<p>I’m looking at a replacement phone for my husband. He likes basic so I’m thinking of getting him the Samsung sch-u410 (free upgrade). We have Verizon. He wants a blue tooth device and I am confused by all of choices. Anyone out there have any good advice, especially for this phone and network?</p>
<p>edit:
Another possible phone choice is the Motorola W385.</p>
<p>Not sure what type of blue tooth he wants or why. I personally hate the blue tooth that goes in your ear. I have a blue tooth speaker that clips to the visor of my car. Came from Costco for about $40. works fine with any blue tooth phone.</p>
<p>We live in California and new law does not allow for talking while driving. I’m looking for an ear device. There are so many to choose from that it is confusing to choose which one.</p>
<p>I’m in CA too. I really like the speaker on the visor rather than something in my ear but definitely up to each individual. What I like most about it is that the sound quality is good but it isn’t in my ear…also when you get out of the car, the phone goes back to handset mode so you aren’t walking around everywhere with the bluetooth in your ear.<br>
For some reason I have a pet peeve with everyone walking around with the bluetooth in their ear at the movies, at restaurants, etc.</p>
<p>I like the bluetooth that is connected into your car and works like a very good speaker phone.</p>
<p>So, which one is the “good one” that stays in the car?</p>
<p>Great question - I am looking for one of these too… </p>
<p>Leading choices for me right now are:</p>
<p>Motorola T505</p>
<p>Contour Surface Sound</p>
<p>Thoughts on either one?</p>
<p>Not sure. I was going to go with the Motorola but the knockoff I bought from costco works just fine…it doesn’t go through your car stereo, just through the speaker but everyone says it sounds fine with no background or annoying noise and as said it was $39.99 at costco.
Here’s the name of the one I bought…</p>
<p>The VRBT300V Bluetooth® Hands-Free Cell Phone Car Kit allows you to make voice calls hands-free via your Bluetooth® mobile phone.</p>
<p>ebeeeee does everyone in the car hear your conversation? I think I want to stick to an ear based blue tooth.</p>
<p>collegemom16, I didn’t even consider that as I am almost always in the car alone…yes the others in the car do hear the conversation.
Definitely an important point…good you thought of it.</p>
<p>[Aliph’s</a> Jawbone Bluetooth Headset - The Gadgeteer](<a href=“Sabine Zoid Clip On Tuner for Stringed Instruments - The Gadgeteer”>Aliph's Jawbone Bluetooth Headset - The Gadgeteer)
I want</p>
<p>I got one of these and could not get it to sit properly in my ear. Tried all the different combinations and just could not find a comfortable one… Many people I know rave about these - just did not work for me…</p>
<p>How would you know if your pathetically old phone is blue tooth compatible?</p>
<p>I bought a first generation Jawbone in red. Man, is it ever a sleek looking, stylish earpiece. But that’s where my love of it ends. I’ve had it for about 6 months now and I am full of buyer’s remorse! My biggest complaint with the Jawbone concerns the ill-fitting ear loops and earbuds. You get a short and long loop for each ear, and a total of 4 earbuds. I wear mine on the left ear and neither of the two loops is actually very comfortable, although over time you could get halfway used to it. Maybe my ears are extremely different from the rest of the world’s, but none of the earbuds fit me properly. The noise cancelling ability on mine doesn’t seem to be very good, as I’ve had people ask me about background noises (and I am positive that the noise cancelling is supposed to be ON at the time). A friend of mine also had a first generation unit and recently bought one of the new Jawbones. He’s not that impressed with it, either, for the same reasons we both dislike the first one (earloops and earbuds). If you can at all try before you buy I would suggest doing so. If I had it to do over again I’d buy a different piece, as the Jawbone seems to be very overrated. I will be watching this thread for more suggestions because I am tired of my Jawbone. :-(</p>
<p>I have a Motorola HS850 for my ear (has a little c-shaped thingie that wraps around the ear). While I am not wild about the feeling of it on my ear, I like it because I use it other places than the car and others cannot hear the conversation.</p>
<p>I chose it because in the AT&T store, I told the guy/kid that I didn’t want to spend too much and which one was good? He recommended it - it was in the $49 range, compared to some less and many up into $100+ range. </p>
<p>It works great. It’s a few years old, so exact model might not be available. </p>
<p>Point being, I think you can go into the store and get the rec of those folks. They spend all day dealing with this stuff and they see the bring-backs and hear the problems/complaints. If you think you can do better on price, you can always go on line to price compare.</p>
