Motorola DC600 Bluetooth Phone Adapter

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Summary: DC600
Review: After reading reviews for the DC600, I decided to pick this little gizmo up. There are good and bad points to it, and hopefully this helps out whoever wants to purchase one.

Good
1. Clear sound
2. Good distance
3. Does what it promises
4. Able to charge phone when attached, due to charger port on bottom
5. LED's let you monitor functions
6. Phone becomes controlable from headset (limited functions)
7. No trouble pairing headset and unit

Bad
1. Cumbersome when attached to the bottom of the phone
2. Drains battery (lost about 1/3 of battery life when attached, due to the LED's constantly blinking)
3. Doesn't automatically disconnect (this explained below)
4. Connector not completly tight on bottom (this causes the unit to activate the headset if bumped)
5. Too big to be put in a pocket, and won't fit in most holsters or cases
6. If placed in pocket and you sat down, pressure on the connection would cause it to snap off bottom of phone

Overall, this is a good product, but a little troublesome to use upon disconnection of a call. I'm using the Motorola HS820 with the DC600 attached to the bottom of a T720. When answering a call, I just press the MFB and it connects perfectly. When disconnecting a call, I tap the MFB twice and it disconnects the call. No problem so far. Now, even though the call is disconnected, the DC600 still stays in call mode, so it keeps the headset activated. Only way that I have found to over-ride this is to turn off the HS820 and then turn it back on, re-setting the Bluetooth connection between the two. Maybe this is the limited functionality of the T720, or maybe this is an inherant flaw of the DC600. A minor annoyance, but no less frustrating.

Overall, a good product, but could have been designed a little better. A lot of people I know had the same connector-related problems with the T720 camera when it first came out, so Motorola should have addressed this in the DC600 in my opinion. But good call quality, easy pairing, and affordable price make it a choice if wanting to convert your phone to Bluetooth.


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Summary: Once it works, it's wonderful
Review: Being able to adapt a V400 to Bluetooth is wonderful. However, these adapters are mass-produced in China (check the packaging to confirm) and do not always work out of the box. This happened to a friend of mine, and then it happened to me. It will APPEAR to be in pairing mode but not link with a headset -- and I tested the phones and headsets on other devices to confirm this.

So it's a great idea, and it works well -- ONCE IT WORKS. Be prepared to exchange this product; so far two out of four didn't work!

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Summary: I like it
Review: Hi. Just got my accessories yesterday. Had no problems pairing and such. It should be charged first for at least 2 hours before use. Only drawback so far is finding a carrying case for the phone!

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Summary: Great Concept... lacks in implementation...
Review: Okay, I love my bluetooth enabled PDA/Phone combination... it's just a little too clunky to be bringing it to places like the mall, or the like, so I have a barebones cellie to use for just that situation. Since I have the bluetooth headset, I decided to buy the adapter for my Motorola V300 phone. It worked fine, it does what says it's supposed to do, wireless headset connectivity.
It works, it does exactly what the box says with audio and data, but when using audio, it's a bit shoddy. The sound isn't clear like with my PDA, and the attachment gets in the way all the time. Overall, it serves it's purpose, it does what it needs to do, not very well implemented, and a bit shoddy in quality. I expected a little more from Motorola.