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Problems with Plantronics 975 discovery

I've owned this BT earpiece with other HTC devices. Haven't had any problems with it. I also have used a 925 discovery with my EVO. Worked fine.
I was upgraded to 975 discovery by Best Buy. I always hear a buzzing noise in the background. Sometimes the audio quality gets scratchy or distorted. One time while using it, it sounded like I was on a horrible voip connection and i could hear only ever other word. I put it on speaker phone and the quality was perfect. I also own a Motorola S9-HD. I don't have any problems with it.
Does anyone else own this headset? I'm curious.... Are you having simliar issues?

I have this head set
make sure WiFi is OFF is you are using BT. I get what I think you are describing only when WiFi is on.

I have the same headset. I have the same symptoms when my body is in between the headset and phone. If there's a line of sight between them, the audio is perfect... I'm on my second 975 (lost the first one), and it still does it. I'm not sure if my phones bluetooth is messed up or the headset.

I have had this headset for a long time. I just switched to the EVO from the Iphone, and the 975 worked flawlessly on the Iphone. It SUCKS with the EVO so far. It will not stay paired. I can press the button to answer, but the no audio on the phone or BT. It will redial, but the audio comes out of the phone! Is there a better BT to use with the EVO?

Hi. Few weeks ago i bought the Motorola S305 and i never get the Stereo or "high quality" sound. My phone is Unrooted. I havent tried on another phone to check if the headphones are ok, but there are a lot of bad comments about the bluetooth on the Evo so i believe that maybe its the phone.
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enealDC said:
I've owned this BT earpiece with other HTC devices. Haven't had any problems with it. I also have used a 925 discovery with my EVO. Worked fine.
I was upgraded to 975 discovery by Best Buy. I always hear a buzzing noise in the background. Sometimes the audio quality gets scratchy or distorted. One time while using it, it sounded like I was on a horrible voip connection and i could hear only ever other word. I put it on speaker phone and the quality was perfect. I also own a Motorola S9-HD. I don't have any problems with it.
Does anyone else own this headset? I'm curious.... Are you having simliar issues?
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I get the same buzz too. It is like a real low hum. Only when I talk to certain people though.
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Same Bluetooth same issue. When I don't hear the buzz I sometimes think the call has dropped. Had the same noise with my palm pre. Must be the Bluetooth.
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An issue while connected to car via AUX

I've noticed an issue while you're connected through an AUX cable to your car. I generally use AUX to play music, but I also use it to answer calls. When you're phone is connected to AUX and you receive a call, the listener on the other end of the line cannot hear you no matter how loud you scream to the phone. I realized that soon as i pulled the cable from the phone, the person was able to hear me. AUX only outputted what the person was saying through my car speakers, but it did not let me talk. With the EVO 4G, this was not an issue. Just wanted to point this out. Any workarounds would be nice

Im having no issues with mine. I'm able to listen through my car speakers and talk into the phone. Are you rooted?
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lopezpm said:
Im having no issues with mine. I'm able to listen through my car speakers and talk into the phone. Are you rooted?
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Im stock rooted, happens on normal too. This only occurs in a phone call. Make sure youre not doing voice commands or something. Can you confirm everything is working?

Works fine for me. I use Calks 2.7 ROM

supdawg said:
Works fine for me. I use Calks 2.7 ROM
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How is this an issue in stock? hmm. Can anyone on STOCK confirm this?

It may be your aux cable. It would seem as your phone believes you have a headset plugged in.

No its a known issue, but technically not an "issue". I already brought this up in our internal forums at sprint, and the reply given by one of the engineers was that they contacted Samsung, and this behavior was implemented by design. I brought it up because i noticed this behavior myself, and its since been confirmed. However, i thought when i had the issue it was when it was charging simultaneously? I can't remember.
Also, it was on stock.
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This happened to me today. I thought the person on the other end was deaf. I was getting annoyed so I hung up.
I have to apologize now. I hope they fix it because it comes in handy while driving.
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Glad it's confirmed i'm not the only one lmao.

