riggie wrote:The total for an order of three should be $43.97, unless you live in Texas, in which case you'd add 6.25% (according to google) in which case the order total would be $46.72 IF they charged sales tax on the shipping, or $46.41 if they don't.

Either this charge is not from Woot, or he's being charged 8.25% tax. The bank should say exactly who placed the charge.

I use one a work, it is great. I can walk around the whole office a listen to my music. I ordered a backup one today.

Elluzion wrote:Question: Will this transmitter work with other wireless bluetooth headset products??? such as a bluetooth headset stero wireless headphones?????

most likely not

keithmastro wrote:I use one a work, it is great. I can walk around the whole office a listen to my music. I ordered a backup one today.

There the same price at Walmart

toastman91 wrote:Seriously whats up with all of the new as.. I mean jerks? This morning I clearly pointed out that it includes the bluetooth dongle and Gatzby later confirmed it. But what is will all of the "newbs" that called me stupid and were a-holes to others that said that it included the dongle which we now know is true. If you go to someones house do you treat them like frozen banana stick or do you give them respect? Obviously if you are new give respect to those who know what the smurf is going on and keep your trap shut

No lie... I think that there must be a sub at some Jr. High and a bunch of bored kids decided to play grown-up. Perhaps when they get some plastic to actually buy something, they can share their valuable insights once again without blank boxes. Until then, please return to youtube kids.

riggie wrote:The total for an order of three should be $43.97, unless you live in Texas, in which case you'd add 6.25% (according to google) in which case the order total would be $46.72 IF they charged sales tax on the shipping, or $46.41 if they don't.

With that logic, it seems that your 3 mysterious $47.60 charges do not even apply here.

Of course, you may actually live in Texas, where the state sales tax rate applies, AND your local community adds a surcharge to the state tax rate of 6.25%...

Hmmm.......perhaps I am all wet a behind the ear.

Just5foot20,
Tax in Texas differs by area. The area I live in south of Houston is 8.25% tax. By my math, that seems to be approximately what you paid. 47.60-43.9=3.63 in tax. 3.63/43.97=~ 8.25%

This means (assuming you live in texas) you were charged for 3 sets of 3. Perhaps you clicked the button one too many times without allowing it to refresh? Or you manually refreshed multiple times?

jude525 wrote:I hesitate to say this, but I agree with marty on this one. Many MP3 players have bluetooth capability now, so saying it works with portable audio devices is not saying it works with every portable audio device.

Okay, I'm going on with my life now. I'll come back later and see what Woot! finallly has to say about it. Good luck shoppers.

Bluetooth needs a sending unit and a receiver, the bigger the receiver the better for distance. The earbuds can be unplugged from the receiver and plugged into the media player without using the bluetooth , what is so hard to understand ?

apctek1998 wrote:There the same price at Walmart

no. walmart doesn't have them online and only about 1% of the stores haven't clearance them out. There are non in any walmart store within 500 miles of me.

Good luck going to a walmart and getting it.

gtcharlie wrote:I have also been able to cancel a placed order after realizing the product would not work for me. This was while the product was still up for sale.

Thanks for sharing this. There is hope for me as I e-mailed them. I really want two of these, one for the road bike, one for the TV that has a 3.5MM headphone port.

ladakn wrote:is that a 2.5mm jack or a 3.5mm jack?

3.5mm - says so under the product specs

Perfect72 wrote:My concern is with the iPhone.

While the technology may work with it, have you ever noticed that only the iphone headphones always fit into the jack?

Itis sunk in so oftentimes other jacks don't slide in completely. This item looks like it would not. But thats okay, it will work on the iPod anyway, for 18 dollars it is worth a shot.

If it is in its regular retail box, it includes on extender which will enable you to use the dongle with any product that has a recessed headphone jack--don't know specifically about the iphone.

spileggi wrote:Someone gave this item because they couldn't figure it out.

To my suprise, this thing work pretty good. I will note I do have an issue turning it on the headset every now and then. I just tap it on a surface and it turns on.

