Re: Bluetooth headset

Kevin wrote:
> Is anyone using a bluetooth headset (microphone/earpiece combination) with
> OZ 3.5.4.1?  If so, would you mind sharing your setup details (bluetooth
> hardware, configuration, which computer, etc.)?
> 
> Based on dmesg output, I think my USB dongle bluetooth controller/adapter is
> working with 3.5.4.1 running on my 3200, but I can't seem to pair it with a
> bluetooth headset that I know is functional (though I haven't tried it in
> linux yet).  My impression of communications devices like this is that if
> you can get the controller working in the OS, then it is usually (always?
> almost always?) the case that any device using the same comms protocol will
> also work.

FWIW, Jan07 Consumer Reports magazine likes these headsets below.  There's 
no discussion of compatibility, but as I said above, I think it's true that 
bluetooth devices will work with bluetooth controllers in general.  Somebody 
please disabuse me of that notion if it's incorrect in some cases.

In CR's order of preference:

1) Samsung WEP200 ($70, top choice overall and the lightest and smallest)
2) Nokia BH-800 ($130, pricey but easiest to pair with)
3) Motorola HS850 ($70, biggest, but handy boom mic puts headset into 
standby when folded and reconnects when opened)

Has anyone here used any of these headsets with OZ?

-Kevin

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