Reception at a distance???

Was wondering if something is wrong.
I thought the bluetooth headsets were made to work 30feet or so.
My reception seems to degrade considerably, even when I simply put the phone in my pocket. 12 feet away I loose contact with the phone completely.

Is this normal?
Maybe something is wrong with my HS700?

Are there bluetooth knockoffs out there? - maybe mine is not a true Motorola unit? I bought it on a popular auction site.

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I don't know if the bluetooth range on each phone is different. I think they can range at about 10 meters or something like that. Anyway, why would you wan't to be 30 meters away from your handset? lol!

Classes:Class 1 has a maximum output power of 100mW (20dB/m). Class 1 supports an unobstructed line-of-site range up to 100 meters.Class 2 has a maximum output power of 2.5mW (4dB/m). Class 2 supports up to a 10 meter range. Class 3 has a maximum output power of 1mW (0dB/m) with a very limited range."

To me it maybe the phone (power) issue and the line of sight issue.
The actual BT headset would not be a factor. its going to shoot out class 2 period.
The headset needs to be on the same side of your body as the handset. in or out of pocket.

Originally Posted by Mastermind5000

I don't know if the bluetooth range on each phone is different. I think they can range at about 10 meters or something like that. Anyway, why would you wan't to be 30 meters away from your handset? lol!

Would never need to be that far away, but if it would work the maximum distance they say,
just THINK how well it would work in your pocket.
It seems to do very well, within 'line of site".

Oh well, to bad.
I guess if they increased the output it would just fry everyones brain.

I think bluetooth works only for 10 meters.... so u wudnt get reception more than that. moreover ur voice quality might detoriate