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  1. #1
    squelch41
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    Hi,

    I currently have a mobile phone headset and an iPod. Thus when I am
    cycling, I have to have 2 sets of earphones - 1 for the ipod and one
    for the phone! Is there any way of getting a bluetooth headset that can
    connect to the phone and the ipod? Obviously, this would also require a
    bluetooth transmitter for the ipod.

    Do such things exist or can anyone suggest an alternative method?

    Cheers
    squelch41




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  2. #2
    Chrys
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    Re: Headset that can communicate with ipod and 6630?

    http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...t%5Fid=33-1236

    If your cell phone uses a 2.5mm jack, this is what you need. Best Buy
    also carries it.
    -Chrys




  3. #3
    wkearney99
    Guest

    Re: Headset that can communicate with ipod and 6630?

    > I currently have a mobile phone headset and an iPod. Thus when I am
    > cycling, I have to have 2 sets of earphones - 1 for the ipod and one
    > for the phone! Is there any way of getting a bluetooth headset that can
    > connect to the phone and the ipod? Obviously, this would also require a
    > bluetooth transmitter for the ipod.
    >
    > Do such things exist or can anyone suggest an alternative method?


    Two thoughts, one is to use a single bluetooth adapter and plug both the
    phone and the ipod into it. Something like this:

    http://www.jabra.com/JabraCMS/NA/EN/...A210/JabraA210

    Trouble is that probably won't integrate all that well with the phone.
    Don't know, but it stands to reason that an adapter like this might not be
    as capable as a direct BT headset-to-phone connection might be. If you use
    the separate box you could just use a splitter to feed the audio from the
    iPod into it. Then you'd just have to manually kill the audio from the iPod
    and let the phone conversation go through. I know of nothing that's smart
    enough to act as a standalone BT adapter with audio switching for
    automatically muting the mp3 player. Seems like a cool idea for a feature
    though.

    Or, depending on how easily the headset can switch what it's paired with you
    could use something like this all by itself on the iPod. But I'm not sure
    how well most headsets handle this sort of jumping around. Probably not
    fast enough to handle picking up a ringing call while cycling...

    Tangentally, consider the new Motorola iTunes phone. Everything in one.
    Trouble is the storage on them isn't that great and, from what I hear, it's
    really not all that great a phone OR as an iPod.

    You might end up better served, for now, using a wired set of headphones
    like the one mentioned already. That's certainly going to be a hell of a
    lot less expensive as well as being less hassle to setup and use.

    -Bill Kearney




  4. #4
    wkearney99
    Guest

    Re: Headset that can communicate with ipod and 6630?

    That's a wired set of headphones, he's asking for BT wireless.

    But yes, that along with a Pop-port adapter would let you use both of them.
    On a bike, however, that's probably not as convenient as you'd like. But
    with a BT headset you generally only get one ear, not stereo.

    > If your cell phone uses a 2.5mm jack, this is what you need. Best Buy
    > also carries it.





  5. #5
    squelch41
    Guest

    Re: Headset that can communicate with ipod and 6630?

    Wired doesnt bother me too much. The phone doesnt have a 2.5mm jack -
    it is one of those do everything nokia connectors at the bottom.

    I suppose I could cut the headphones off the handfree and wire them to
    a 3.5mm jack socket and whack the ipod's headphone over when there is a
    call.

    squelch41




  6. #6
    wkearney99
    Guest

    Re: Headset that can communicate with ipod and 6630?

    > Wired doesnt bother me too much. The phone doesnt have a 2.5mm jack -
    > it is one of those do everything nokia connectors at the bottom.


    A cingular store can sell you a POP port adapter for it. I've got one on my
    6630 and now use regular 2.5mm headsets with it.

    > I suppose I could cut the headphones off the handfree and wire them to
    > a 3.5mm jack socket and whack the ipod's headphone over when there is a
    > call.


    Or get an adapter that already does that, from RadioShack. I seem to recall
    there even being a 2.5mm Y-splitter. With the right combination of adapters
    you probably don't need to cut anything. But if you're fine with wired it
    may be simple to just get that headphone set already designed for the
    purpose. The last thing I'd want while biking is a lot of adapters plugged
    into things. KISS applies.

    -Bill Kearney




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