It looks goofy, you plug this thing into any MP3 hit play & turn up the volume all the way. You can't see it in the picture but there is a volume on one side and up/down buttons (probably will work with future BT enable MP3 player, doesn't work with the iPod) on the other side of the headset. The headset goes around your neck (not in picture) it DOESN'T just HANG from you ears. The sound, in my option was good... not great... just good. I refuse to wear crappy sound earbuds.

I use it with my iPod Touch and BB 7100i, (I'm sure it works with ALL mp3 players it a standard headphone jack) you can leave the iPod/mp3 pretty much anywere as long as it no further than 30 feet way. If synced with a BT phone the music will keep playing till you get a call. then it mutes the music and gives you a couple tones to tell you you phone is ringing. if you pickup the call there is a mike on the cord (not in picture) and it works just like a normal headset. I have a BB 7100i and it sync fine. as soon as you hang up the music starts playing. This also works well if you are a person who has trouble hearing BT headset, because it uses both ears.

The thing that plugs into the mp3 player is kinda big, but I HATE CORDS, and this thing eliminates them.

The battery life playing music is about 3+, but I think I used it for over 5 hours in the LA airport.

for 12 bucks - sound cheap to me - I'm buying a couple

Thanks for taking the time to post this, very informative to those people who still don't get it.

I look forward to using this on my BlackBerry Curve.

Question:

Does the transmitter use battery? or powered by the MP3 player? If it uses battery, is it rechargeable using the same charger?

Thanks!

joelsch wrote:In for 2.

Does anyone know if you can use he Philips Transmitter with your MP3 player, than pair it to a different BT headset, like the Jabra BT620?

I sure hope so. That's the first thing I'm going to try! I expect it to work since both devices are A2DP. In for 2.

mdhuang wrote:Question:

Does the transmitter use battery? or powered by the MP3 player? If it uses battery, is it rechargeable using the same charger?

Thanks!

You need to read the posts, this has been answered more than once.

Both the transmitter and the earbuds have rechargeable batteries. They are charged with the included charger. One post said that it takes a few hours to fully charge both.

Sidenote: I can't recall ever seeing a device that emits AC power through the audio port to charge a battery. Not sure, but I think that would be hazardous should someone be sweating into earphones that contained an electrical charge. [e.g., at the gym while working out.]

Anyone know how good the actual earbuds are?

MichaelSF wrote:You need to read the posts, this has been answered more than once.

Both the transmitter and the earbuds have rechargeable batteries. They are charged with the included charger. One post said that it takes a few hours to fully charge both.

Sidenote: I can't recall ever seeing a device that emits power through the audio port to charge a battery. Not sure, but I think that would be hazardous should someone be sweating into earphones that contained an electrical charge. [e.g., at the gym while working out.]

Thanks Michael.

Whatever, I got one. I checked my phone specs and its perfectly compatible with it without the transmitter. Seems like a good steal.

I'm surprised this didn't sell out with all the Zunes sold.

BLAUGRANA wrote:I'm surprised this didn't sell out with all the Zunes sold.

hmmm....do you come from the future?

who do you know it wont sell out
it has over 5 hours left and is bouncing, i thinkit will sell out

How this device works is that you plug the bluetooth transmitter into your ipod. You can listen to the music on the bluetooth wireless headphones. When your bluetooth enabled phone is recieving a call, the music from the ipod stops playing and the wireless headphones picks up the call from your phone. After the call is done, the music from your ipod continues to play.

I have a Treo 650. I am unable to listen to audible audio books through my BT Jawbone headset although it works great for phone calls.

Anyone know if this Phillips BT Headset will work with audio books also on the Treo 650?

I bought one of these to try it out.

TBCRobin

TBCRobin wrote:I have a Treo 650. I am unable to listen to audible audio books through my BT Jawbone headset although it works great for phone calls.

Anyone know if this Phillips BT Headset will work with audio books also on the Treo 650?

I bought one of these to try it out.

