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Bluetooth is a wireless technology used to create a Personal Area Network (PAN) capable of transmitting data between low-power devices over a limited range. Bluetooth has become a popular technology in the mobile phone world primarily because it's perfect for connecting a phone to a wireless headset for hands-free calling. The latest Bluetooth protocols also support stereo audio, which means that next-generation cell phones may include digital audio players that connect wirelessly to Bluetooth stereo headsets. Bluetooth is also used to connect cell phones to PCs for file transfers and software upgrades, and to Bluetooth-equipped cars for hands-free calling over the car's audio system.
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Noah Answers Your Questions - What is stereo Bluetooth?
Q. What is "stereo" Bluetooth?  I know what Bluetooth technology is, but wondered if stereo Bluetooth was any different? A. Stereo Bluetooth means that the phone can send stereo audio to a headset in addition to mono (regular) audio.  Non-stereo Bluetooth just sends one channel, so you can talk and listen to a caller's voice using a Bluetooth earpiece that only fits into one of your ears.  Stereo Bluetooth sends both left and...

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With California going hands-free next month (on July 1st), San Diego-based LG is giving away 1,000 Bluetooth earpieces at the Peterson Automotive Museum (catch the relevance?) in Los Angeles (tomorrow) on June 19th beginning at 11 a.m. to ensure safe drivers will abound on the parking lot that is the 405. And, yes, of course they will be partnering with the Ponch (Erik Estrada), an apparently tireless supporter of law enforcement, who will...

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When I enable blue tooth my phone will go into sleep mode.  It becomes completely unresponsive.  I get the usual blinking lights but the screen remains black and I cannot make or receive calls.  To reactivate my phone I have to remove and replace the battery.  Qwest tells me I am the only person in the world that has this problem.  They replaced the phone for me and I have tried 2 brands of bluetooth devices with the...

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I have an LG 490 and a Kingston Bluetooth Dongle that I bought to hot sync my Tungsten E2 before the battery died [:(] lol. Now I'm trying to figure out how (and even if) I can send files to my phone with it. I looked long and hard and I cant seem to find any guides, manufacturer produced or other, on how to do it. I successfully paired my computer with my phone but I cant figure out how to send files. I'm trying to figure out how to use...

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Bluetooth Explorer for new HTC phones

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Are there any good blue tooth headsets that are compatible with the Palm Treo 700w?  

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Pairing my bluetooth headset?

My friend recently got a new bluetooth headset and gave me his old Motorola H500. Does anyone know how to pair it with an lg 8300? Thanks  
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Re: General

can the motorola s9 bluetooth play GPS navigatiom and mursic, it won't with a single motorola h500 earpiece with a instinct cell phone

Re: General

can the motorola s9 bluetooth play GPS navigatiom and mursic, it won't with a single motorola h500 earpiece

Re: How do I pair my Bluetooth headset to my phone?

great article. We have customers call us all the time even with an instruction booklet on how to pair their bluetooth headset. Its pretty easy for the tech savvy, the biggest thing to remember and most forget is that the passcode is usually defaulted at "0000". You can read about how to pair your headset at http://www.handsfreelawinfo.com

Re: How do I pair my Bluetooth headset to my phone?

thanks for helping it worked and for others that are having trouble hold your device button and dont let go until it pops up on your bluetooth screen when your searching for it and then put in 0000 and it will say device paired and turn on bluetooth

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Re: How do I pair my Bluetooth headset to my phone?

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Re: General

Ah! Now I know. Thanks. Is data sends faster with a stereo bluetooth to a computer?
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