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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
"See what it's come to Bluetooth SIG? Headset-to-cellphone pairing is so utterly baffling to average consumers that they are now handing over a Hamilton at Best Buys in California (in support of the new hands-free calling law) just to avoid the procedure. Eight years after the launch of the world's first Bluetooth headset from Ericsson, this is where we're at."
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Sounds reasonable. If you're too clueless to follow the simple instructions for pairing your headset, then you should have to pay a $10 fine anyway just for being a drain on society. It was funny to see this article right now because I just bought a new Jabra BT8040 headset from BB this afternoon (not in California, though, just 'cause I needed one). It turned on in pairing mode and waited for me to tell my WM phone to look for it, I typed in the four zeros, hit next twice and they were paired. It took all of about 45 seconds. I know Ed hates BT, and never misses a chance to criticize it, but I really don't see what's so hard about it. If something even better comes along someday, then I'll be all for it, but in the meantime, it's working fine for me.