Will *any* BT headset work from 10' away?
Posts: n/a claw), Fellowes Blueglove, and just got the Scala500. We also have several BT phones. There is no combination of phone and BT headset that will work satisfactorily more than 6-8'. No combination will work "through" the body. That is, if the phone is on the hip and the headset in the ear, no luck - the phone must be in a shirt pocket or handheld away from the body. What did we miss? Is BT a joke?  Responses to "Will *any* BT headset work from 10' away?"
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Posts: n/a Re: Will *any* BT headset work from 10' away? I have the Motorola HS850 and I haven't had any problems hooking up to myV551 anywhere. I even put the phone in my upstairs bedroom, and was talking on the phone on the lower level! However the range is 6-8 meters not feet I believe (me being underneath the phone was probably within the range). Reflection of the signal may be true as well, because I havent had any problems with a signal no matter where i place the phone,in or around me. "Bernd" <gone_bernd@gone_gaykema.com> wrote in message news:cv7v89$2mo$1@reader10.wxs.nl... > No, it is not a joke. > What you need is reflextion around you. > Only when you have free line of sight the 10 meters is feaseble. The body > is > really a big absorption for the Bluetooth frequency (2.4 GHz, same freq as > magnetrons are using and you know why this freq is used ??? Correct, > because > the body (=water) absorbs the energy and gets hot). > > So with a BT headset on the left ear you should wear the phone also on the > left part of the body. > > When you are in a place with metal around you it doesn't matter that much > as > the metal reflects the radio signal. > But when you are outside in the middle of nowhere ..... bad bad bad. > > It's a fact of life ;>) > > Bernd > > "Ike" <retired@last.now> schreef in bericht > news:111eptph573p0b0@news.supernews.com... > We own the Jabra BT200, Logitech (forgot the model, but it's like a > claw), Fellowes Blueglove, and just got the Scala500. We also have > several BT phones. > > There is no combination of phone and BT headset that will work > satisfactorily more than 6-8'. No combination will work "through" the > body. That is, if the phone is on the hip and the headset in the ear, no > luck - the phone must be in a shirt pocket or handheld away from the body. > > What did we miss? Is BT a joke? > >
Posts: n/a Re: Will *any* BT headset work from 10' away? On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 08:22:13 -0800, Ike <retired@last.now> wrote:>We own the Jabra BT200, Logitech (forgot the model, but it's like a >claw), Fellowes Blueglove, and just got the Scala500. We also have >several BT phones. > >There is no combination of phone and BT headset that will work >satisfactorily more than 6-8'. No combination will work "through" the >body. That is, if the phone is on the hip and the headset in the ear, no >luck - the phone must be in a shirt pocket or handheld away from the body. > >What did we miss? Is BT a joke? I had a Motorola 270c and a Motorola headset (can't recall the model #). It worked a good 30+ feet through a few cubes and a wall. -- To reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address.
Posts: n/a Re: Will *any* BT headset work from 10' away? Thus spake Ike:> We own the Jabra BT200, Logitech (forgot the model, but it's like a > claw), Fellowes Blueglove, and just got the Scala500. We also have > several BT phones. > > There is no combination of phone and BT headset that will work > satisfactorily more than 6-8'. No combination will work "through" the > body. That is, if the phone is on the hip and the headset in the ear, > no luck - the phone must be in a shirt pocket or handheld away from > the body. > What did we miss? Is BT a joke? In some respects BT *is* a joke. It takes too long to recognise other devices, pairings break for no good reason & device compatibility is often poor. Using BT handsfree is perhaps the most demanding function most people use (streaming rather than packet switching). I've had an ancient Ericsson HBH-15 for over 3 yrs. It didn't work well enough with either a T39 I bought it for or a T610. I now have a K700i with which it now works well enough to be useable - no dropouts, noise etc. However, I do have faith that things are improving with BT; both manufacturers getting it right & the standard itself being more robust. So yes, it does work with certain combos. -- Thank people in advance? Thanking or cursing them afterwards at least gives some feedback!
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