Comments on: Geek Review: BlueAnt M1 Bluetooth Speakers for BlackBerry

By: Joe Bogo

Joe Bogo — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:16:04 +0000

I wonder if there’s a difference in battery life of the M1 regarding whether or not you are using your phone’s boost feature, like the Bold’s Audio Boost. I have a Bold, and I’m so proud of it for surviving a rough 45-day trip in the Philippines. It did quite well, considering the humid and sticky climate it was constantly subjected to. I crammed my 16-gb card full of mp3s, and I like how well the music sounded through the stock BB earbuds. I want the M1 now, for camping, beach time, and shower rock. Can you tell me, does Audio Boost make a difference in the battery life of the M1? Also, I used a cheapo set of $17 AAA speakers for a couple weeks until they just blew the other day. I noticed that when my Bold was plugged into them through the jack, my Bold’s battery seemed to drain as fast as it did when I was just blasting music through it’s internal speaker. Weird. I thought using an external speaker would save the Bold’s own battery during music playback, but I still observed a drain of about 15%+ while using my external speakers. Can you please offer your thoughts on this? Thanks in advance. Also, feel free to check out my blog if you ever have the time.

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[...] The M1 unit is small enough to be portable but large enough to let out some booming sound (particularly in smaller rooms). With a battery life of 4 – 10 hours on a single charge they are well worth the investment. Go ahead and give them a shot – but before you do, why not check out our review for some detailed info. [...]

By: Yusuf

Yusuf — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:36:06 +0000

Can I recieve incoming calls while my BlackBerry phone is connected to the speaker?

By: Cooper

Cooper — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:22:45 +0000

Try the return key below the del key

By: br

br — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:18:13 +0000

Am trying to pair a blueant with my blackberry tour. it finds the phone, asks me to input the password and then press ok. there is no “ok” on my blackberry tour phone. i have tried pressing menu, the green phone icon, and the track ball. Nothing works. Any suggestions?

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:28:44 +0000

I made a discovery tonight Cooper.

Blueant advised me to hook up direct and test
it. Well I instead ran another play test with my unit at a more moderate volume. I have so far gotten nearly 3 1/2 hours on this charge.

OK so I decided to test out the SONY HWS-BTA2W STEREO BLUETOOTH TRANSMITTER / RECEIVER I purchased in my car as a receiver.
I did try the direct line and the Bluetooth.
What I discovered is that my Bluetooth output from my LG Env Touch is considerably higher than the direct line. We’re talking like twice the volume! Have you heard of this?
I tried it with the M1 and the same result. Bluetooth has a much higher output on my Env Touch. Could this be to give headsets adequate volume?

I am thinking I was over maxing the unit.

Perhaps you can test a phone or two and post the results.

I do love the M1 and would recommend it!

By: Cooper

Cooper — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:15:09 +0000

LOL – no problem Joe – sorry for the late response. I am not sure what to say — I have been seeing in and around 3 hours with higher volume playing (between half and 3/4). So you are only 40 minutes off that. This could be because you are playing at a higher volume than I am – or perhaps the volume is not as standardized as I/we assume. I have only used this one particular unit and have not had a chance to test multiple units.

I have my bass boost on all the time as I find my tunes do not sound as nice without it.

You may want to reach out to them to see if they can provide any further insight but as far as I can tell, you are just a slight bit off from what I am experiencing.

If you write a calm but concerned letter you may even get something more from them for your troubles =)

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:15:38 +0000

I didn’t mean to take up your whole review page as my own question site Cooper :-)

Perhaps you can delete my posts and I will consolidate it into one or two reviews?

thanks

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:02:36 +0000

What should I do? Ask Blueant to replace it again?

By: Cooper

Cooper — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:28:21 +0000

Still seems a little low