Sony Ericsson HBH-65 Review

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Sony Ericsson HBH-65
2.5 stars
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vjmancini's Review of Sony Ericsson HBH-65 Bluetooth Headset

16th Mar 2004

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    4 stars
  • Time Mobile Phone Accessory Owned
    Between 1 - 4 Weeks
Good Points

Design, ease of use, sound quality


Bad Points

Range not the 10 metres as specified.


General Comments

Due to the new laws concerning the usage of mopbiles whilst driving I upgraded to a bluetooth phone (Sony Ericsson Z600) and bought the Sony Ericsson HBH-65 headset to accompany it.

After the initial hour and a half of charging (using the standard Sony Ericsson charger) it was ready to connect. Connection with the phone is simple. The headset however does not remain connected ,whilst on stand-by, for longer that 5 seconds. This is a good feature as it saves on battery time and reconnection is automatic upon activating the headset button and only takes 1 - 2 seconds. One minor flaw was that this process wasn't noticably covered in the manual and I initially presumed this to be a flaw. Practice with the unit soon clarified this.

The headset sits comfertably on either ear and is easy to quickly attach and take a call with.

Voice dialing is harmless enough as long as the background noise is not too intrusive. 8 times out of 10 I experience a hit 1st time.

Initially I had a Nokia bluetooth headset which was nothing short of rubbish. Simply wouldn't work and kept losing the bluetooth connection with the handset. This has yet to happen to me with the HBH-65.

Downside to this unit is range. 10 metres is stated in the manual for the phone and the headset. 4 - 5 metres is more realistic, however for in car use the range is perfect.
Price is another downside with high street retailers offering the HBH 65 for £149. However you can pick them up new from e-bay for the same price as the high street retailers are selling lesser headsets (£65 for mine.)

Overall a great bit of kit and everything I expected from it.

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