Seem to have answered my own question. http://www.expansys.com.au/forum.asp?man=SERIC&code=105947 Most complaints are apparently due to older firmware on the host phones. The site above may be a useful resource for others - plenty of comments relevant to all manner of products. Cheers On 07/03/2004, at 11:53 AM, Jon Wever wrote: > Any comments on the Sony Ericsson HBH-35? Does anyone of personal > experience with it? > One online review mentions annoying crackling over incoming audio. But > then another one says the audio is as good as it gets! > battery life isn't necessarily a deal-breaker for me, and I have a > T68i that should have no probs connecting to the set. am just wanting > to see if there is a definitive on the in- and outbound audio quality. > Cheers, > > > On 25/02/2004, at 2:47 AM, bT wrote: > >> >> On Feb 24, 2004, at 15:22, RSW wrote: >> >>> Any word on the latest Bluetooth ear pieces. Heard of one that is >>> smaller and with longer hours of battery life. >> >> If it helps, we just got the new-ish Plantronics M3000 which isn't >> particularly small but has very good sound quality and the longest >> battery life of any we checked - quoted 8 hours talk-time and 200 >> hours standby on a single charge. It's worth a look... >> >>