So this does not require you to change the battery correct you just charge the device

mpatrick14 wrote:If you have a bluetooth dongle can you use this as a headset for your PC?

Some background info is needed to understand a few things. See those acronyms HFP and HSP

First, Bluetooth is a well defined communication standard that allows many kinds of devices to communicate wirelessly up to 30 feet apart. The point is not whether you have a bluetooth dongle, but whether your your application software on the computer supports a "hands free profile" or HFP and Head Set Profile or HSP.

When a bluetooth device is paired, the gateway device and the head set exchange info on the features they support. As far as the computer knows, there is no difference between a wired headset and a wireless one. However, bluetooth allows a much richer control set, which allows volume control, remote answer and hang up and other control functions.

Typically a cell phone offers many more features than most computer run headset applications.

So will it work with your computer?
Yes -- depending on the apps.

wmerrittw wrote:I just bought this without knowing if it's compatible with my phone sony erricson. For 5 dollars i could sell it for 10 brand new.

Will it work with any Bluetooth enabled phone?
Yes, as long as the phone supports HSP and HPF as do all the current phones.

I own several headsets and they work well with any of the phones I've used over the years.

I recently drove a Ford Focus with the Bluetooth Sync features. It was great, once my phone was paired the entire car became my headset, and allowed voice dialing and linking to GPS navigation features in the phone. Hands free use while driving is the the key use for such headset. Safety first.

minakawa wrote:... Bought 2 during the woot-off and my wife has complained abt the static (both of them - even switched them on her w/o telling) ...

Static is not part of the Bluetooth connection. The data link is digital and encrypted. If you hear static it is coming from the phone or the headset microphone is picking up the sound of hair or clothing rubbing the headset.

That's why it is important that they have noise cancellation in the headset. You might want to check the linkage in a quite, stable location and see if you can see what might be rubbing.

And to everyone, You may want to look at some background info on Bluetooth devices.

Read the Wikipedia article on the many
on Bluetooth services defined by the standard.

Then visit Bluetooth.com to read about the
headset and gateway stack and browse for more details on thing Bluetooth can do.

georgew84 wrote:bought 3 of these last time. same deal. mailed my MIR forms a few days after receiving the items, got my confirmation e-mail yesterday if anyone is curious about how long it takes. Haven't tested the headsets yet though! I figure for the price, who cares how well they work...cheap gifts that look like they cost a lot.

Mine works just fine, and I got the confirmation email about rebate a couple of days ago. I have a Samsung cell phone so it may work better with that than other manufacturers.

This DOES work with my iPhone 3G in case anyone was wondering.

I bought one of these the first thing I said over it was "Yo Tony.. can you freakin hear me or wha??

Why isn't everyone out tailgating for Black Friday?!

Wish woot was better today since all the online stores' servers are down...

Got 3 last round... work well w/ either my phone or PC on Skype.... You can't go wrong with this price at $0 after rebate....

Plus it took 2 people off of my Christmas list...Awesome.....

TheBoMan wrote:This DOES work with my iPhone 3G in case anyone was wondering.

thank you! ive been asking that question for 45 minutes now lol. so it should work with the ipod touch as well correct?

bought 3 on the last round, and I'm very satisfied. I have about 10 bluetooth headsets (I buy 'em cheap when they're on sale), and this samsung is the BEST one I have - even better than my jawbone prime and my expensive plantronics model. Fit is great (albeit slightly painful after a long call since the bud is a bit too large for my small ears), sound quality is superb (and everyone says i sound great), and it has a physical power switch, so no more 3- or 6-second button holds to cycle the power.

Highly recommended, and can't beat the price, particularly if you buy 3

Family member purchased a samsung bluetooth headset from woot about a month ago. Same deal as todays woot. He said headset work's good but there was no $20 mail in rebate form in box when product was delivered. Not sure if he went through the process of notifying woot for the rebate.

Stryker336 wrote:Any idea what the range of these are?

Like all Bluetooth devices, they are meant to be low powered to avoid interference in densely populated areas.

By design, Bluetooth devices need to be kept within about 10 Meters (30 feet) or the connection will be unreliable. However, 30 feet between phone and headset is usually far more than you need.

Again, like any radio frequency device, you may get interference from poorly shielded microwave ovens or other RF sources like sitting next to WiFi router. Usually just moving a foot or two from the RF noise restores a good connection.

Also walls and metal surfaces can block the signal, attenuate the signal or cause RF reflections, so if you approach the 30 foot limit, things may fail sooner than you expect.

However, within a 10 foot range it should be rock solid.

