Palm Treo Ultralight Wireless Headset Review

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by Treolo

I'm glad to read that the Palm Ultralight headset is working really good for all of you. Though it seems that recently a new Plantronics headset has come out that is supposed to replace the Plantronics 645. It is called Plantronics 655



http://www.howardforums.com/showpost...68&postcount=1

According to the reviews I've read so far almost everybody claims that it is better than the 645 since it is an upgrade. Has anybody tried it?

Thanks,

Al

Looks like an interesting headset but i like the ability to carry around just one charger for both my phone and my headset. But from what i hear it has got great reviews

[Treolo]

After reading the Treonouts review on the 655 and some other reviews I made up my mind on buying the 655. However, I still think that the Palm Ultralight is a good option for those who already bought one.

I'll post my findings once I get it.

Al

[Tina]

Hi all!

An important FYI....

In the past month, I've bought three Ultralights - one for myself, one for my husband, and one for a friend. When I went to buy the last one, the Palm Store Rep told me they'd been having some issues with people bringing them back because they were having charging problems so I might want to go get the new Plantronics instead. But I liked the ability to charge the Ultralight off the Treo charger so I still bought one (after checking that it was charging properly from the battery).

However, yesterday my friend told me hers was no longer working right, so she gave it to me to trade in for her. And when I got over to the Palm Store this afternoon... the nice young rep asked me if I could wait until next week to return it because the model has officially been recalled. Palm is apparently releasing a revised version that ships out on the 11th, so next week I'll be taking all 3 Ultralights in and trading them for the new version.

Happy Treo-ing!
Tina

[Treolo]

Wow I was so close to buying the Ultralight. My wife and I actually saw it at a Mall and were impressed with the size and look. I have finally received my Plantronics 655 and I'm very happy with it and for the Treo adaptor you can call Plantronics and have them send you one in three business days free of charge.

Al

[skoenig]

Tina,

Do you have an information on the recall, we didn't get any press releases about it?

~ Steph

[Tina]

Sorry Steph, I'd been watching this but then went offline for a bit....

As far as I know, Palm still hasn't made any formal announcement. They also haven't released the fixed model yet. The last word I got from my Palm Store rep (last week) was that it would be another week at least before the new models actually shipped. So we're still waiting.....

Happy Treo-ing!
Tina

[skoenig]

Thanks for the update Tina, appreciate it.

I guess it could be that they bring out an rev.b model and don't go through the hassle and embarrassment of an actual consumer product recall but go through a quiet retailer one...

~ Steph

[Tina]

And speaking of updates... the debugged versions are now available. I picked up my three this afternoon. Here's hoping they work right this time!

Happy Treo-ing!
Tina

[wachsman]

I recently bought the treo bluetooth headset. I hooked it in my pocket! HELP! The earloop fell off somewhere. Can someone tell me where I could bur a replacement earloop?

[forgot]

Right now it looks like the only way to get a replacement is to purchase the accessories kit for that headset from Palm. It comes with replacements for all 3 earbud sizes, plus other replacement parts.