I too am experiencing the same problems as Mick. I did a hard reset and installed just the A2DP patch on the xv6600. Soft Reset. Then I paired first the headset profile then the High Quality Audio profile. Soft Reset. The Headset profile connects automatically but the HQA profile needs to be connected manually. No big deal. Listening to WMP on the HQA the connection cuts out when more than a few inches away from the BT 820. Unacceptable!! The buttons also seem to work only intermittently. Sometimes it will not turn on or will not turn off or will not answer calls or the volume control will not work. I am wondering if I need to change my ROM / Patches / BT Stack....? The 820 will stay connected to the 830 up to about 15 feet but the button problems occur as well with the 830.
My current xv6600 setup:
ROM: 1.35.00
Radio: HA01_140
PRL: 50386
ExROM: 1.35.113
BT-PPC 1.0.0 Build 3500
Mick,
Are you still having the same problems? Did you return the unit? If so, did they charge you a restocking fee?
I only down loaded the BT upgrade suggested by some of the guys on this site . i only have the fones and I get 8 feet or so which is not more than the distance to my pocket since i am rather short.. I have never used mp3 OR ANY OF THE FANCY MUSIC PROGS.. aLL I DID WAS load a CD copied from a bunch of tapes to my storage card and play by the win med player.. So, i believe the keys needed by the player to respond to the buttons on the 820n are not present.. To change the tune i have to peck the next or other one on the menu.. Not knowing what perfect or even better is , i am satisfied witht he device.. After i get it working satisfactory for my use I'll begin to learn what best is .. TNX John
It works.. I am so happy with a little success sometimes I don't mind if it cuts out beyond 10feet or when I shake the Mike thingey.. Why could that be.. Why would RF care if it has an extra bump on the trace???
I can connect and I can hear the music, I guess, that is what i expected for my 50 bucks..
When I learn what better is or whenever technology puts my PPC 6600 in the drawer I'll get another pair of ears...with my new PDA fone gadget..
Too, i don't listen for hours or regularly. And I guess I am about minus 12 in the audiofile scale of offiicienados.. TNX... John
I decided to try the Motorola HT820. Paired easily with my 6601. After the initial pairing, automatically re-connects both with both Headset/handsfree and A2DP profile--the 1st headset of the 4 I have tried that automatically re-connects the A2DP High Quality Audio profile.
Audio quality is also better than any other BT headset I have tried. (I can now notice the differences in quality between a 24k and a 64k stream, for example.)
Call quality is also good--much more clear than anything else I have tried.
Connection is maintained for about 8 to 9 meters through a wall, which I have not experienced with any other BT headset. I can walk around with the 6601 in my pocket while streaming audio over Vision without any pauses or dropouts, which is another first.All audio controls work with both Windows Media Player 9, and with TCPMP Version 0.71k.
The BT820 is noticeably heavier than the clip type BT headsets--I suspect that it has a significantly larger battery than other headsets, as the battery life is much longer. I also can't help wondering whether the extra weight is a factor in the noticeably better performance.
On the downside, it is a non-adjustable neckband style headset, which means it either fits or it doesn't. I can just barely get it to fit my 7 3/8 size head, and have worn it up to 2 hours with no problem.
In sum, it's the best-performing and easiest to use of the BT headsets I have tried (which includes the i.tech Clip S, the C&C BT Mini Stereo, and the GlobalSat BTH-820). The only real issue is that the neckband style is not as comfortable as the more traditional over the head style headset.
One feature that I like and have not seen on any other BT headset is the ability to turn off the indicator lights.
Mick
- Motorola HF820 Easy-Install Bluetooth Car Kit: Works OK if the car is not moving at all. Otherwise other end can hear lots of noise and wind.
- Cardo Systems scala-500 Bluetooth Headset: Also works OK, but if the phone is more than two inches away from my faces it starts crackling. Yes I said two inches! If I hold the phone up next to the earpiece that's on my ear then it's perfectly clear. This obviously defeats the purpose of the whole wireless perk.
If I use the earpiece in my van while it's plugged into my charger/dock/cradle it's a bit clearer, but still not perfect.
My venture into bluetooth has yet to be a successful one.
I just purchased a Audiovox PPC6600 and I already had a Motorola H500 Bluetooth head set I use with my Razor. After reading some of the problems I was worried that I made a mistake buying the 6600.
Well, not to worrie, the H500 connected on the first try and works fine withoout any noticable problems. (Knock on Wood)
I don't know what drivers are use for the H500 Bluetooth headset. My PPC600ROM version is: 1.36.00 WWE
ROM Date: 01/13/05
Radio Ver: HA00_140
Protocol Ver: AA3.3.301
PRL Ver: 10029
ExRom Ver: 1.36.113 WWE
After using it for a week it works fine, no problems when turning the Bluetooth on and off and it recognizes the headset right away.
paired ppc 6600 with 2004 Acura TL, voice command is a bit tricky to set up, but once set up, works great. automatically pairs with the car when i throw it in the center console, and the car microphone works great even on the highway with windows down!
For $36.99 you get the rechargeable headphones, a rechargeable plug-in module to use with an iPod or ANY 3.5” audio device, an extra ear muff dealie, and a 3.5” stubby cable to use with the plug-in module.
They’re brand new OEM’s and I’m guessing they may have come with some sort of iPod package since the plug-in module is designed to perfectly fit on an iPod.
