Let me start out by saying I took the big jump to a PDA Phone. Sprint is now selling the 6601.

Below is a list of hardware and software I am using with it

HS810 Bluetooth headset, tried FS-250
Fortuna Clip-on Bluetooth GPS

iNav’s iGuidance 2.0
MS Voice Command

I love the pda, however I still don’t like holding a box to my head, that’s why I got the Bluetooth headset, however I am very disappointed. The FreeSpeak 250 paired fine, but had lots of static. When it would work it worked well. However I could not use voice command, I am told this is a limitation on the softwares part (come on M$).

First on the GPS. The GPS paired and seem to work well. As well as making a phone call with a Bluetooth headset (when it worked!) at the same time.


I took back the FS-250 and got a HS810, and I am not happy with it either. Both headsets had the same problems, they are below

Once paired the units worked fine as long as you did not turn off the unit. I kept the PCD on the charger, and normally it says on. It seemed to work well. I was able to receive calls, even when the headset was off, I could turn on the headset and it would pickup.

The problems happen when you turned off your headset AND turned off or suspend the PDA. Once you did this the problems started. Most of the time I had to repair the headsets to get them to work. For example, phone is on the seat, phone rings, I put on the headset and turn it on. Notta. (This would work if the phone was always on like on the charging base) The phone kepted ringing and would go to my voice mail

Also when I did have it working, and on a call longer than 30 min I would get a screeching in my ear!. Turning off the headset did nothing, turning off the Bluetooth radio or disconnecting the headset from the Bluetooth manager would then transfer that bad sound to the phones speaker, and I had to end the call. The caller said they did not hear anything. (thank god for there sake!)

The fact that the both Bluetooth headset did the same thing, I would have to figure it’s not the headset but the phone that is the problem. I was told that Broadcom makes the Bluetooth stack sucks, but I must say is better than the M$ stack.

I am thinking on taking back the phone because I can’t seem to bring my self to hold a box to my ear, the whole reason I bought this was it had Bluetooth and I could use a wirless headset. Maybe I will jump back onboard when the fix their phone?

Anyone getting a Bluetooth headset to work with the 6601 email me!!! I would love to keep the PDA/phone but I need a headset to work 100% of the time!!!!!!!!!


Ken