Community weekly poll: Is Bluetooth technology important to you?
- 10/10/07 2:50 PM
Corded headset for me....
by Kutusov - 10/11/07 6:01 AM In reply to: In my car by HankJ3I use headsets for years and years, manly on my car. Many hears ago I fell in love with the Nokia headsets, the ones with a boom speaker. They are very light, comfortable and have excellent receiving capabilities. Also, no one can tell that I'm speaking to them trough an headset and they are mush more inconspicuous then the BT ones. So why not a BT headset? Mainly because of battery life. You have to watch that very carefully because they don't last very long and take a long time to charge. Corded headsets rely on phone battery and you can charge it while driving without changing the way your phone calls are taken. BT is still important to me mainly to synchronize the cell phone and the PC. IR protocols were always a pain to configure and
BT in my car - battery life
by Maggie Miller - 10/11/07 6:44 AM In reply to: Corded headset for me.... by KutusovI'm one of those old (54) - almost fat - BT users, but only in my car. I also think anyone, regardless of age, looks crazy talking to themselves, walking around the mall talking on a headset. I use mine strictly in the car. I've got a Motorola BT for my Razr and have never had a problem with the battery life and it charges in just an hour. I do admit, that since I live in a very small town, I don't use it as much as some of my younger friends, so the battery life lasts for days. When I forget to charge either my phone or BT, I have an extra charger at my office as well as the one at the house and in the car. Makes it very easy to keep both fully charged.
BLUE TOOTH
by WASTEP - 10/10/07 5:06 PM In reply to: Is Bluetooth technology important to you? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
It is important to beable to access other devices PDA, mobil phone, etc. It bothers me when people where them 24/7. They are talking to you, or you thing so, but they are talking on the mobil.
Bluetooth is convenient
by viking6500 - 10/12/07 12:01 PM In reply to: BLUE TOOTH by WASTEPAllows me to answer my phone hands free. I'll find more uses for the technology as time goes by.
What does Dorky or Cool have to do with it?
by SoftDad - 10/10/07 5:16 PM In reply to: Is Bluetooth technology important to you? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Hey, if it works and makes my life easier (or safer or just more fun), then why would I care what it looks like? Of course I have some limits on that philosophy, but a Blue Tooth ear piece doesn't even come close to those.
OK. Maybe that marks me as the quintessential geek, but that must be somebody else's call.
My bottom line is I can talk on the phone and drive at the same time without invoking my life insurance policy.
Bluetooth headsets - safer than cell phones at the ear?
by acot51 - 10/10/07 5:18 PM In reply to: Is Bluetooth technology important to you? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I can handle dorkiness if they are safer. I understand that microwaves enter a few inches into the brain with standard cell phone use. Headsets are recommended to eliminate this concern, but I have no idea if that applies to Bluetooth technology, since - once again - it's wireless. I'd REALLY appreciate clarification on this. Thanks
Great appearance poor function
by chanetc - 10/10/07 5:28 PM In reply to: Bluetooth headsets - safer than cell phones at the ear? by acot51When I bought the highly recommended Jabra Blue-tooth ear piece, I was delighted. When I opened the package, I was disturbed by the two ear clips included and my suspicions were confirmed by the fact that you could get free replacements! If if were designed properly in the first place with heat treated spring wire with a plastic coating the thin little plastic ear clip would break or the even tinier catch on the part that attaches to the Jabra, which was designed by someone with no experience in the real world. It breaks, the spare replacement breaks, the free replacement has broken and it sits on my desk with its little green light aglow, but do I dare to take it with me, to have it disappear from my ear as I get out of my car or fall because the designer didn't know anything about materials. If I could use it with confidence, it would be great, but at around $90.00 for a partially functional piece of ear jewelry that is designed by default to break and disappear, it just sits as cool icon of 21st century functionless design.
should be less radiaion... .
by spyker_r - 10/16/07 9:48 PM In reply to: Bluetooth headsets - safer than cell phones at the ear? by acot51my guess is it should by safer than infrared, microwave or RF due to less emissions.
maybe we should need to obtain some insight about the effects of BT to gain a better understanding. 
Yes and NO
by Spencer8821 - 10/10/07 5:21 PM In reply to: Is Bluetooth technology important to you? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I think blue tooth is kool but with phone companys restricting what you can and cant send via blue tooth, it is becomming useless. For instance a friend of mine on the cingular network wanted to bluetooth a song to me that someone bluetoothed to him but nope my verizon lg ENV would accept it. As far as blue tooth ear pieces they are good if you talk a lot while your driving or if you just dont want to hold the phone but i dont talk on my phone hardly while im driving and when im not driving i have no problem holding my phone. Something i dont think many people know is that you can get a blue tooth adapter for your stero and use your in car speakers as your phone for as little as $100.00. If you look around you can find them cheaper than that i found one on ebay for $60.00
Great for hands free communication
by elbet3 - 10/10/07 5:26 PM In reply to: Is Bluetooth technology important to you? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I only have the little ear piece which is hard to keep on my ear but see so many people wearing the big ones. If you have to talk to a tech or service person and type on the computer at the same time it really comes in handy. But I'm a senior citizen so forget to charge it up. I love all new technology and welcome it.
Blue Tooth
by ezyjosh - 10/10/07 5:27 PM In reply to: Is Bluetooth technology important to you? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
It is very Important to me-- I am hearing impared and the blue tooth connection lets me use a phone under otherwise Impossible conditions. I could not use a cell phone unless in a controlled noise enviornment. NOW with bluetooth i can answer my OWN phone instead of handing it to my wife.
BlueTooth Bah
by moondoggy - 10/10/07 5:29 PM In reply to: Is Bluetooth technology important to you? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Looking BORG is just NOT cool! It is so yesterday. Once you go BORG you will NEVER be Assimilated again.
BlueTooth-Stupid
by hub_cap - 10/10/07 6:24 PM In reply to: BlueTooth Bah by moondoggyI would never put one of those dorky things in my ear.
Blue Tooth... it has become part of getting dressed
by Very Graphic - 10/10/07 5:38 PM In reply to: Is Bluetooth technology important to you? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I am a woman who is a pathetic multi-tasker. I find that bluetooth technology has enabled me to perform more efficiently in all aspects of my daily work. I actually put my headset on in the morning and take it off at the end of the day. The hands-free aspect allows me to do the other tasks demanded of me (driving, typing, etc...). I find that I have less tension in my neck, because I am not trying to hold the phone between my shoulder and ear, while doing other things. Bluetooth has been a wonderful innovation!
Absolute live saver...part of getting dressed in the morning
by Cindy62707 - 10/10/07 9:32 PM In reply to: Blue Tooth... it has become part of getting dressed by Very GraphicI LOVE the wireless headset ability as I can keep working and not be yanking a headset off my head as I move about. Also keeps the baby from yanking it off my head while in the middle of changing his diaper too. It's not just for driving in the car although I think it is an absolute necessity there too. I put it on when I get dressed in the morning and take it off at night when I go to bed. Takes the frustration out of trying to get the cell phone off the belt with messy hands in the kitchen (or the above mentioned diapers!) when a call comes in.
I have a Jabra which has a mold-able ear piece. That is the best part about it as the sound quality is not the greatest. But the "better" Motorola has a crappy ear piece because you can't snug fit it and it falls off easily. Also the Motorola couldn't even get the command right most of the time (name or number)...Jabra does a much better job...now IF only they could improve the sound quality for both the user and the person on the other end it would be perfect (along with the mold-able ear pieces...a must!
They need to get the cost down for the home cordless phone bluetooth...checked into one today but $200 is still too high to get rid of the wires for a headset for a land line.
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