TBCRobin

Yes, as long as the Treo 650 has a 3.5mm stereo jack.

eterry1388 wrote:How this device works is that you plug the bluetooth transmitter into your ipod. You can listen to the music on the bluetooth wireless headphones. When your bluetooth enabled phone is recieving a call, the music from the ipod stops playing and the wireless headphones picks up the call from your phone. After the call is done, the music from your ipod continues to play.

Oh wow. I didn't know that the headphones can support multiple hosts. I do have an iPod and Bluetooth enabled phone (which also supports A2DP or whatever.) Sweet! Thanks for the update.

I bought one, after thinking about it all day, and reading comments.

And those of you who say to look back and find the answer to some questions, it is hard to read 9 pages of comments. Luckily, I have been following this all day, so there's a little to read here and there. Those who are just getting back from work don't have the time to read 9 pages. I would maybe link them to the answer, but to be rude? Uncalled for.

I'm excited about this product, and with shipping and tax, it is less than $20, which, isn't bad to me.

I do have a question, that I don't think was asked. I'm not a tech junkie, so this might seem stupid to some experts...

I have a phone that is Bluetooth capable. I have never used this feature and doubt I ever will. Now, if I plug this into my iPod to listen to around the house, will my phone automatically send a signal to this product? I don't want that. I just want to listen to my music semi wirelessly. But if that cannot be avoided, I may learn to love Bluetooth... who knows!

disneydudet wrote:I bought one, after thinking about it all day, and reading comments.

And those of you who say to look back and find the answer to some questions, it is hard to read 9 pages of comments. Luckily, I have been following this all day, so there's a little to read here and there. Those who are just getting back from work don't have the time to read 9 pages. I would maybe link them to the answer, but to be rude? Uncalled for.

I'm excited about this product, and with shipping and tax, it is less than $20, which, isn't bad to me.

I do have a question, that I don't think was asked. I'm not a tech junkie, so this might seem stupid to some experts...

I have a phone that is Bluetooth capable. I have never used this feature and doubt I ever will. Now, if I plug this into my iPod to listen to around the house, will my phone automatically send a signal to this product? I don't want that. I just want to listen to my music semi wirelessly. But if that cannot be avoided, I may learn to love Bluetooth... who knows!

You can use this device for a wireless bluetooth transmitter only and use it how you describe. As long as you don't sync your bluetooth phone with the wireless headphones, your phone will have no affect on on the headphones. You probably can't walk around the house with this though because the range is not that good. Most likey you will have to have the transmitter in your pocket or be in the same room as it.

Sorry I dont have time to read through all the posts, but would this work just as a plain old bluetooth head set let's say to use with PS3?

Some might not realize that if you click on the picture of the item for sale a second window opens with a different picture of what is for sale. That picture might clear up some things for you.

disneydudet wrote:I bought one, after thinking about it all day, and reading comments.

And those of you who say to look back and find the answer to some questions, it is hard to read 9 pages of comments. Luckily, I have been following this all day, so there's a little to read here and there. Those who are just getting back from work don't have the time to read 9 pages. I would maybe link them to the answer, but to be rude? Uncalled for.

I'm excited about this product, and with shipping and tax, it is less than $20, which, isn't bad to me.

I do have a question, that I don't think was asked. I'm not a tech junkie, so this might seem stupid to some experts...

I have a phone that is Bluetooth capable. I have never used this feature and doubt I ever will. Now, if I plug this into my iPod to listen to around the house, will my phone automatically send a signal to this product? I don't want that. I just want to listen to my music semi wirelessly. But if that cannot be avoided, I may learn to love Bluetooth... who knows!

In order for it to work with your phone, you have to turn bluetooth on in the phone and "pair" them together. If you don't care about any of that, your phone/headset should ignore each other. I really do suggest getting along with bluetooth though, hands free calls are the way to go (especially if you commute a lot like I do).

hey i just ot my bluetooth and it doesnt work. what do i do?
do i just eat it or the woot have some sort f warranty?

vaxius wrote:In order for it to work with your phone, you have to turn bluetooth on in the phone and "pair" them together. If you don't care about any of that, your phone/headset should ignore each other. I really do suggest getting along with bluetooth though, hands free calls are the way to go (especially if you commute a lot like I do).

