Bluetooth earpiece (was: Sanyo 5500)

Eric Chew wrote:

> 1). No Bluetooth... Sanyo and SprintPCS BOTH need to get on the ball
> with this emerging technology. Its been out long enough. Time to
> get with it...

BTW, has anyone tried any of those phone-agnostic bluetooth earpiece
systems?

I saw one at Radio Shack a couple of months ago. It was way too
expensive ($150 or so, IIRC), more than many phones themselves. If they
come way down in price, they just might fit the bill for those whose
*main* interest in bluetooth is to have a cordless earpiece. I just
wondered if anybody's tried one and if so, how well they worked.

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da
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Yes, I have the Jabra one... Paid $190 when it came out... Would like to
do away with the dongle that plugs into the phone though!

---
Eric

"Donkey Agony" <root@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> Eric Chew wrote:
>
> > 1). No Bluetooth... Sanyo and SprintPCS BOTH need to get on the ball
> > with this emerging technology. Its been out long enough. Time to
> > get with it...
>
> BTW, has anyone tried any of those phone-agnostic bluetooth earpiece
> systems?
>
> I saw one at Radio Shack a couple of months ago. It was way too
> expensive ($150 or so, IIRC), more than many phones themselves. If they
> come way down in price, they just might fit the bill for those whose
> *main* interest in bluetooth is to have a cordless earpiece. I just
> wondered if anybody's tried one and if so, how well they worked.
>
> --
> da
> ~~
> "OE Quotefix" http://flash.to/oe-quotefix
> to fix Outlook Express' broken quoting.
>
>

Eric Chew wrote:

>> BTW, has anyone tried any of those phone-agnostic bluetooth earpiece
>> systems?
>>
>> I saw one at Radio Shack a couple of months ago. It was way too
>> expensive ($150 or so, IIRC), more than many phones themselves. If
>> they come way down in price, they just might fit the bill for those
>> whose *main* interest in bluetooth is to have a cordless earpiece.
>> I just wondered if anybody's tried one and if so, how well they
>> worked.

> Yes, I have the Jabra one... Paid $190 when it came out... Would
> like to do away with the dongle that plugs into the phone though!

How big is the dongle?

Do you have to have their own all-in-one earpiece, or can you get an
off-the-shelf earpiece and plug it into a receiver/transmitter?

Other than the dongle inconvenience, does it work well?


--
da
~~
"OE Quotefix" http://flash.to/oe-quotefix
to fix Outlook Express' broken quoting.

Yes, you can use a standard 2.5mm headset jack. The Jabra works well. Only
complaint is battery life. Only get about 2hr talk time with it.

---
Eric


"Donkey Agony" <root@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> Eric Chew wrote:
>
> >> BTW, has anyone tried any of those phone-agnostic bluetooth earpiece
> >> systems?
> >>
> >> I saw one at Radio Shack a couple of months ago. It was way too
> >> expensive ($150 or so, IIRC), more than many phones themselves. If
> >> they come way down in price, they just might fit the bill for those
> >> whose *main* interest in bluetooth is to have a cordless earpiece.
> >> I just wondered if anybody's tried one and if so, how well they
> >> worked.
>
> > Yes, I have the Jabra one... Paid $190 when it came out... Would
> > like to do away with the dongle that plugs into the phone though!
>
> How big is the dongle?
>
> Do you have to have their own all-in-one earpiece, or can you get an
> off-the-shelf earpiece and plug it into a receiver/transmitter?
>
> Other than the dongle inconvenience, does it work well?
>
>
> --
> da
> ~~
> "OE Quotefix" http://flash.to/oe-quotefix
> to fix Outlook Express' broken quoting.
>
>

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 13:56:11 GMT, "Eric Chew" <echew@mvps.org> wrote:

>Yes, you can use a standard 2.5mm headset jack. The Jabra works well. Only
>complaint is battery life. Only get about 2hr talk time with it.
>
>---
>Eric
>
>
>"Donkey Agony" <root@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
>news:kPqdnQiekqTst1GiRVn-gg@comcast.com...
>> Eric Chew wrote:
>>
>> >> BTW, has anyone tried any of those phone-agnostic bluetooth earpiece
>> >> systems?
>> >>
>> >> I saw one at Radio Shack a couple of months ago. It was way too
>> >> expensive ($150 or so, IIRC), more than many phones themselves. If
>> >> they come way down in price, they just might fit the bill for those
>> >> whose *main* interest in bluetooth is to have a cordless earpiece.
>> >> I just wondered if anybody's tried one and if so, how well they
>> >> worked.
>>
>> > Yes, I have the Jabra one... Paid $190 when it came out... Would
>> > like to do away with the dongle that plugs into the phone though!
>>
>> How big is the dongle?

The dongle is about the size of a peanut butter cup (a bit smaller,
but not much).

>> Do you have to have their own all-in-one earpiece, or can you get an
>> off-the-shelf earpiece and plug it into a receiver/transmitter?

I haven't seen any like this but I guess there could be a potential
for it. Only one I've seen is the Jabra.

>> Other than the dongle inconvenience, does it work well?

Mine works very well, I get good range and it's actually quite clear
and static free. Actual range (according to the mfgr) is 30ft but I've
been farther. Talk time on mine is about 3 1/2 to 4 hours provided I
remember to turn off the earpiece when I'm not using it.