Nokia BH-501 Bluetooth Music Headset

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Product Features

• Sold Individually

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.6 x 1.8 inches ; 8.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B000RL0O26
• Item model number: 0276619
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,330 in Cell Phones & Service (See Bestsellers in Cell Phones & Service)

Product Description

Product Description

Bluetooth Headset BH-501 with AD-47W. Listen to stereo music wirelessly from your compatible device, and switch effortlessly between music and phone calls with the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-501. Control your phone calls from the buttons integrated into the headset. The large, comfortable earpieces wrap around your ears so you know they're secure while you're on the move. When you need your ears for something else, the headphones fold up for compact storage. And they sound great, too.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great... but useless to me now due to a very fragile design, October 1, 2008

By	Daniel Ramos "linux gadget geek" (Springfield, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Pros: These headphones sound GREAT with a decent range of audio and it uses the same style of mini-Nokia power adapter that most of my other Nokia products use (such as the Nokia N800 for which I had purchased this to use). Except for the silicone-plastic notch that fits over your ear, which can be uncomfortable after some period of time, it's otherwise pretty comfortable and the microphone picks up sound surprisingly well.

Cons: But, and this is a VERY BIG BUT, I should have done more research on these headphones before I purchased them. There are reports on forums that I'm not the only one that experienced easy breakage with them within the first two weeks of owning them and Nokia provided poor support when I called them.. telling me that I could get a deal on the original price.. which ended up being MUCH more than I'd paid for them, even after that discount and they otherwise told me that I could, effectively, take a gamble and send them to Nokia and if they deem it to be a manufacturing problem (which it's more of a design flaw), they would consider replacing it. I'm not very satisfied with either the design nor the customer support.

To explain the flaw: They fold for convenient storage and to sit them well on a desk during charging but at the thinnest point between the handband and where you apply pressure on the phones to open them, the plastic easily crumbles apart. The plastic appears to be thin and somewhat flexible but just brittle enough to crack apart and dangle the phones by the cord off the band.

Summary: If it wasn't for this particularly fatal flaw, I would otherwise have probably rated them a 4 out of 5 in every regard except perhaps long-wear comfort where it might warrant a 3 out of 5. If you DO purchase these, I would recommend against folding them up or at least being delicate with them.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice for the money, October 17, 2007

By	C. Painter - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just received these today and I must say that initial impressions are very good. Sound quality is quite good (MUCH better than my cheap wired Nokia earbuds)and they were found by and connected to my phone with no problem.
They are also much louder than the earbuds which is great as the volume level from the phone alone is lacking.
I will need to listen to them a bit more but so far they seem good.

I only have one thing I am quite ticked about and that is the fact that the AMAZON description does (and HAS for some time now) indicates that these come with the AD-47W adapter. BUYER BEWARE-------they DO NOT!!
ANTonline only offered to refund my money, which I think is pretty lousy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So nice..., March 12, 2008

By	Chris H (Iowa City, IA USA) - See all my reviews

I'm using these with a Nokia 6110, playing 320 kbps mp3s. Cell phones typical heavy compression of mp3's noticeably affects sounds quality.

Sound quality is very good. My music sounds and feels good. Bass is very good, and the low notes are there.

I had never realized how incredibly nice it is to have a set of headphones without wires. They are quite comfortable and fit snugly, though the plastic ear tab can feel a bit uncomfortable on the ear after long use. I don't think I'll have any trouble taking these jogging.