Sony Ericsson HBH-65

All I can advise about this product is simply this avoid it! As a life long fan of sony ericsson products especially the phones, I purchased mine from Tesco online and had battery problems from day 1 I also found the device particularly difficult to operate due to the tiny size of the operating buttons. I was then absent from my work for a 2 week break and upon my return couldnt get it to re-charge at all. I eventually gave up and returned the item and was given a full redfund by Tesco who I have to say where great.

Got one on my brirthday as a present, very pleased, good quality sound which is crucial, long battery life and talk time, what else do we need from bluetooh headset.

I was given this headset as a replacement for an earlier Sony Ericsson headset that I was having problems with. I have found this model to be virtually useless, as it continuously loses its connection.

Sony Ericsson HBH-65 - This is a convenient gadget but it has to be recharged quite frequently. The gadget also loses connection with the phone quite easily which can be very annoying.

Bought the Sony Ericsson HBH-65 to pair up with my T630 and everything was straight forward, sound quality is very clear in the car or in the house, also very cheap, got mine from the link phone stores for £29.

Bought the Sony Ericsson HBH-65 after reading many good reviews. As a current owner of a Sony Ericsson mobile phone, I thought that this would be the perfect complement (although not necessary). How wrong I was.

The setup was straightforward and quite simple. Once setup, it worked like a dream. I was off and running, chatting away to my hearts delight only to be startled out of my dream world by the sudden "low battery" beaps of the device. It took only 25 minutes for this to happen. Within a few more minutes after that, the device was off completeley. After several charges and several attempts it was more of the same. Complete frusration.

So really, what's the point in having any praise for this model when you can't really use it effectively? If only Sony Ericsson addressed the battery life problem of this device then I will sing it many praises, unfortunately my voice is hoarse from all the screaming at the HBH-65.

I bought this piece of kit for the wife as I currently use the HBH35 with my K700i & I have no problems. As for this piece of rubbish I wasted a good £45.00. It is impossible to use in car, nearly as useless indoors, why do companies put this stuff out there until all the bugs are out. Keep well away from this useless waste of hard earned cash guys & dolls!!!!!!!!!

Sony Ericsson HBH-65 - Lulled by the sirens of Sony advertising I purchased this to go with my Sony Z600. I use my phone a lot in the car the earpiece turned out to be a complete waste of a lot of money. I sent it back to Sony and told them that it was more dangerous to use than my old cable connected phone & earpiece. As for the "noise cancelling feature" I think they forgot to install it!

The Sony Ericsson HBH-65 is a very sleek looking headset and definitely wins high on style points. It is easy to use and sits very comfortably on the ear. It is also easy to switch from one ear to the other.

Unfortunately it's high price makes a large hole in your pocket and the sometimes poor sound quality and low maximum volume can make it fustrating to use. If you want a headset to use while you're driving, especially on the motorway, don't go for this. In a quiet office or bedroom it's fine. The short battery life means you'll need to charge it up every couple of days.

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.