Bluetooth headsets w/ Macs

On Mar 18, 2008, at 1:55 PM, Andrew Laurence wrote:

> Does anyone here use a Plantronics 510 (or other Plantronics)
> Bluetooth headset with their Mac? Moreover, are their known issues
> with Macs and particular Bluetooth headsets?
>
> I'm setting up a new Voyager 510, and it pairs with my MacBook Pro,
> but cannot 'use' it. When it tries to "Use Headset", it tries for a
> couple seconds then fails with an error message.

I use my mine, I'm not to sure what model # it is. I've had it for a
couple of years. It looks just like the 510 but so does a lot of them.

On Mar 18, 2008, at 4:55 PM, Andrew Laurence wrote:
> Does anyone here use a Plantronics 510 (or other Plantronics)
> Bluetooth headset with their Mac?

Yes, I have a Plantronics 665 (or 655, I forget, they're basically the
same headset but with different included accessories), and it pairs
just fine with my Macbook. I've used it for iChat, Skype, etc, no
problem.

> I'm setting up a new Voyager 510, and it pairs with my MacBook Pro,
> but cannot 'use' it. When it tries to "Use Headset", it tries for a
> couple seconds then fails with an error message.

Weird.

Any, uh, particular error message?

And what is "it" here, in "when it tries to 'use headset'"? The
computer? A program? Which program?


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Chris Devers

I've used several Bluetooth headsets with my MacBook Pro for both Skype and iChat with no trouble: a Jabra JX10 and currently a Jawbone headset.

I just disconnect them from my phone in order to use with the MBP. Sometimes I've got to re-run the Bluetooth setup, but not very often.