I haven't experienced this my with E4GT in it's car dock (don't remember if it happens without a dock), but I used to get that constantly from my Palm Pre and this thread is reminding me of how frustrating that phone was!
This doesn't make sense because the tip of my (and I'm assuming your) aux cable looks like any other headphone jack so I'm not sure why it's problematic, but it must be just long enough to make a phone think it's a headset.

I use my aux cable every day and have never experienced this problem
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Maybe it's something to do with the AUX cable?

Similar issues mentioned in my post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305201
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How are some issue free?

I have the same issue when answering a phone call.
but the strange thing is when I plug in the aux cable, the voice & talk pop up and asks: what would you like to do?
the thing puzzles me is if phone's mic is able to listen under voice & talk, why not in phone conversation?

dee_zee said:
I have the same issue when answering a phone call.
but the strange thing is when I plug in the aux cable, the voice & talk pop up and asks: what would you like to do?
the thing puzzles me is if phone's mic is able to listen under voice & talk, why not in phone conversation?
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idk but this isnt a damn q&a. i just asked a question later on in this thread, not in this OP where i reported my findings. where are the proper mods from the evo 4G? and i like how i wasnt even consulted. they just do as they please. w.e

FWIW, this is my AUX cable it works fine on using Calks Rom
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001A5FH9S/ref=oh_o04_s00_i00_details

supdawg said:
FWIW, this is my AUX cable it works fine on using Calks Rom
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001A5FH9S/ref=oh_o04_s00_i00_details
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Will the cable fit into my tpu hybrid case from china? That 3 dollar case lol. my current one is too thick to go through the case
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I have never experenced this problem and i have been using a FM transmitter for about 3 or 4 months in multiple cars using Pandora & calls.

Bluetooth audio skip

Using a pair of Motorola S9-HD for the time being until I get my Klipsch S4As in due to the Samsung ones dying on me. Whenever i put my phone in my pocket the audio skips. Has anyone had this issues and been able to remedy this?
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times_infinity said:
Using a pair of Motorola S9-HD for the time being until I get my Klipsch S4As in due to the Samsung ones dying on me. Whenever i put my phone in my pocket the audio skips. Has anyone had this issues and been able to remedy this?
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which ROM / OS are you using? earlier OS like 4.0.1 were known to have audio issues

Hey, i experience the same issue. I'm on 4.0.2 I'm using Jaybird freedom bluetooth headset and when i put my phone in a waist pouch while i run it skips alot. But when i hold it in my hand it rarely skips. it's sad because i thought bluetooth had a range of like 30 feet or so. Hopefully it's just a bug and will get fixed with an update.

You're not the only one, there was a thread about this before - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1460579&highlight=bluetooth+skip

bguzmanz2 said:
Hey, i experience the same issue. I'm on 4.0.2 I'm using Jaybird freedom bluetooth headset and when i put my phone in a waist pouch while i run it skips alot. But when i hold it in my hand it rarely skips. it's sad because i thought bluetooth had a range of like 30 feet or so. Hopefully it's just a bug and will get fixed with an update.
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Yeah. Same thing. If I put it in my pants pocket or side pocket of my bag it skips. If I hold it no skip. :/
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I bought a Moto S10-HD headset last week. It's been perfect. Over the past few days, I've used it about 5 hours a day, mainly traveling since my car isn't set up for plugging a phone into the stereo. I haven't had any skips. I use it at the gym when I do cardio, and it's fine in my pocket, in the cupholder of the Arc, where ever I stick it.
VZW Version, Android 4.0.4
Now, If I go walking off into another room, like 30+ feet away, it will skip in and out due to distance/signal strength. I know it's the newer model, maybe the bluetooth connection is stronger than the S9-HD? On the phone side of things, I'm not sure what the differences in bluetooth strength is between different modem packages, but maybe a radio update will help. My BT strength is REALLY off the chart, better than any Android device I've ever used. I haven't had BT this good since an old Sony Ericson and an unknown BT headset that probably scrambled my brains. I still have that phone and I SWEAR that it's BT has a much further range than the 30 foot rule. Likewise, on my SGS it's like 5 feet was the max...and I couldn't dream of it going in my pocket. Even my cheap little Plantronics headset seems to have a little more range.

I was able to resolve my BT skipping issues by following this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16864454&postcount=58

Awful sound quality to my car's AUX in.

