Motorola Bluetooth Headset HT820

by Motorola

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B000MEAA5O
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,059 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

The Motorola Stereo Bluetooth Headphones HT820 wirelessly connects to a Bluetooth wireless phone and a separate music source simultaneously - when linked to a Bluetooth A2DP enabled device or just about any audio device using the Motorola Bluetooth Stereo Gateway - promising that users can enjoy favorite songs without missing a call. Music automatically mutes when a call comes in and when the call ends, the music resumes play. The intuitive headphones feature controls for both the music source and mobile phone - making it easy to play, pause or stop a favorite song, as well as receive, answer or end calls with the touch of a button. The lightweight, ergonomic Motorola HT820 provides premium communication and music connectivity with minimized background noise and reliable battery power. When using the 3.5mm to 2.5mm headset jack accessory cable (included), the headset is compatible with other non-Bluetooth devices for universal music enjoyment.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but..., November 2, 2005

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Ray - See all my reviews

Sweet product. The sound is decent and it fits comfortably on my big head. Works very well for speaking on the phone.

Two negative things about it: first, you need to make sure you get a bluetooth adapter that supports the A2DP profile or else you won't get stereo sound. Not too many of those out there yet. Second, I get occasional sound dropouts when pumping music from my PC or my PDA. Since it happens with both sources, that sounds like a headphones problem to me. It's intermittent and random, but I can live with it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Moto HT820, March 10, 2006

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W\M\35 (VA, US) - See all my reviews

I have owned HT820 for the last 3 months and like them. The product is really ahead of its time. My current cellphone plays MP3s, but not through my BT connection. I'm looking forward to BT TVs, and Stereos.

Pros:

Feels great
Looks good
Good to Great sound quality
Has a coolness factor
Works great with my cellphone and my laptop (though I had to hack my laptop to get them working)

Cons:

Not foldable, but more durable this way
To state the obvious you can't carry them in your pocket
Can't use them in the car with fear I'll get pulled over
The headphones block out a great deal of noise but I wish they were truely Noise Canceling headphones

Despite the cons I would recommend them. It really depends on your lifestyle and how you plan on using them. Sometimes I use with my laptop and sometimes I use them with my phone.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Design, Good Value, But..., February 27, 2006

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P. J. Cox "PJ" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews
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Wow, the HT820, I actually purchased mine in eBay before it was available in the U.S. Funny thing was, once it hit the U.S. market the price jumped up another 20 or 30 dollars. Odd...

I really like the HT820, and I'd even contemplate keeping it, if it weren't for the glaring miss by Motorola. They offer no dongle to attach to a mp3 player, something portable...

I mean don't get me wrong, I ordered the DC800 and think it works great, but it's wired...AKA no battery, AKA pointless if you want to...oh, I dunno...leave.

I've tried multiple dongles, from generic available on ebay, to one offered by Brookstone, to one I purchased with the IO Gear bluetooth set. All were A2DP profile, and none would sync with the headphones. They would sync with my usb bluetooth adapter just fine, as would the HT820, but something was missing in the translation between just the stereo dongle and the headphones. It's rather frustrating, and response from Motorola has been slow and...well...dumb. I'm sorry, but I feel that if you sell a product, you might want to actually inform your customer service staff as to the issues with it and basic information. Most were more clueless than I am about the technology and the availability of the ht820.

I would definitely purchase this product again, I used it with my computer to listen to music, and I used it to answer phone calls, both worked fabulously. Altho it does have a shorter range and doesn't seem to send it's signal through more layers of walls, as the IO Gear did with no problem. But the integrated mic has good pickup and isn't ungainly, which is one of the IO Gear's problems. The other great thing is the fact that the listening time on it is 14 hours, and I've pushed that and it's gotten close, before I ended up charging it again.