobile but no other features are supported. Which limits it's usefulness as initiating calls with voice dialling is a major part of the device.
Nokia Bluetooth headsets have full support, and newer Nokia mobiles may have got around this problem.
Battery Life
The headset comes with it's own dedicated charger (using the same connector as newer Motorola mobiles). It takes about 1/2 hours to charge and will provide a claimed 3 days standby time and 2.5 hours talk time.
General
The device can be worn on either the left or the right side of the head by changing the ear grip accordingly. I'm assuming the volume buttons know which way up they are, but I have never tested it !
Other Uses...
I have read that it is possible to use the Motorola Wireless Headset to connect via Bluetooth to your laptop, and act as a speaker/microphone combination allowing you to conduct audio conferencing, video conferencing (if you have a web camera) or simply listen to music in private. Unfortunately my Vaio does not support this Bluetooth profile, but others have achieved it. A Google search will provide more help in this area.
Recommended:
Yes
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