BT Connect Stereo headset

[curtisbusse2]

I see you guys are some serious geeks, I wish I could get more geeky. But Im just to studly. Or maybe just dumb lol I'll let you guys make your mind up on that one.

Here is my problem I have an 800W and its a pain to connect the BT Stereo Headset do you all have a toggle or a software short cut - button or sumtin?

My problem is not pairing the devices. It is connecting and unconnecting only way I know how is enabale and disable Bluetooth its self but thats so manY steps


does anyone know what this porgram would do for me?
Palm Treo 800w BlueMusic 2.0

[curtisbusse2]

My BB Curve lets me chose what device that I have paired and then connect

[Big D5]

I am not sure if I understand your question. All I have to do to go from one bluetooth to another is turn one off then turn the other on. I have a Plantronx stereo headset and a Jabra that I use for calls, when I want to switch from my Jabra I turn it off then turn on the Plantronx which connects automatically. Is that what you are asking?

[jcrick]

Big D5, if you leave the BT on 100% of the time, then all you have to do is turn on the headset you want to use, which is simple enough (assuming the device has been previously paired).

However, as I understand the question, I think he is turning off BT when he isn't using it so as to conserve battery life. I have not found anything that is a one button on/off switch of BT. I don't think a separate application would be any benefit because the keystrokes to select a program would be as many (or more) strokes as clicking the BT icon, clicking the Mode tab, checking the "Turn on BT" box, clicking OK button (total 4 key strokes).

I know I get some really strange behavior if I forget to turn of the BT on the phone before I turn on Insignia MP3 player, and vice versa.

[Big D5]

Originally Posted by jcrick

Big D5, if you leave the BT on 100% of the time, then all you have to do is turn on the headset you want to use, which is simple enough (assuming the device has been previously paired).

However, as I understand the question, I think he is turning off BT when he isn't using it so as to conserve battery life. I have not found anything that is a one button on/off switch of BT. I don't think a separate application would be any benefit because the keystrokes to select a program would be as many (or more) strokes as clicking the BT icon, clicking the Mode tab, checking the "Turn on BT" box, clicking OK button (total 4 key strokes).

I know I get some really strange behavior if I forget to turn of the BT on the phone before I turn on Insignia MP3 player, and vice versa.

Well if that's what he is looking for then give this thread a read:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...uetooth+button

I haven't tried it on my 800w but it should work. Post up and let us know how/if it works.

[jcrick]

Originally Posted by Big D5

Well if that's what he is looking for then give this thread a read:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...uetooth+button

I haven't tried it on my 800w but it should work. Post up and let us know how/if it works.

I tried the BTIcon app. Seems to basically do the same thing that the existing BT icon does (in the upper RH corner of the screen). On top of that it keeps crashing on my 800W and I have to cancel the "Send Notification to Windows" message.

I decided to remove it and continue to use the existing Icon provided.

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I discovered that after I removed the BTIcon app, I could no longer get any of my BT headsets to properly connect to the 800W. They behaved like they were connected but the sound came out the 800 speaker and not the headset. And a soft reset did not fix the issue. I had to remove the associations in DEVICES list and then rediscover them.

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