BT Headset - Wind Noise

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On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 12:41:54 +0100, wrote:

> I recently bought a Jabra 250 BT headset to go with my Nokia 6820.
>
> I already have a full car kit and only wanted the headset for when I am
> walking etc.
>
> However, people I am calling complain that it is impossible to hear me
> with even the slightest wind at my side. It would seem the mic is picking
> up every single piece of wind noise and relaying it down the phone.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?
>
> What can I do to stop it - because unless I can, the headset is going
> back.
>
> I thought of putting a small foam cover over the mic (like the TV people
> use) but don't know where to get one from.

You should be able to find an odd bit of foam-rubber from a lot of places.
e.g. an old sofa.

Cut it to size, wrap it round the mic, fix into place, and see if there's
any improvement.

--
Michael Turner
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"Keith" <@.> wrote in message
news:2ICxc.12798$NK4.1822038@stones.force9.net...
> I recently bought a Jabra 250 BT headset to go with my Nokia 6820.
>
> I already have a full car kit and only wanted the headset for when I am
> walking etc.
>
> However, people I am calling complain that it is impossible to hear me
with
> even the slightest wind at my side. It would seem the mic is picking up
> every single piece of wind noise and relaying it down the phone.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?
>
> What can I do to stop it - because unless I can, the headset is going
back.
>
> I thought of putting a small foam cover over the mic (like the TV people
> use) but don't know where to get one from.
>
> Thanks
>
>

Do you have a boom mic headset for your PC? The mic for them often has a
foam cover.

Martin

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"Keith" <@.> wrote in message
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| I recently bought a Jabra 250 BT headset to go with my Nokia 6820.
|
| I already have a full car kit and only wanted the headset for when I am
| walking etc.
|
| However, people I am calling complain that it is impossible to hear me
with
| even the slightest wind at my side. It would seem the mic is picking up
| every single piece of wind noise and relaying it down the phone.
|
| Has anyone else experienced this?
|
| What can I do to stop it - because unless I can, the headset is going
back.
|
| I thought of putting a small foam cover over the mic (like the TV people
| use) but don't know where to get one from.
|
| Thanks
|
|

Try angling it downwards? Pointing it into the wind will cause all sorts of
noise. Mic too good/too sensitive Or try some other models, that point
DOWN instead of directly facing the front.

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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:02:23 +0100, "SA" <reply@group.com> wrote:

>Why do people use these things

Because they are brilliant. You can talk to people over the hone
without having to hold a lump of sweaty plastic to your ear, or be
encumbered b a cable.

>... don't you realise that you look like a
>member of the Borg collective?

Don't you realise that being obsessed with what you look like is a
personal failing?


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"michael turner" <zvxr.gheare1963@ivetva.arg> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:02:23 +0100, SA wrote:
>
> > Why do people use these things
>
> Because some of us have to use our phones *handsfree* , and do NOT want
long dangly tangle prone wires.
>
> ... don't you realise that you look like a
> > member of the Borg collective?
>
> This is why I use a SE HBH-200 BT headset.
>
> --
> Michael Turner
> Email (ROT13)
> zvxr.gheare1963@ivetva.arg

Because I am in enough danger of loosing my licence with the dreaded speed
camera revenue pumps, with holding my phone while driving.

Andy

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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:02:23 +0100, "SA" <reply@group.com> wrote:

>Why do people use these things ... don't you realise that you look like a
>member of the Borg collective?

If you are making a longish call then it's just so much nicer to
not have to hold a phone up all the time. You can also wander around
and do other stuff while talking.

Then there's the whole 'radiation' worry thing (supposedly the
bluetooth originated radiation isn't as potentially harmful ....
hmmmmm).

Finally of course there's the absolute necessity to use handsfree
when driving. Wireless is much better than having tangle-prone wires.


Gav

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I called myself today and let my voice mail record the wind noise so I could
hear it myself - it is absolutely awful! I am going to try and get a foam
baffle this weekend from a music store (maybe they have them for those
headsets that singers and the like wear). If not, then this piece of junk
is going back, which is a real shame, because in a wind-free environment
this is a great bit of kit.


"Keith" <@.> wrote in message
news:2ICxc.12798$NK4.1822038@stones.force9.net...
> I recently bought a Jabra 250 BT headset to go with my Nokia 6820.
>
> I already have a full car kit and only wanted the headset for when I am
> walking etc.
>
> However, people I am calling complain that it is impossible to hear me
with
> even the slightest wind at my side. It would seem the mic is picking up
> every single piece of wind noise and relaying it down the phone.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?
>
> What can I do to stop it - because unless I can, the headset is going
back.
>
> I thought of putting a small foam cover over the mic (like the TV people
> use) but don't know where to get one from.
>
> Thanks
>
>

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On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 09:05:10 GMT, "Carl" <carlmailuk@ATyahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

>MUCH lower power -

Yes

> and not a lot nearer when you consider putting a 2W gsm
>phone to your ear.

No A mobile phone normally has the antenna on the other side of the
handset, about a half centimeter or more away from your ear, possibly
a centimetre away from your head.

A BT headset is right hard up against your head: with the antenna
probably touching your head.

> One study showed that wired handsfrees conduct RF
>towards the head too.

Yes, and it was bolix. It tested them with the wire hanging free and
untangled. Has anyone ever managed to pull one of those out of their
pocket and use it without a few (rf-obstructing) tangles in it?


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Iain
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