Wednesday, February 20, 2008
11:23 by FoxTwo I think someone up there is trying to give me a big hint. A hint that I am not fated to own any Sony Ericsson device.
Some time back, I misplaced my bluetooth earpiece, which was a Motorola model H500. So, I had to go get a new one. A colleague managed to convince me (at the time) that getting a same-brand bluetooth earpiece is very much more preferable to me getting a Motorola again, justifying that since the devices came from the same manufacturer there should be zero compatibility problems etc etc.
So I went and got a Sony Ericsson HBH-PV702 bluetooth earpiece. Initially, I was wondering why it would "disconnect" by itself from the phone. It didn't happen too often, so I didn't really give it much thought.
Yesterday I had to send my SE phone in for servicing. So, I broke out my old Nokia 6280 to use as a backup phone, and I paired the Sony Ericsson HBH-PV702 bluetooth earpiece to the Nokia. It connected.
Then, it disconnected in less than 10 mins.
I reconnected, and again it disconnected some minutes later. This kept happening in a short space of time. The length of time it stayed connected is variable - could be as little as 10 mins, or as long as 3 or 4 hours.
Then it dawned on me - it must be the earpiece that's at fault, because I have NEVER had any sort of disconnects with the Motorola H500 before. NEVER. With any phone.
So in addition to not beeping me like how the Motorola would if it detected out of coverage, low batt, incoming SMS etc, SE earpieces suck at staying connected via bluetooth, EVEN TO A SE PHONE. And, the sound quality isn't anything to shout about either - I hear static when using it to talk, and yes it has "static" too when it was connected to the SE phone.
Ok that's it, I'm taking the hint and not getting anymore SE stuff.
When the phone comes back from repairs, I'll still use it till it dies a natural death (or when I get sick of it and get a new phone next year or something, whichever comes first). However, I'm definitely going to get a Motorola H500 earpiece again.
Good grief.
ps - today, the earpiece has auto-disconnected 4 times already, and it isn't even noon yet.
11:23 by FoxTwo I think someone up there is trying to give me a big hint. A hint that I am not fated to own any Sony Ericsson device.
Some time back, I misplaced my bluetooth earpiece, which was a Motorola model H500. So, I had to go get a new one. A colleague managed to convince me (at the time) that getting a same-brand bluetooth earpiece is very much more preferable to me getting a Motorola again, justifying that since the devices came from the same manufacturer there should be zero compatibility problems etc etc.
So I went and got a Sony Ericsson HBH-PV702 bluetooth earpiece. Initially, I was wondering why it would "disconnect" by itself from the phone. It didn't happen too often, so I didn't really give it much thought.
Yesterday I had to send my SE phone in for servicing. So, I broke out my old Nokia 6280 to use as a backup phone, and I paired the Sony Ericsson HBH-PV702 bluetooth earpiece to the Nokia. It connected.
Then, it disconnected in less than 10 mins.
I reconnected, and again it disconnected some minutes later. This kept happening in a short space of time. The length of time it stayed connected is variable - could be as little as 10 mins, or as long as 3 or 4 hours.
Then it dawned on me - it must be the earpiece that's at fault, because I have NEVER had any sort of disconnects with the Motorola H500 before. NEVER. With any phone.
So in addition to not beeping me like how the Motorola would if it detected out of coverage, low batt, incoming SMS etc, SE earpieces suck at staying connected via bluetooth, EVEN TO A SE PHONE. And, the sound quality isn't anything to shout about either - I hear static when using it to talk, and yes it has "static" too when it was connected to the SE phone.
Ok that's it, I'm taking the hint and not getting anymore SE stuff.
When the phone comes back from repairs, I'll still use it till it dies a natural death (or when I get sick of it and get a new phone next year or something, whichever comes first). However, I'm definitely going to get a Motorola H500 earpiece again.
Good grief.
ps - today, the earpiece has auto-disconnected 4 times already, and it isn't even noon yet.
Labels: bluetooth, cell phones, mobile phones
