Over the last few years, Bluetooth headsets have become must-have accessories for salesmen, white-van men and anyone who spends a great deal of time on the road. The benefits of these hands-free, wireless devices are obvious, particularly as it's illegal to use a handset in many countries while driving. Now that using your mobile while driving without a hands-free device  can land you up to two years behind bars, it might be a good time to consider purchasing a Bluetooth headset. And just as the number of headsets has exploded, the number of Bluetooth mobile phones has increased as well. Integrated Bluetooth is now present in a broad range of phones--from high-end smartphones to low-end functional models.

Bluetooth technology involves two devices communicating with each other over low-frequency radio waves in the 2.4GHz range. No cables or wires are needed, as the only requirement is that both devices be Bluetooth-compatible.

Purpose of Bluetooth Mobile Phone Headsets

Simple, no wires. Thus, convenience. Some Bluetooth headsets have a boom microphone and some do not. A boom is an extended microphone that leans towards the mouth. Whilst the microphone’s proximity to the mouth can result in better audio clarity, boom Bluetooth headsets tend to be slightly larger. Whilst this may not be a factor for use in an office, it may be a factor for use with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone.

There are many Branded Suppliers who manufacture Bluetooth headset to the highest quality and offer a 12 months warranty, some offer extended warranty on certain Bluetooth Models.  We stock every type of Bluetooth, Nokia, Jabra, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and many other branded names.

Pairing up

The process of connecting devices via Bluetooth starts with "pairing", where a headset and a phone search for and recognise each other. Once your connection is made and secured via a PIN, the two devices will "talk" to each other and exchange information. You can connect up to seven devices simultaneously at speeds of 500Kbps and up. Bluetooth does have limitations, however. Its range is limited to 10m, which makes it good for connecting a handful of devices.  Also, you can connect only devices that have compatible versions of Bluetooth

Follow these steps to easily pair your new Bluetooth headset with your cell phone:

•  Ensure your phone supports Bluetooth and your Bluetooth headset is fully charged.
• Turn on your phone's Bluetooth feature.
  • These controls can usually be found under the settings menu on your phone.  
• Put your headset in discovery mode.
  • This is done differently depending on which headset you have.
    • Check your headset owner's manual, and look for pairing or discovery mode. 
• Let your phone locate the headset.
  • Go back to the Bluetooth menu on your phone and look for an option that says add device or similar.
  • After selecting 'add' you should receive a pairing confirmation of some sort.
• Enter the Bluetooth pass code to finalize pairing.
• Some devices require a Bluetooth pass code when pairing.
• The default code is: 0000
• Consult your owner's manual to see if your headset uses a different pass code.

Price of Bluetooth Headsets

This is an inevitable factor, and is also very important, as one should buy a Bluetooth headset which is based upon a budget defined by what the headset will be used for. The Price of headsets range from £10 to £150 and the features vary accordingly. Keeping a budget between £30 to £70 will allow you to gain value for money without compromising on the number of features it offers.

Features and profiles

Most Bluetooth headsets have basic call features like the ability to answer and reject calls, last number redial, and so forth. Since sound quality is a priority with headsets, more advanced headsets also feature dual-microphone noise cancellation for better sound quality. A relatively new feature is multipoint technology, which lets you connect up to two different devices at the same time.

There are multiple versions of Bluetooth, and not all Bluetooth specifications are the same, so you might want to make sure your two chosen devices will work with each other. All of the newer Bluetooth versions are backward-compatible, however, so as long as you're using the more basic Bluetooth features, you won't have much to worry about. Most products currently work on Bluetooth version 1.1, which offers such basic features as voice dialling, call mute, and last-number redial.

In 2003, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, a body that oversees the technology's development, released version 1.2 and rolled out version 2.0 a year later. Bluetooth 1.2 introduced new features to eliminate radio frequency interference through frequency hopping and added greater security to protect against snooping and tracking. Bluetooth 2.0 brought higher connection speeds (as much as three times faster, in some cases), improved performance, and less power consumption.