Hi there --
I'm a recent convert to the GS3 (and Android in general) from an iPhone 4. About all the music I listen to in my car was from my iPhone, and I want to do the same with my GS3, however, the sound quality from the 3.5mm jack to the AUX in on my car's deck is absolutely awful. I have to turn the volume much higher than I ever did with my iPhone or iPod, and even then the sound quality is very poor -- there is very little punch/bass in the music.
I've been researching a possible "USB car dock cable" which would allow me to get line out audio (rather than through the regular headphone jack) through the USB port on the bottom of the phone, but it seems the only solution is to buy a dock or DIY the cable yourself, nobody seems to sell them (and I'm not really willing to DIY a cable).
Any ideas what I might be able to do to improve the audio quality? I absolutely love the phone, but this is a pretty big caveat for me.

Mine sounds great, do headphones sound ok? Maybe your aux port is effed up. If that's the case exchange it ASAP. Are you rooted? Custom rom? Stock?
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corythug said:
Mine sounds great, do headphones sound ok? Maybe your aux port is effed up. If that's the case exchange it ASAP. Are you rooted? Custom rom? Stock?
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Headphones sound fine from my GS3, and other devices (iPhone/iPod) sound great on the same AUX jack in my car.
I am rooted running the leaked Bell Jellybean Touchwiz ROM.

Be interested to see what replies there are to this. I have the exact same problem. I find the volume is way too quiet and if I turn up the audio on my stereo I get an awful hissing noise. I have no problems on my sensation XE, only GS3. Headphones work fine so I seriously doubt its the aux port on the phone.
I have found some info that might help as your rooted.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1826387
I'm going to try this myself tonight and see if it makes any difference:
http://www.samsunggalaxys3forum.com...-discussion/382-jack-output-volume-low-2.html

Im running the same rom and was having the same problem. I uninstalledGoogle Play music and then it asked me to update Google Play Music even though I had uninstalled it. When I did, my sound issues were gone. I was having tje same problem in my car. Now everything's fine.
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ReganH22 said:
Im running the same rom and was having the same problem. I uninstalledGoogle Play music and then it asked me to update Google Play Music even though I had uninstalled it. When I did, my sound issues were gone. I was having tje same problem in my car. Now everything's fine.
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I'm running stock ICS ROM and it still does it.

gadget_boy said:
Be interested to see what replies there are to this. I have the exact same problem. I find the volume is way too quiet and if I turn up the audio on my stereo I get an awful hissing noise. I have no problems on my sensation XE, only GS3. Headphones work fine so I seriously doubt its the aux port on the phone.
I have found some info that might help as your rooted.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1826387
I'm going to try this myself tonight and see if it makes any difference:
http://www.samsunggalaxys3forum.com...-discussion/382-jack-output-volume-low-2.html
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I also found that first link, but it only works on the International version of the GS3, I have the AT&T i747.

I have a 07 lexus, with an older bluetooth profile that does not allow for streaming music. I found a belkin product, caraudio connect, that will create a streaming a2dp profile through my aux port. On my s3/att/ics (stock), everything worked great. I had a profile for my phone audio and another for my media audio, and could connect both at the same time. This was great as i did not have to switch to aux for phone calls.
However, i had issues with hiss, drops, static, engine noise, etc. I had used many ground loop isolators in the RCA/car audio world, but never one on a 3.5mm stereo (double pole) connection. After adding the inline isolator from my aux port to the belkin product, my engine noise disappeared! I also found that when i updated to JB (CM10/sapir), both bluetooth profiles could operate at the same time without any interference issues on each profile.
If you have any questions on my rig, let me know.
parts:
Sorry, im new so it doesn't let me post outside links.
belkin: Part # F4U037tt
Ground loop isolator: Check out amazon, PAC Ground loop isolator for 3.5 MM applications. should be about 10 bucks.