"Algorithmic process eliminates unwanted background noise environments."

Wow! Most headsets just suppress the noise, but this one eliminates the whole background noise environment! Imagine that. You're in noisy traffic, say; all you have to do is fire up your Samsung headset and all those cars vanish; they're just gone.

What will they think of next?

I want to use this with Windows XP/Yahoo Messenger on an iMac (Mid 2007) using bootcamp. Does anyone know if this combination would work?

Information Week, the IT Industry Newsletter has a very nice comparative review of BT Headsets, including the Samsung WEP 850. Not the same headset, but same designers and you can see how other headsets stack up.

See it here:
Review: Bluetooth Headsets For Mobile Pros

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Battery: Samsung says the WEP850 has a whopping eight hours of talk time and 250 hours of standby time. I'll be darned, it sure does. Just for kicks, I used this one for two days straight. This one knocks it out of the park with respect to battery life. Two days on a single charge is a success in my book. Score: 5/5

Call Quality: The WEP850 uses two microphones and digital signal processing technology to filter out background noise. It is mostly successful. I thought call quality was very good and outside noise was barely noticeable. Score: 4/5

Comfort: The WEP850 is a total failure here. There are no extra ear inserts included, and the earloop doesn't help the headset fit snugly at all. In fact, if you turn your head too fast, the WEP850 is likely to go flying across the room. That's not good. I have large ears. This problem will be amplified for those with smaller ears. Score: 1/5

Style: The WEP850 has that reflective chrome look, which makes it look more like jewelry than a piece of technology. It's about the same size as its peers in this review, though, and is what I'd call "average." Score: 3/5

Ease of Use: Well, the buttons and controls work just fine. Pairing isn't an issue, either. But a headphone that doesn't stay on your ear isn't easy to use in my book. Score: 3/5

After a few bad experiences with rebates over the years, about three years ago I made a promise to myself to pass on anything with a MIR (mail in rebate).

And I have stuck to that. Whenever I see a rebate offer on an item, I move on to something else and don't even give it a second glance.

This "policy" has made my life a lot easier.

Rebate "scams" and fraud by retailers are so serious that here in California they passed some laws to curb the abuses, but it has not worked.

Retailers love rebates because they know they will only have to pay on about 5 to 20 percent of them.

Many people simply forget to send in the paperwork.

Many people don't fill in the paperwork correctly giving the retailer the opportunity to send notice of noncompliance. They do this knowing most people will say to heck with it or they failed to save copies of their paperwork so they cannot resubmit the rebate request.

Many people forget about the requested rebate and/or if they remember, don't know who to call to ask where is the rebate.

Retailers know all this so they simply don't send the checks knowing most people won't follow up on a rebate not received.

Many retailers intentionally impose complex rebate redemption rules. They hide in fine print or conceal rebate rules so onerous that many people won't bother once they get home. E.g., retailers may require you to send in proof of purchase (both a seal and barcode), the original receipt with item circled, no P.O. boxes, within a deadline after purchase, by the expiration date for the rebate promotion, SASE, one rebate per family, one rebate per household, one rebate per mailing address, save copies of all material sent in (no one ever does).

Rebates are time consuming to redeem. It takes 45 minutes to do all the paperwork, sometimes on a rebate for $5 to $20 (what's your time worth?)

Last, but certainly not least, many retailers simply don't send out the rebate checks. That's fraud in my book.

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2005/nf20051123_4158_db016.htm

Yeah - can't beat a new headset for the cost of shipping at the end of the day.

Cheers, w00t!

WARNING: Wearing this headset may make you look like a [Mod says beeeeeeep].

I use this to talk to fellow gamers on PS3 and also with my first gen iPhone.
It connects seamlessly with the PlayStation and I can choose whether to output the other people using voice-chat through the headset or my TV speakers.

But I must point out that battery life is much shorter than advertised. On my unit, I can maybe get 2 hours of actual talking time out of it before the battery dies (based on PS3 use).

One cool thing is that the ear-clip part is detachable, so you can just stick it in your ear and it stays in pretty well if you aren't moving too much, making it more comfortable.
Also, it sounds clear from up to about 20 feet away from my phone!

Worth the $5 shipping!

In for one, can't go wrong with that rebate and a awesomely cool looking headset!

Stryker336 wrote:Any idea what the range of these are?

I can walk about 20 feet away from mine, leaving it on my desk while I walk through 2 other rooms. Around then the person on the other end says I sound crackly.

nahman42 wrote:Samsung owes me $300 for my laptop rebate of a year ago. Be very careful when you deal with their rebates.

