After waiting the weekend, I spoke with support and got some more details and got it working. Its so sad that there is not a troubleshooting guide which would have saved me a lot of time and anguish. But now its working so back in love with wireless headphones. The sound is really cool too. Now if the Altec PR would respond back, it would be nice. So go ahead and get them but realize you may have some funky issues which if you get them let me know.
Ever since I heard of the Apple iPhone, stood in line to get one of the first ones, now with the 3G, looking forward to OS 3.0, the impact of a 1,000 new APIs and resulting applications, I have been more than thrilled with the iPhone. The iPhone is not a phone it is an important computing-communications platform for next-generation converged communications. With 30,000+ applications it rivals more advanced other OS available. Now back to what I wanted to write about. The promise of wireless communications has until this point gotten to the handset but alas, no much farther. Bluetooth headsets got you one ear of audio but no music. But wait. Coming to the rescue, Altec Lansing BackBeat 906 www.alteclansing.com (not 903) give you two earfuls of telephony, music and more. It also has dual-microphones for improved outbound voice transmission. There's even an "open mic" which turns off the music or the phone so you can listen to conversations. It works great eliminating the "last foot" of wiring cable which often gets caught nearly everywhere. Speaking of cables, there must be a secret sex life of cables because when you put them neatly in your bag at night you find the next morning a tangled mess. Meanwhile back at the BackBeat, it works very well with tests so far. However, with or without the 906 everyone complains about cell-to-cell phone calls. Presently you need to use the Bluetooth adaptor for the iPhone which will be eliminated when iPhone 3.0 software comes out but makes a great plug-in so you can still use the 906 with your desk/laptop. Of course, I need to complain about something. The documentation is weak as usual but when I called support they were great. The website has great interactive visuals so you can see the products up close. Having been a fan of Altec Lansing since the 1960s as the owner of the Voice of the Theatre speakers now called the A7, the company has been a leader in sound systems. Now iPhone addicts you now have another great toy to die for. In addition, this is yet another reason to dump your desktop telephone for a softphone.
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Ever since I heard of the Apple iPhone, stood in line to get one of the first ones, now with the 3G, looking forward to OS 3.0, the impact of a 1,000 new APIs and resulting applications, I have been more than thrilled with the iPhone. The iPhone is not a phone it is an important computing-communications platform for next-generation converged communications. With 30,000+ applications it rivals more advanced other OS available. Now back to what I wanted to write about. The promise of wireless communications has until this point gotten to the handset but alas, no much farther. Bluetooth headsets got you one ear of audio but no music. But wait. Coming to the rescue, Altec Lansing BackBeat 906 www.alteclansing.com (not 903) give you two earfuls of telephony, music and more. It also has dual-microphones for improved outbound voice transmission. There's even an "open mic" which turns off the music or the phone so you can listen to conversations. It works great eliminating the "last foot" of wiring cable which often gets caught nearly everywhere. Speaking of cables, there must be a secret sex life of cables because when you put them neatly in your bag at night you find the next morning a tangled mess. Meanwhile back at the BackBeat, it works very well with tests so far. However, with or without the 906 everyone complains about cell-to-cell phone calls. Presently you need to use the Bluetooth adaptor for the iPhone which will be eliminated when iPhone 3.0 software comes out but makes a great plug-in so you can still use the 906 with your desk/laptop. Of course, I need to complain about something. The documentation is weak as usual but when I called support they were great. The website has great interactive visuals so you can see the products up close. Having been a fan of Altec Lansing since the 1960s as the owner of the Voice of the Theatre speakers now called the A7, the company has been a leader in sound systems. Now iPhone addicts you now have another great toy to die for. In addition, this is yet another reason to dump your desktop telephone for a softphone.
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