Ah ok, you cleared it up quite a bit for me! If I can get the hang of this, I might try the Bluetooth. Everyone seems to have one, these days! Thank you very much!

Oh, and BTW, I reported those ridiculous posts above. Very offensive.

SOLD OUT!!!

crazeemule wrote:hmmm....do you come from the future?

who do you know it wont sell out
it has over 5 hours left and is bouncing, i thinkit will sell out

I meant I was surprised it hadn't sold out already at that price. Now, it has.

Woot charge 12% for tax on the item!
they are insane! none of state applies 12% tax!

disneydudet wrote:I bought one, after thinking about it all day, and reading comments.

And those of you who say to look back and find the answer to some questions, it is hard to read 9 pages of comments. Luckily, I have been following this all day, so there's a little to read here and there. Those who are just getting back from work don't have the time to read 9 pages. I would maybe link them to the answer, but to be rude? Uncalled for.

I'm excited about this product, and with shipping and tax, it is less than $20, which, isn't bad to me.

I do have a question, that I don't think was asked. I'm not a tech junkie, so this might seem stupid to some experts...

I have a phone that is Bluetooth capable. I have never used this feature and doubt I ever will. Now, if I plug this into my iPod to listen to around the house, will my phone automatically send a signal to this product? I don't want that. I just want to listen to my music semi wirelessly. But if that cannot be avoided, I may learn to love Bluetooth... who knows!

A BIG factor for stereo play is if your phone is A2DP compliant. If it is NOT, then this bluetooth STEREO set will NOT play on your phone, at least not in stereo.

A2DP is the latest bluetooth technology which basically allows a stereo signal without wires or cable.

A2DP is a fairly new technology in cell phones. Many multi-media cell phones until recently did not have A2DP capability. For example, my BlackBerry Pearl from last year did not have it, but the new Pearl does. My current BlackBerry Curve has it.

You should check your phone specs to see if it has A2DP bluetooth. If it is an older phone, it may not.

If it does not, you can still put the transmitter into the phone's audio port, but only if it is a 3.5MM port. If it is an older phone, I suspect it has the "old" 2.5MM port.

Sorry for all the grim news, but better to hear it now rather than later.

Sidenote: I think it reasonable to expect people to read the posts rather than clogging up threads with the same questions over and over again. ;-)

MichaelSF wrote:A BIG factor for stereo play is if your phone is A2DP compliant. If it is NOT, then this bluetooth STEREO set will NOT play on your phone, at least not in stereo.

A2DP is the latest bluetooth technology which basically allows a stereo signal without wires or cable.

A2DP is a fairly new technology in cell phones. Many multi-media cell phones until recently did not have A2DP capability. For example, my BlackBerry Pearl from last year did not have it, but the new Pearl does. My current BlackBerry Curve has it.

You should check your phone specs to see if it has A2DP bluetooth. If it is an older phone, it may not.

If it does not, you can still put the transmitter into the phone's audio port, but only if it is a 3.5MM port. If it is an older phone, I suspect it has the "old" 2.5MM port.

Sorry for all the grim news, but better to hear it now rather than later.

Sidenote: I think it reasonable to expect people to read the posts rather than clogging up threads with the same questions over and over again. ;-)

My phone is a Moto Q that I got a few months ago, but I'm not buying it for using on the phone, just if I get the hang of it, will I try.

While I do agree that people should really TRY to read the posts, 350 posts are a lot to read. It is hard to link people to answers here, but redirecting them, rather than degrading them, is what needs to happen. We are here to help answer questions, which is what should happen.

apctek1998 wrote:Bluetooth needs a sending unit and a receiver, the bigger the receiver the better for distance. The earbuds can be unplugged from the receiver and plugged into the media player without using the bluetooth , what is so hard to understand ?

Many? Try a few, including NONE of the iPod family, which is the majority market share product. few...few...few..

Juicelin wrote:This woot is for cell phones not MP3 player....duh!

Wrong!

Heh, good write-up!

Now ship the stuff I bought from the WootOff already!

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