<p>Also, I have had this one for, as I said, a few years and No Problems. Have had it with at least two different phones.</p>
<p>I just keep my phone in my pocket while driving but I wouldn’t be able to use it well anyway while driving in my old car with the top down. I also don’t feel compelled to speak to anyone on the phone when I’m driving.</p>
<p>However, while there are many studies indicating no link between the phone and damage to the brain, the technology is still young and I’m somewhat alarmed by the noise I can hear when my phone (Moto V3) is transmitting near certain speakers - i.e. the noise I can hear induced in the speakers by the phone. For this reason alone it might not be a bad idea to keep the phone at a bit of a distance from one’s ear if they use the phone a lot and a bluetooth device or better yet, a wired hands-free device, might be worth considering. This may be even more of a concern for our college kids who rely 100% on cell phones as opposed to land lines and can use them a lot.</p>
<p>Sorry collegemom16, I haven’t purchased one yet so I don’t have any recommendations. Have you noticed how some people seem to attach the bluetooth device to themselves, I guess right after they brush their teeth in the morning, and walk around all day with it stuck there? I might ask a few of these people what they think of their devices since they seem comfortable enough with them to spend half their life with them stuck in their ears.</p>
<p>Bluetooth headsets and handsfree devices abound. Your Samsung sch-u410 supports theses bluetooth profiles: HSP, HFP, DUN, OPP (vCard only), and PBA. Verizon cripples their cellphones, so your sch-u410 will not be able to transmit its phone directory to the bluetooth device.</p>
<p>Since the sch-u410 does not have an MP3 or AAC player, you will not need a stereo bluetooth device.</p>
<p>The main choice you need to make is between a speakerphone and a headset.</p>
<p>Among speakerphones, you must choose between cigarette lighter mount (no cords, nothing to recaharge) and visor mount (better call quality). Better units will have dual microphones for noise cancellation. Some, but not all, bluetooth devices support voice dialing. Some speakerphones have lcd displays to allow caller id screening.</p>
<p>[Bluetomorrow[/url</a>] provides comprehensive info on all things bluetooth.</p>
<p>See Mobile Burn’s [url=<a href=“http://www.mobileburn.com/cell_phone_archive.jsp?Classes=6&Label=Bluetooth+%26+Wireless+News]Bluetooth”>http://www.mobileburn.com/cell_phone_archive.jsp?Classes=6&Label=Bluetooth+%26+Wireless+News]Bluetooth</a> & Wireless News](<a href=“http://www.bluetomorrow.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1]Bluetomorrow[/url”>http://www.bluetomorrow.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1) for an overview and review of current bluetooth devices.</p>
<p>CNET will give you a rundown of headsets: [bluetooth</a> - CNET Reviews](<a href=“http://reviews.cnet.com/4244-12523_7-0-1.html?query=bluetooth&tag=cat_1]bluetooth”>http://reviews.cnet.com/4244-12523_7-0-1.html?query=bluetooth&tag=cat_1)</p>
<p>The Motorola [Portable</a> Hands-Free Speaker T305](<a href=“motorola | Smartphones, Accessories & Smart Home Devices”>motorola | Smartphones, Accessories & Smart Home Devices) is cheap and works well.</p>
<p>The T505 has a 2 watt speaker and allows you to stream mp3 music and calls to your FM radio. If your phone supports A2DP music streaming, this could be a good choice. (This would be a poor choice for an iPhone, since the iPhone does not support bluetooth music streaming).</p>
<p>See the reviews at:
[PC</a> World - MotoRokr T505 Review](<a href=“http://www.pcworld.com/article/141186/motorola_motorokr_t505_car_speakerphone.html]PC”>http://www.pcworld.com/article/141186/motorola_motorokr_t505_car_speakerphone.html)
[ZDNet</a> Motorola Motorokr T505 - speakerphone Review & Comparison](<a href=“http://review.zdnet.com/cell-phone-and-smart/motorola-motorokr-t505-speakerphone/4505-6448_16-32959425.html]ZDNet”>http://review.zdnet.com/cell-phone-and-smart/motorola-motorokr-t505-speakerphone/4505-6448_16-32959425.html)</p>
<p>The contour surface sound has been marketed to iPhone users, but should work for any bluetooth phone. Of use to iPhone users will be voice dialing, a feature missing from iPhones. Few reviews have been posted for this device and none outside the iPhone community.</p>
<p>See the review: <a href=“http://www.iphonetower.com/reviews/contour_surfacesound.cfm[/url]”>http://www.iphonetower.com/reviews/contour_surfacesound.cfm</a></p>
<p>Wow thanks you are so helpful. What about for the Verizon Wireless PN-820 Smartphone?</p>
<p>Do you have any thoughts on the phones themselves. I’m down to these choices:
Verizon Wireless PN-820 Smartphone
Samsung SCH-u340
Motorola W385</p>