Pulsar 590 Cordless Headset

MPN: PULSAR590A

Description: The Plantronics Pulsar? 590 Series Bluetooth? Stereo Headsets deliver the ultimate in wireless freedom! Seamlessly switch between your Bluetooth phone and your favorite music or movie so you?ll never miss a call. With up to 12 hours of talk time and 10 hours of listen time, ... read more

The Plantronics Pulsar? 590 Series Bluetooth? Stereo Headsets deliver the ultimate in wireless freedom! Seamlessly switch between your Bluetooth phone and your favorite music or movie so you?ll never miss a call. With up to 12 hours of talk time and 10 hours of listen time, you can enjoy wireless stereo listening on laptops, PCs, TVs, DVD and MP3 players. minimize

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marktscottfrom UT

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Warning, not compatable

Started Jan 12, 2006

Strengths: Not many

Weaknesses: Will not work as advertised.

Warning, Plantronics Plusar 590a headsets are not mp3 cell phone player compatible.

I have heard mention of only one cell phone that is compatible. My phone is an LG8100 and others are affected. Even though the advertising says they are an “Ultimate Stereo Bluetooth Headset” and as personally stated by an online rep. “Absolutely compatible with the LG8100 cell phone”, they will not work as such. Unfortunately I purchased these ($250 retail) phones as a solution for allowing good mp3 tunes “in stereo” while puttering around my office while at the same time being able to switch to the phone as they quote “seamlessly”. Not! They cannot access the mp3 player on the phone. Their support personnel wrote me this cop out note when, after purchasing, I inquired why they wouldn’t work as their advertising states. “Your phone needs to support the "A2DP" profile (advanced audio distribution) in order to enable full stereo sound and streaming audio with the Pulsar headset. Most currently available phones do not yet support this profile and thus can only make use of the headset as a mono device for phone calling, not as a media headset for music and other audio outputs.” Sorry to sound so negative but to me this was a real bummer and a waste of money. They won’t even play the Mp3s in mono! It’s kind of stupid running around the office wearing a full heavy stereo headphone set just to answer mono phone calls. Be wary.

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techguy123

Replied Jan 17, 2006

This is no fault of Plantronics. Any stereo bluetooth headset must receive from an A2DP enabled unit to receive in stereo. That is what the analog adapter is for. I am sure they were referring to the standard headset capabilities when they said the headphones were compatible. Any other bluetooth headset you look at will be the same.

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PLANTBOY

Replied Feb 2, 2006

Now I need to state somthing for all those stupid people out there thinking that the Pulsar 590 is not compatible with LG phones....Infact it's th other way round....The LG phones DO NOT support playing MP3 tracks via Bluetooth. I should know cos I know everything to do with the Pulsar 590/A........If you have any problems understanding this...let me know and I will try to explain it in baby language. HAVE A GOD ONE GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Lianne

Replied Apr 1, 2006

Hello Plantboy,

As I am disabled and have difficulty holding a phone, the Pulsar 590a sounds ideal. Also most of my family communicate through skype now so that's another reason to get this wireless headphone. Seeing you're a self-confessed expert on this product could you confirm that the pulsar would be compatible with my new wifi laptop and be great for using skype? Also, do you know if anybody does discounts for disabled users or, at least, qualify for a VAT free set?

Your comments would be much appreciated.

Thanks a lot

Lianne

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