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By: Samsung SBH-650 Stereo Headset Review | The Mobile Fun Blog

Samsung SBH-650 Stereo Headset Review | The Mobile Fun Blog — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:15:34 +0000

[...] used most Stereo Bluetooth headsets that are on the market, and recently compiled a list of myTop 5 Stereo headsets for the iPhone and iPod Touch. At the time of writing the post though we didn’t have the Samsung SBH-650 in stock which [...]

By: David Smith

David Smith — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:22:51 +0000

I have just received my Jabra BT3030. It would be perfect except that it's minimum volume setting is too loud. It's very annoying that the volume works fine when making calls, but cannot be reduced (enough to be comfortable) when listening to music. Bloody fast delivery by mobile fun though. I guess I will hang on to it in the hope that apple improve the bluetooth access to include volume

By: Maggie’s Blog » Blog Archive » Top Stereo Bluetooth Headsets For Iphone & Ipod Touch | the Mobile …

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:52:32 +0000

[...] The only one of Andy’s 5 recommendations that appeals is the Nokia BH-501 Stereo Bluetooth Headset,as I do not fancy earplugs, but then Andy says’We’ve not yet been able to confirm whether the microphone on a Bluetooth Headset will work with … Hmm, this will take a bit of investigating then I only have access to my own stuff this weekend, and I can adjust the volume on the phone and on my Parrot MKi9000 Car Kit (when connected via bluetooth), but when paired with my …Continue Reading… [...]

By: Top Ten Accessories for the iPhone 3G S and iPhone 3G | The Mobile Fun Blog

Top Ten Accessories for the iPhone 3G S and iPhone 3G | The Mobile Fun Blog — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:55:05 +0000

[...] Another new feature was the introduction of Stereo Bluetooth. This allows you to listen to your music on headphones, but with out the hassle of a wire going from your headphones to your iPhone. The BT3030 will work for both calls and music and allows you to use any 3.5mm headphones. While full music control isn’t supported by the iPhone, the BT 3030 will let you play/pause your music, answer/end calls and adjust the volume. If the Jabra BT3030 isn’t quite what you’re looking for, take a look at ourTop 5 Stereo Bluetooth Headsets for the iPhone, [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:04:51 +0000

Just to let you know, we've now volume tested 4 of the 5 handsets listed here and the only one that seems probelmatic is the IS-800, but only because it doesn't have volume controls on the headset itself.

All the rest can adjust the volume using controls on the headsets.

By: daniel zhu

daniel zhu — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:00:01 +0000

you can adjust the volume on ds200. press the play/pause button and HOLD it. it will cycle through the volume .. stop when you hear the right level. It works on my ipod touch OS3 wonderfully. loving it!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:46:57 +0000

Yes, for mono headsets the iPhone volume control works. For stereo, this is apparently not the case. If so then you can only use headsets that have an integral volume control.

Thanks for revisiting this analysis.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:05:01 +0000

Hmm, this will take a bit of investigating then – I only have access to my own stuff this weekend, and I can adjust the volume on the phone and on my Parrot MKi9000 Car Kit (when connected via bluetooth), but when paired with my motorola S9's (which do have volume control buttons) volume is completely fixed.

This might be because the phone doesn't support AVRCP. Leave this with me and when I'm back in work tomorrow I'll get all these headsets out and check them again to confirm whether they will work or not.

Thanks for drawing this to our attention.

Andy

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:47:26 +0000

Hi Andy,

I've seen lots of other reports saying that the iPhone doesn't control volume for stereo BT headsets, which is what I based my comment on. I've even seen someone selling a set on ebay because they weren't compatible with his iPhone.

For example: http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/iphone-acces…
(about 6 posts down).

I'm quite happy to adjust the volume on the phone, if this works properly.

Are you fully certain that this works?

Thanks,
Mark.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:40:21 +0000

Hi Mark,

You can still adjust the volume on the phone, and some stereo accessories do support changing the volume through the headset, With the IS-800's their size doesn't allow for any controls at all other than a play/pause, so you'd need to adjust the volume using the phone, but it can be changed and is not fixed.