Just got a confirmation that my rebate's in the mail, for when I bought this the last time Woot put it up, for what it's worth. Also, decent quality headset. Wouldn't be happy with it if I'd laid out 50 bucks for it, but for a lower end headset, definitely worth it.

CANNOT SELECT HAWAII IN MY SHIPPING ADDRESS. WHAT'S GOING ON!!!

BE CAREFUL ON THE REBATES!!!

Got hosed the last time these were up...Only 1 out of my 3 rebates were accepted. They claim I didn't enclose UPC

This was my first woot purchase. I just happend to want to buy a head set for my girlfriend for Christmas. I may give it to her early because I can't stand the feedback and static in her current handsfree corded thing on her sony erricson.

LOL.... "decent armor class"

L-O-V-E-I-T

does this use a common mini- or micro- usb connector to charge the device?

or does it use a more proprietary tip?

Just a reminder, whenever you send in mail-in rebates make sure to make copies of everything you send in: UPC's, receipts, forms, etc. That way, you can make sure that they can't cheat you out of your money. That being said, the process of trying to get your money is almost always a total pain

fwyun wrote:does this use a common mini- or micro- usb connector to charge the device?

or does it use a more proprietary tip?

If you look at the picture of the charger, you'll see it's a proprietary round tip. To see the picture, go to the main page and click on the image of the headset.

{rant=ON} And on the topic of USB plugs, whatever went wrong. USB promised a simple, common design that would support high speed comm and limited power requirements, and easy plug-n-play.

Now we have standard, mini-usb and micro-USB plugs in male and female, in "A" style and "B" style. Suddenly finding the right USB cable can be a challenge. Sigh! {/rant=off}

jh2240 wrote:CANNOT SELECT HAWAII IN MY SHIPPING ADDRESS. WHAT'S GOING ON!!!

http://www.woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx#q14

tpscan wrote:If you look at the picture of the charger, you'll see it's a proprietary round tip. To see the picture, go to the main page and click on the image of the headset.

thanks!!!!

didn't notice that picture

dwasifar wrote:http://www.woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx#q14

Ahh... thank you so much. I was confused because I purchased items before, but I suppose shirt.woot is different from woot.com.

Thanks for the clarification!

I bought one a few hours ago from Woot.. But from the looks of it...

Adorama.com has it for $20.00 with free shipping..

http://deals.adorama.com/


I have no idea who adorama is.. Never bought from them. If this thing becomes a sellout.. There's an alternate site to buy from.

GregGeiger wrote:I bought one a few hours ago from Woot.. But from the looks of it...

Adorama.com has it for $20.00 with free shipping..

http://deals.adorama.com/


I have no idea who adorama is.. Never bought from them. If this thing becomes a sellout.. There's an alternate site to buy from.

Adorama is one of the biggest suppliers of photograpic equipment, cameras, etc. They branched out into the etc. a lot.

http://www.adorama.com/

Buy.com has them for $28.92 shipped, but make no mention of the rebate (even though the rebate form itself lists them as a participating retailer).

$28.92
-24.99
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w00t!

MichaelSF wrote:Adorama is one of the biggest suppliers of photograpic equipment, cameras, etc. They branched out into the etc. a lot.

http://www.adorama.com/

That is the WEP450 on Adorama. Woot has the far superior model (by 20 WEPs)!

Thanks.. I didn't see that..

bnedella wrote:That is the WEP450 on Adorama. Woot has the far superior model (by 20 WEPs)!

dwasifar wrote:http://www.woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx#q14

Unfortunate for the residents of Maggie's Nipples, Wyoming

Basically the more you buy the cheaper per unit. If you don't count postage on the rebate submission. Bought this a few weeks ago and was confirmed on the rebate. Easy. You are allowed 3 rebates per household.

I got one of these last time. The battery life is amazing. I still haven't charged it yet (It comes fully charged). It sounds good on my end, but sometimes people say they have a hard time hearing me, even in a quite car.

I will warn everyone thar last time around one of the three sets I ordered appeared to have been used...

omnipotentq wrote:Anybody know how good samsung is with the mail in rebates? I'd hate to have to deal with jumping through endless hoops for just a few bucks....

I sent in for 3 rebates last time, followed all instructions (in three separate envelopes as instructed with separate upc and receipts), then just two days ago got emails that only two of the three were valid. The invalid one was because my upc was bad!? I don't understand how it could have been a bad upc, but I don't have proof to show it was valid because I mailed it in. So in other words, I think the rebate is a crapshoot.