How do I fix bad static? Can you change channels?

no, its the headset. i bought one yesterday, same problem. Exchanged it today, a little better, but the same problem.

How do you love something that has static?

Mine has static too and also it has a hissy sound quality to it as well. I'm going to continue to evaluate it this weekend but it may be going back.

I'm having the same problem -and what's weird is that it was ok yesterday - in fact I was shocked at how clear.

Now today - it's static city! You can't even use it it's so bad. I tried unpairing it and re-paring - no dice.

Any other ideas before they get another return?

I'm going to take some more time to evaluate it. I've only made two calls and both had the interference and terrible hiss. If it continues, I will exchange it. If the second one is no better, then back to Jawbone I go.

Does the amount of static change if you have the iPhone WiFi on or off?

Is there a WiFi access point nearby (less than 10 feet) when you noticed this?

They operate at the same frequency but would not normally interfere with each other. If its not caused by an external source like a WiFi access point or leaky microwave oven, then something in the headset radio is most likely bad.

Having wifi on doesn't seem to make a difference. What does make a difference is how far the headset and phone are from each other and whether they are on the same side of your body or not. For example, reception seems fine if the phone is no further away than my beltloop on the same side.

I've tried 5 or 6 different BT headsets as well as the included Apple headsets and the Vibe Duo.

ALL of them have some background hiss or static, so I assume this is a fault of the phone or ATT service (I wish I had another model ATT phone to test and narrow it down). I've had 3 iPhones with the same problem, so it seems to be indicative of all iPhones. The noise gets worse when driving.

Noise reducing headsets work best (i.e., Plantronics 665). The Jawbone only reduces noise in one-direction (outbound to the person on the other end). Plantronics works in both directions.

I wish Apple would take a look at this issue. But I won't hold my breath, because an Apple "Genius" just basically looked at me like I had three heads when I told him about this.

Just to clarify - I'm not talking "some background static" - I'm talking static so bad you can barely hear - AND - the mic isn't even picking up there's so much static.

I have to move the mic to my mouth to speak for it to even hear me.

Quite a few complaints. Anyone call apple,return or exchange. I returned mine yesterday. The apple employee told me it was the first one he saw returned. Apple wont fix a problem if they are not made aware of it.

Ditto on Jeff's clarification: It's not "background" noise or hiss - which all headsets seem to have. (I even have hiss when using the phone by itself). It is more like interference or a stuttering of the signal depending on how you orient the equipment.

My problems mimic Bluesgirl's: My iPhone BT starts breaking up when I move the iPhone below waist level, and when I move the phone into my opposite side pants pocket it can lose the connection completely.

Could my extensive dental work be causing interference?

Bill

Dental work, no. Inferior electronic components, yes.

I do have some dental work. Static is not a problem for me, but I do pick up a BBC broadcast once the iPhone is more than 2.5 feet from the headset.

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Not.

As with every bluetooth headset I've ever had (Plantronics 640 and Jabra 500 with Treo and iPhone) my Apple headset gets static prone once the phone is more than 2-3 feet from the headset.

I set my iPhone down and started to walk away from it today while on a call. THAT didn't last long. I went running back to grab the phone before my ear popped out from all the noise.

But, as long as they are only a foot or two apart they work fine. Not sure what the purpose of the 30 foot spec for BT is !!!

Jim