Bluetooth headsets

Will any Bluetooth headset work with any Bluetooth enabled phone?
I thought BT was a standard that would work with any other BT device but on
looking through eBay for a BT headset, most if not all state the headset is
compatible with phones X, Y & Z. Or is that just a marketing ploy by the
sellers.

2ndly can someone recommend a decent headset for a w800i?

Many thanks.

Steven.

"Steven Campbell" <newsgroup@pthreeasa.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Will any Bluetooth headset work with any Bluetooth enabled phone?
> I thought BT was a standard that would work with any other BT device but
> on looking through eBay for a BT headset, most if not all state the
> headset is compatible with phones X, Y & Z. Or is that just a marketing
> ploy by the sellers.
>
> 2ndly can someone recommend a decent headset for a w800i?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Steven.
>
Marketing ploy I suspect though there may be some specific issues between
certain phones and certain headsets.

Even Nokia have now got the hang of Bluetooth now.

On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 20:18:13 -0000, "Steven Campbell"
<newsgroup@pthreeasa.co.uk> wrote:

>Will any Bluetooth headset work with any Bluetooth enabled phone?
>I thought BT was a standard that would work with any other BT device but on
>looking through eBay for a BT headset, most if not all state the headset is
>compatible with phones X, Y & Z. Or is that just a marketing ploy by the
>sellers.
>
>2ndly can someone recommend a decent headset for a w800i?
>
>Many thanks.
>
>Steven.
>

Hi Steven,

I have a brand new (delivered this morning (Friday) ) Sony Ericsson
Bluetooth Headset - HBH-PV700 - it was supplied by T-Mobile with the
SE K800I I've just purchased. It is of course in its original unopened
packaging - I imagine it's just what you need as it was supplied by
T-Mobile for use with a K800i - no reason to suspect it won't work
with a W800i

Contact me via email if you're interested.
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Peter

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On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 21:44:19 -0000, "John Mason" <john.mason@smail.com>
wrote:

>
>"Steven Campbell" <newsgroup@pthreeasa.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:45c39dda$1$8740$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>> Will any Bluetooth headset work with any Bluetooth enabled phone?
>> I thought BT was a standard that would work with any other BT device but
>> on looking through eBay for a BT headset, most if not all state the
>> headset is compatible with phones X, Y & Z. Or is that just a marketing
>> ploy by the sellers.
....
>>
>> Steven.
>>
>Marketing ploy I suspect though there may be some specific issues between
>certain phones and certain headsets.

Specific example: Motorola car jobbie HF800 and SE v800 phone. They
pair up but if a call is answered, the Mo thinks it stays connected to
the cal so cannot answer a followon call unless reset!. And if a call
is missed on the SE, the SE itself won't do anything useful over
bluetooth until the message is cleared from the phone - which is SO
useful as handsfree in a car!

>Even Nokia have now got the hang of Bluetooth now.
Methinks you diss the big N unfairly. I've gone through 3 different BT
units and the Noks (6310i - possibly the best phone ever) and a 9300
both work well with all of them. Can't say that for SE or an old
Siemens. It is a pain that standards exist but few manufacturers can
be arsed to comply or fix. The SE/Mo problem was kicked out by both:
"we support only our own stuff working to our own stuff".

As for what works with your phone - get thee to a mob shop and play
with the gear! Or try a Parrot - v. good compatible BT vendor.
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