Rememeber the logitech above will do the music but not phone calls (no mic) similar to the Creative SE2300 which are for MP3 only (or plug transmitter into TV, computer, etc).
Will these work with any A2DP transmitter like a cell phone with stereo profile? What do you do when a call comes in and they don't do headset profile?
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Despite having the broadcom BT update for keyboards and high quality audio installed (on my XV6600 with camera and 2.07 ROM) I can create a profile for my HT820 stereo headset but not connect to the headset without an error. I have paired the headphones, and when I create a new profile/connection icon it examines the headphones to see that they have the right features and it makes the icon in BT manager. But, double clicking the icon to connect gives me an error dialog instead of connecting.
Same thing with my IOGear and Creative SE2300 A2DP headphone. None will connect with stereo profile. The IOGear and HT820 will connect using the headset profile for phone calls and works fine for calls, but I get a connection error if I try to use the A2DP profile (even if I don't have the headset profile connected, I even removed it to test things). The SE 2300 doesn't have a headset function.
Is it possible something messed up the drivers and that all I need to do is reinstall the Broadcom BT patch again? Does it cause problems running the patch more than once?
I know a hard reset will remove the patch, then I can reinstall, but I am not about to reinstall all my apps and data wihtout using my backup, which already has the Broadcom patch installed.
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Just to clarify, the HT820 works as advertised with my LG8600 (sound and controls with music and phone calls are perfect), and it works with the NaviPlay IPOD BT adapter too. As I said, all the fwd/rwd, play, play buttons and answer call buttons work with those. I can even use the headset profile with my 6600 while playing music via the ipod, and it will interupt the music to let me take a call with either setup. Just the error when trying the stereo headphone connection with the XV6600.
The IOGear do a slow fwd/slow rewind when I use the buttons, instead of jumping imediately, but they also can use both profiles (headset and headphone) with my LG 8600, or can use headset with the XV6600 while listening to ipod music. The problem I had with them is that they randomly disconnect from the headphone connection, so I gave them to my daughter for her LG chocolate.
The SE2300 work just like the HT820 with my LG 8600 and ipod (i.e. all the buttons work right), just without the headset feature that doesn't come with them. If a call comes in, I remove ne of the earpieces from my ear and put the phone to my ear to take the call. I like the 2300 because they are light clip on earphones and sound good, but most of the time I use them with my laptop using the tiny ipod BT transmitter (like a thin stick of gum). I don't tend to use them with the phones, and I use the naviplay transmitter for my ipod, not the creative (the SE2300 and naviplay are compatable and since the naviplay adds control funtion it makes sense).
I just got the Bluetake iPhono RX450 mini and will post a report after I am done playing with them. So far I like them better than my HT820 with my LG8600 but they have 6 hours battery vs 12 hours, so we'll see. Also, after listening to my LG8600 just now for about 20 minutes I am gettings occasional skips/jerks in the music. If they work with the Naviplay transmitter for ipod and with the creative transmitter for my laptop/mp3 player I'll let you know. Nothing else seems to work with the IOGear transmitter yet.
My other daughter has the $36 logitech MP3 headphones with ipod transmitter, but they don't support A2DP as far as I know, so I never messed with them. I'll have to check that out too, and see if they will pair with the naviplay or the LG8600 to use the fwd/rwd controls.
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[quote=INHUMANITY]Running EVDO 1.36 ROM.
- Cardo Systems scala-500 Bluetooth Headset: Also works OK, but if the phone is more than two inches away from my faces it starts crackling. Yes I said two inches! If I hold the phone up next to the earpiece that's on my ear then it's perfectly clear. This obviously defeats the purpose of the whole wireless perk.
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You should take back your Cardo Scala-500 for a new one. I have been using it for over a year now and I have to tell you, it's the 7th bt ear piece I have tried and it's the best. I can walk about 30 feet away from my phone and it's extremely clear, and I even have times where I loose my phone in my loft somewhere while I'm still talking on the earpiece. The quality and range is the BEST I have tried out of the 7 models I have gone through.
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iPhone 3G (sorry Sprint, I have been to the mountain top!) <-- Sprint Mogul PPC 6800 (not enough memory) <-- PPC 6700 (loaner from sprint) <-- PPC 6600 (no EVDO) <-- G1000 (no SMS) Cardo Scala-500 BT
I'm rockin Verizon Fios baby! 20Mbs is dumb fast! http://www.speedtest.net/result/295783856.png
XV6600 Bleutooth acticesync works great if you set it up through the phone and through the computer if you set the activesync connection to serial port 4 and bluetooth serial port to 4.
Latptop automatically connects to bluetooth modem if you set up the connection through the bluetooth manager first and then modify it through the connection manager. I just bring up internet explorer and no need to click anything, just seconds before I'm online.
This is all with the HP update Patch. A2DP works ok... I can listen to music, use the controls on my Motorola HT 820, and answer 1 incoming call. After call ends I loose pairing. Aside from constantly having to reconnect after calls, the sound quality is great and the controls work perfectly. The earpiece works better than any other earpiece if you only use it as a hands free headset without connecting the high quality audio profile. Calls in stereo quality.
With the broadcomm cab file the A2DP works great along with the headset profile, and you don't have to reconnect, but you loose the controls. I have a 3900 bluetooth build.
Adding SPB pocket plus or Voice Command will cripple your system and cause hard resets if you have any other advanced applications that you need. Don't install them if you plan to have 1. Navigation software, 2. Latest version of Skype,
PPC 6600 working as a bluetooth modem for my MacBook
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