Anyone use a hands free car kit

[scouseneil]

I've tried the parrot 3200 colour and this had terrible sound at the caller end. Used another phone and all was well. Tried a cable hands free and this is OK as is a Palm bluetooth ear piece. Has anyone found a reliable and good sound quality bluetooth car kit for the Palm 500. Thanks Neil

[Phil500c3s]

I've tried the parrot 3200 colour and this had terrible sound at the caller end. Used another phone and all was well. Tried a cable hands free and this is OK as is a Palm bluetooth ear piece. Has anyone found a reliable and good sound quality bluetooth car kit for the Palm 500. Thanks Neil

Hi Neil, I have just registered as a new user in this site for the same reason as you. Have tried the Palm 500 on O2 with 2 different parrot 3200 car kits, with terrible call quality at the other end. Used with a nokia phone the car kit is fine. I am looking for a bluetooth headset instead now. Have you managed to sort out your problems and what have you done? Your thoughts are appreciated. Regards, Phil

[scouseneil]

Have also tried the Nokia Bluetooth kit and this had the same problem although not quite as bad as the Parrot. The Palm over the ear seems fine (eBay for £8) but not very comfy. I tend to use the cable in the ear with mic until I find a better solution. Other than that I find the 500 fine for the money, well free on O2, windows mobile is a bit clunky, especially when running third party apps to improve the calendar views. I will keep trying for Bluetooth and post anything I find. Cheers Neil

[Phil500c3s]

Have also tried the Nokia Bluetooth kit and this had the same problem although not quite as bad as the Parrot. The Palm over the ear seems fine (eBay for £8) but not very comfy. I tend to use the cable in the ear with mic until I find a better solution. Other than that I find the 500 fine for the money, well free on O2, windows mobile is a bit clunky, especially when running third party apps to improve the calendar views. I will keep trying for Bluetooth and post anything I find. Cheers Neil

Neil, Thanks for the response. I have managed to trace the Jabra headsets, which are allegedly compliant with our phone, models BT 8040, BT530, BT4010. I am going to give one of them a try and will keep you posted.

Thanks,
Phil

[scouseneil]

The Palm BT over the ear is fine but not very comfy. I am looking for a BT external speaker and mike solution. Maybe I'm asking too much. Neil

[Phil500c3s]

The Palm BT over the ear is fine but not very comfy. I am looking for a BT external speaker and mike solution. Maybe I'm asking too much. Neil

Hi Neil,

Let me know how you get on. Its just a shame that the Treo 500 is fiddly to use with the car kits.

Cheers
Phil