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- Amazon Sales Rank: #308959 in Single Detail Page Misc
- Brand: wirless gear
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Wireless Gear 5PR536 Bluetooth Headset
Product Description
new never used no retail packaging
Customer Reviews
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
This is a throw away device
By md_anonymous
This item lasted 2 months, you will find the charger fits very tight in the receptacle at the end and after removing several times the device starts to pull apart because the little plastic snap clips that are supposed to hold it all together fatigue and fail. Once the end of the device comes out, lots of luck getting it back together. The parts will not fit back in once they come out because of the springs in the buttons on the side wont allow them to slide back into place, the case is not split, only open on the ends.....save yourself some trouble and buy a better device.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Surprisingly Useful for Skype, et al.
By Michael Gmirkin
I purchased this along with a Bluetooth dongle (Class 1 USB adapter for my PC) in order to use Skype wirelessly (and to bypass using the soundcard and noise cancelling mic, which seemed to not work AT ALL for skype or other apps). It worked surprisingly well!While I don't own a Bluetooth cellphone yet, I'm quite certain this will work well for it. It's relatively easy and straightforward to set up and use.Hold the Answer / End button for 8 seconds until it flashes red/blue continuously alternating to put it into "discovery mode," enable bluetooth on your device and put your device (phone or computer) into discovery mode. Once detected enter 0000 as the PIN and you should be good to go.To turn on, hold the Answer / End button for about 3 seconds. To turn off, hold the answer end button for about 4 seconds. To end a call, just poke the answer / end button. Has volume up and down button that function wile the mic / speaker are in use. When not in use they double as other functions. Hold down the + volume for 3 seconds to redial (if your phone or device supports it; handy for testing the range of the device using Skype's free Echo testing service).Using the Echo service on Skype I found that the headset has a range typical of Class 2 devices (10m or about 30ft). Unfortunately, this isn't quite the Class 1 (100m or about 300ft) performance I was hoping for. Basically I wanted to be able to walk anywhere in the house and be able to send / receive wirelessly.The ramifications seem to be that I can walk to the far side of the house and RECEIVE AUDIO crystal clear sine the Bluetooth transmitter attached to the computer has a 100m / 300ft range. However, the headset only has an effective transmitter range of 10m / 30ft, so the recorded audio transmitted back to the Bluetooth receiver on the computer came through garbled or not at all (likely due to packet loss at the extreme limits of its effective range). That's my working theory anyway.I'll be upgrading to the Callpod Dragon V2 here shortly. It's one of the few headsets that actually goes for Class 1 [100m / 300ft] range performance. (On reading a few reviews of the Dragon V2, I'm now slightly ambivalent about that model, though I still want a Class 1 headset for roaming the house without audio dropout / garbling...)That said, don't knock this little guy. For typical cellphone applications, it should work quite efficiently within the specified range of about 20-30ft. More than sufficient, considering hip to ear is about 2ft.As far as what all comes with the unit:Headset, 2x ear clip, 2x rubber speaker pad, warranty card, instruction manual, USB charger (not a data cable, just a USB to power charger connector that runs off the USB bus), a wall charger (the USB plug connects to the base of the charger).Also, the unit has a built-in rechargeable battery (obviously). It seemed to be charged up when I plugged it in, as it only took about 10 minutes for the charging light to go off. It's supposed to have somewhere around 6 hours batter life and a couple days worth of "standby" juice. Charging takes (according to the docs) appx 2 hours, if I recall right.One other consideration: Drivers & support.It doesn't have drivers per se. Seems to be a pretty generic Bluetooth device and more-or-less Plug & Play (once you know the connection steps and the 0000 PIN). I used it with a Class 1 Vakoss USB2 Bluetooth adapter and connection was a cinch.As far as support... Umm, that's perhaps a bit hairier. They provide a tech support #, but it's not an 800# so it may cost you money to make the call. The manufacturer is apparently ESI Cases and Accessories. [...] (Took me a while to find that; had to look on the bottom of the back of the packaging to figure out the company name was ESI Cases & Accessories). They don't appear to list any support forums on their site. Their listed "catalog" was apparently from 2003 (according to the cover page)? There's no section for drivers, etc. So, my gut feeling is "don't expect much in terms of support."As long as it works, it seems like a nice unit (good cost-to-performance ratio), and it's cheap enough that if it breaks you could probably buy another without blinking.I haven't tested it for an extended period (to see battery life or how resilient it is) or in real-world conditions like on a busy street. But it seems to have sufficient volume control that it should work fine. Called a friend on Skype from home, and had no issues.---------Update (10-22-09): Finally got a bluetooth cellphone, and it was easy enough to connect the headset to it, once you know the steps from setting it up to work with the computer. Just have to hold down the power button for like 8 seconds to enter discovery mode, set your phone to discovery mode and when prompted enter the PIN# 0000, I believe? Then you're all set. I honestly haven't used it all that much, though. I guess I tend to just take the phone out and slide it to connect, rather than having to constantly wear the earpiece even though I rarely receive cell calls, using it more for emergencies. If I used the cell more, I'd probably use the earpiece more. But it still works well for Skype. Though I'd prefer a Class 1 headset with better range so I could walk around the house while on Skype and not have my voice drop-out if I walk too far away from the computer.
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