Using cellular bluetooth headset with a computer?

Hertz_Donut · Joined: 27 Aug 2007 Posts: 24

"Kompu Kid" wrote in message @q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hello All:
>
> I have a Plantronics headset, a light-weight one that gets attached to
> the ear, that I use my cell phone.
>
> Can I use this with my bluetooth enabled computer while calling with
> Skype, MSN, etc?
>
> I played with it a bit but could not figure it out.
>
> Deguza
>

Does your computer have Bluetooth?
If so, you should be able to pair it easily.

Honu

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Kompu Kid · Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 3

Hello All:

I have a Plantronics headset, a light-weight one that gets attached to
the ear, that I use my cell phone.

Can I use this with my bluetooth enabled computer while calling with
Skype, MSN, etc?

I played with it a bit but could not figure it out.

Deguza

AB · Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 2

I have something similar - a plantronics headset for my laoptop,
similar to what gamers use.
that connects to my laptop via USB.

I can connect my blackberry to my laptop via BlueTooth.

Question: through the audio gateway connection (or something similar),
can I conduct calls on my blackberry phone using the USB headset, all
via the laptop?

On Nov 1, 2:52 am, "Hertz_Donut" wrote:
> "Kompu Kid" wrote in message
>
> @q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hello All:
>
> > I have a Plantronics headset, a light-weight one that gets attached to
> > the ear, that I use my cell phone.
>
> > Can I use this with my bluetooth enabled computer while calling with
> > Skype, MSN, etc?
>
> > I played with it a bit but could not figure it out.
>
> > Deguza
>
> Does your computer have Bluetooth?
> If so, you should be able to pair it easily.
>
> Honu

Kompu Kid · Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 3

On Nov 1, 3:56 pm, d...@94.usenet.us.com wrote:
> Kompu Kid wrote:
> > Can I use this with mybluetoothenabled computer while calling with
> > Skype, MSN, etc?
> > I played with it a bit but could not figure it out.
>
> What was it that didn't work?
> I find that pairing to a cellphone and a PC is more trouble than it's
> worth, because you have to disable the "other" device each time you want to
> switch. There are Plantronics models that allow for seamless switching,
> according to the ads, but I haven't seen that.
>
> Did you get it to pair, but got no audio? Did you "answer" the phone when
> you first connected to the PC?
>
> I have used the same BT headset on cellphones and PCs for Skype and other
> audio functions. I now have different ones paired to the phone and PC so I
> don't have to switch.
>
> --
> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

- I did get it to pair.
- Got no audio.
- I had the cellphone off, so there was no issue with the computer/
cellphone contention for the same device.
- I tried dialing out with Skype to see if I can hear the ringing and
then the voice of the other party. No sound came through the headset,
and my voice did not go through.

Deguza

Kompu Kid · Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 3

On Nov 1, 3:01 pm, Larry wrote:
> Kompu Kid wrote in@q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>
> > Can I use this with mybluetoothenabled computer while calling
> with
> > Skype, MSN, etc?
>
> A good place to start learning aboutBluetooth(BT) is:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth
>
> Bluetoothdevices respond to certain "profiles" that define what
> the device is and what its use is for two reasons:
> 1-Whoever is in control of the services the device runs on wants
> to limit what other devices the device will operate with. Turn
> off the DUN (dial up networking) profile on a cellphone and it
> won't act as a modem for your laptop, for instance. Control
> freaks like Verizon Wireless comes to mind...(c;
>
> 2-To prevent interference between devices. Let's say your littleBluetoothnetwork has a cellphone, the cellphone's handsfree
> headset, your laptop, abluetoothprinter and a stereo headset or
> speaker on it in a 30' radius. Ever wonder why the cellphone
> talks to the handsfree earpiece but doesn't interfere with the
> music playing over the BT stereo speakers? That's because it
> will talk to the headset, but the computer won't, while the
> computer will talk to the BT speakers but not the handsfree. All
> this depends on what "profiles" each BT device supports.
>
> Now, in your case, you'd have to have the PROFILE of a handsfree
> headset running on your computer before the cellphone headset
> will talk to it, even though it WILL pair (communicate) with it,
> now. Pairing doesn't care about profiles, only about
> communications. You can pair the computer with the cellphone
> headset, but it probably won't operate it....and it CERTAINLY
> won't operate it if it is ALREADY paired and connected to your
> cellphone.
>
> Try pairing with it from the computer AFTER you turn the
> cellphone COMPLETELY OFF. See if that works.
>
> Larry
> --
> You can tell there's extremely
> intelligent life in the universe
> because they have never called Earth.

