Sony Ericsson HBH-65 Review

[Michael]

The replacement for my favorite Bluetooth headset, the HBH-60, is now to be found all over. While the HBH-65 is a near physical clone of the HBH-60, it does offer some minor tweaks that might be useful to some users.
The HBH-65 review (http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=557) has been posted.

[garfiled]

Well done Michael, great review.

I was considering this set for my Z600. The short range shouldnt be a problem as i need it for use in the car. The phone will be in my pocket or in the glovebox.
One question, how long does the headset take to recharge from flat. Would i be better looking at any other units? I will be wearing glasses and the sound quality and volume will be important as the car window will be open and there may be some wind noise.
I take it that voice dial works ok on this model,some have problems i believe. Can you overcome this by storing the voice tags using the headset for speech instead of directly using the phone?

Keep up the Good work! :D

[supafly]

The HBH-65 is a pretty sweet headset, best I have used!! Just got it a few days ago fron Sony Ericsson, had 2 HBH-60 in the office but sent them back as they where crap.
The 65 is actually quite clear, even at a distance of about 7 metres. Set up the voice dials with my T610 and it works a treat, getting really strange looks when I use it in the street tho =)

Only downside is it a bit uncomfy with my sunnies on, so I dont know how those of you who wear glasses would go?

But I am happy with it.

[nycBizniss]

Just got the HBH-65 today. Is the earloop supposed to detatch from the mic boom so easily? It looks like there was glue in the swivel but I can't be sure. Any comments are appreciated.

[supafly]

How easy does the earpiece detach?
Does it fall off? or come off easily when you take it off, which all the ones I have seen do.

[Michael]

It is supposed to be able to pop off. It isn't glued.

I never had any problem with it coming off except when I wanted it to.

[uzi]

I've one question:
if I use voice dialing via the headset and I recognize the wrong number has been chosen, how can I end the call before it actually starts ringing (without touching the phone itself)? (I'm using it with a Nokia 6310i)

[Michael]

I couldn't say for a 6310i.

I just press the headset button again.

That rarely happens to me, if ever. For one, I just don't get mismatches like that. For two, most people have multiple numbers and on a Sony Ericsson phone you then get prompted to say "home" or "mobile" or whatever to distinguish between them.

My new 6820, on the other hand, doesn't do that. But so far I have not had a mismatch.

[uzi]

Thanks for your answer!
So I can also end the call after it starts ringing with the button, but not before. It doesn't happen too often, but then I have to take my phone very quickly from my bag to end the call before it starts ringing :)