Change roms use team insomia :thumbup:
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Interesting topic. I've had issues with other phones where the volume couldn't be turned all the way up, as that would cause distortion. Have you tried turning your volume down a couple notches? I use my phone plugged into my car stereo all the time with zero distortion.
Could be hardware problem?
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I just got the galaxy s3. Moved over from iPhone land. But am disappointed with this issue.
When I use the aux in via headphone jack and charge at the same time I get a horrible whine cracking and popping noise. This is unusual to me as I never had this issue with any of my I phones (3g and 4). This seems like a glaring oversight on Samsung part.
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wireless audio bleutooth a2dp

I read somewhere that we could use Bluetooth a2dp device on our N5 but can not find it.
Has anyone tried it? With what device and did it work?
And if it worked did it work good?

BT a2dp is stereo BT right?
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nitramus said:
I read somewhere that we could use Bluetooth a2dp device on our N5 but can not find it.
Has anyone tried it? With what device and did it work?
And if it worked did it work good?
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Not sure if this help but i use mine to run all of my stereo stuff in my car and it works fine other than volume being a little lower than my HTC One

nitramus said:
I read somewhere that we could use Bluetooth a2dp device on our N5 but can not find it.
Has anyone tried it? With what device and did it work?
And if it worked did it work good?
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A2DP was a Bluetooth profile that became famous in the Bluetooth 2.0 era and stayed... Its what causes the back and for relay of stereo music and audio from the mic back and forth from headset to handset...
Generally almost all headsets which are all stereo bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0 and above will always have a2dp profiles... Just look in the product descriptions when your looking at a headset.
I'm still waiting on my N5 but I had last used a Sony MW600 on my Nexus4 and it was naturally a2dp and worked great...
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A2DP works fine on the N5. I have connected it to a Sony MW600, Samsung HS3000, JBL Flip, and Kenwood KIV-BT901 (BT module for a Kenwood deck). Pairing was no problem and it sounds fine (it is wide bandwidth as far as bluetooth goes, but it won't sound as good as using the headphone jack of course).

Hey I heard somewhere that the N5 has a color screen. Can anybody confirm it has a color screen and what colors that screen can display? thanks.

scirio said:
Hey I heard somewhere that the N5 has a color screen. Can anybody confirm it has a color screen and what colors that screen can display? thanks.
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These rumors are getting ridiculous.

scirio said:
Hey I heard somewhere that the N5 has a color screen. Can anybody confirm it has a color screen and what colors that screen can display? thanks.
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Confirmed.
Source: I saw a photo of it through my color lcd monitor.

Thanks. With the system I have in the car I want the best best sound and I was starting to find out that it is not as good so I will pass.
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nitramus said:
Thanks. With the system I have in the car I want the best best sound and I was starting to find out that it is not as good so I will pass.
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Have you not tried using the N5 with your car stereo yet? If so, don't rule it out so fast. I've been very impressed with the N5 audio quality paired via bluetooth with my car's stereo. I'm quite picky about sound quality as well.

No cause I absolutely hate the way you browse on the radio with android that's why I use the head phones jack. The audio works via Bluetooth but I want my to control with my phone and not the radio because of that.
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anyone know how well Bluetooth audio works with Bluetooth 4.0 devices? a lot of sites ive been too claim better battery life, and superior audio quality to 2.0. I am planning getting this and hacking it into my car stereo. contacted the seller and he claims its Bluetooth 4.0, so would audio be better than 2.0, and also would battery life for my nexus 5 be better than streaming to a Bluetooth 2.0 device?
forgot to add the link.....heh
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111128087933?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Please keep us informed.
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No apt-x... So if streaming is really a big deal to you, this may not be the best phone.
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If you ever actually care about sound quality, do not use bluetooth. AptX or not, 2.0 or 4.0, doesn't matter, bluetooth on a good day sounds like a 96kbps MP3. This isn't just in regards to the Nexus 5, this is every bluetooth device ever. I've used Macbooks, iPads, several Android phones, several car stereos, headsets, and more. Never have I been terribly impressed.
Basically, if you want quality that is about as good as an FM transmitter, you're fine. It's great for calls and other voice functionality. But anyone with a discerning ear, stick with cables. Myself, I cringe every time I hear a song with any cymbals or high range instruments.

unvaluablespace said:
anyone know how well Bluetooth audio works with Bluetooth 4.0 devices?
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Bluetooth 4.0 will not give you better audio quality or improved battery life on devices which stream audio.