Larry,

How do I get the profile of the headset created on the PC?

BlueSoleil, the software that came with the bluetooth USB device has
certain devices defined . On of them depicts an icon similar to that
of handsfree headset. I used this in pairing.

I see on the BlueSoleil site (http://www.bluesoleil.com/products/
index.asp?topic=bt_headset) a bunch of headsets, but do not see my
Plantronics. Could this be the reason for not being able to use the
Plantronics?

Deguza

Larry · Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 682

Kompu Kid wrote in @q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

> Can I use this with my bluetooth enabled computer while calling
with
> Skype, MSN, etc?
>
>

A good place to start learning about Bluetooth (BT) is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth

Bluetooth devices respond to certain "profiles" that define what
the device is and what its use is for two reasons:
1-Whoever is in control of the services the device runs on wants
to limit what other devices the device will operate with. Turn
off the DUN (dial up networking) profile on a cellphone and it
won't act as a modem for your laptop, for instance. Control
freaks like Verizon Wireless comes to mind...(c;

2-To prevent interference between devices. Let's say your little
Bluetooth network has a cellphone, the cellphone's handsfree
headset, your laptop, a bluetooth printer and a stereo headset or
speaker on it in a 30' radius. Ever wonder why the cellphone
talks to the handsfree earpiece but doesn't interfere with the
music playing over the BT stereo speakers? That's because it
will talk to the headset, but the computer won't, while the
computer will talk to the BT speakers but not the handsfree. All
this depends on what "profiles" each BT device supports.

Now, in your case, you'd have to have the PROFILE of a handsfree
headset running on your computer before the cellphone headset
will talk to it, even though it WILL pair (communicate) with it,
now. Pairing doesn't care about profiles, only about
communications. You can pair the computer with the cellphone
headset, but it probably won't operate it....and it CERTAINLY
won't operate it if it is ALREADY paired and connected to your
cellphone.

Try pairing with it from the computer AFTER you turn the
cellphone COMPLETELY OFF. See if that works.

Larry
--
You can tell there's extremely
intelligent life in the universe
because they have never called Earth.

dold · Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

Kompu Kid wrote:
> Can I use this with my bluetooth enabled computer while calling with
> Skype, MSN, etc?

> I played with it a bit but could not figure it out.

What was it that didn't work?
I find that pairing to a cellphone and a PC is more trouble than it's
worth, because you have to disable the "other" device each time you want to
switch. There are Plantronics models that allow for seamless switching,
according to the ads, but I haven't seen that.

Did you get it to pair, but got no audio? Did you "answer" the phone when
you first connected to the PC?

I have used the same BT headset on cellphones and PCs for Skype and other
audio functions. I now have different ones paired to the phone and PC so I
don't have to switch.

--
Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

Larry · Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 682

Pennywise@DerryMaine.Gov wrote in @4ax.com:

> alt.cellular.nokia was full of people who had BT problems,
Nokia at
> the time only supported only Laptops and phones as their BT
wasn't
> standard.
> -

I think one of the N800's problems is it is fully BT 2.0
compliant. The cellphones, even my new Motorola ROKR Z6M,
hottest new phone, etc., STILL uses BT 1.2, not 2.0. That might
be the issue why it refused to answer the N800's DUN connect call
upon bootup.

I stumbled upon the answer by connecting the N800 file manager
via FTP to the ROKR's microSD card as an external drive.
Connecting via FTP also connected the DUN call! It's still
connecting right up at N800 bootup as the N800 is set to
autoconnect to the phone. I got my net back over SELLular!

I'm sure there has to be some compatiblity issues between the
Nokia devices on BT 2.0 and other devices on BT 1.x

Larry
--
You can tell there's extremely
intelligent life in the universe
because they have never called Earth.