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Counterfeit (Fake) Headsets - How to recognize and avoid them; what are the differences?

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Published on: 29 January, 2007 by PhoneArena Team

We hope this article will help our readers become aware of the counterfeit headset issue, as Bluetooth headsets are the most widely sold accessories for mobile phones. Following the steps given will definitely help in spotting the fakes easier, but are not 100% guarantee as counterfeiters constantly improve the design, manuals, boxes and functionality of their clones.

We expect the manufacturers to start more proactively engaging the counterfeiters. As we were able to report to Ebay several auctions for counterfeits and they were taken down very soon, the same way the manufactures could setup teams to do the same. Another step would be setting up a webpage on their sites which would show the same way as we did, the difference between genuine and the fake ones.

Until that happens, the consumers have to rely on their vigilance and sites like PA.

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Anthony @ 02 February, 2007 04:10:05 PM

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I have a fake BH-700 Nokia headset. I must say I thought it was a fake from the start. Battery life is bad, but on top of that it doesn't keep the "security" code so every time I turn it on & attempt to pair I have to type 0000. That doesn't happen w/ the real BH-700 I also have. Great article! Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

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anonymous @ 06 February, 2007 12:35:44 AM

Phone King

Wow.....it took this long for someone to actually post an article on fake bluetooths? These have been circulating for months and months now. Another should be written on car and home chargers too. Oh and even the handset themselves.

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PR5 @ 06 February, 2007 09:54:37 PM

PR5

i disagree with the buying from large companies bit, i got my Jabra JX10 from a well establish online US company, and its still a fake, its been 3 months and i havent had a problem with the fake, it works suprisingly good for a POS. it was only $60CAD Vs $200 CAD (bestbuy). i dont mine counterfit as long as it works GOOD and is super cheap.

also the motorola headset that i got from bestbuy was a fake too, the HS820, i know there was something wrong with it, it even smelled bad, i returned it that day since it was so obvious

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raulr @ 22 February, 2007 06:42:07 PM

raulr

Motorola does have a site dedicated to fake accessories. It shows you how to identify the real from the fake and give you a link to report it. The site is http://www.motorola.com/original

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ad070 @ 23 February, 2007 12:04:37 AM

fake headsets

i bought 3 of them from retail stores and they were fake but i was more than happy with the quality so i dont really care. your going out to buy a headset, as long as it does the job, the quality is good and your happy, i don't really care, its exactly what i was expecting.

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PhoneArena @ 23 February, 2007 05:26:24 AM

Moto site

Raulr,

At the time this article was published, Motorola did not have that site. It is something new and I guess created after we wrote our piece.

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Metallic @ 25 February, 2007 03:41:24 AM

Motorola

So the motorola h700 FAKE is actually better, am I seeing these charts right?

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LS @ 26 April, 2007 05:11:01 PM

Fake H700 is better than real !!!

Hmmm ... I should buy the fake H700 then. According to the charts, in overall the fake H700 has better performance than the real one. Very weird unless the charts were messed up.

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confused @ 22 May, 2007 06:53:18 PM

Nokia BH-800

I'm a bit confused. I purchased the Nokia BH-800 and read your review on pg 2. The one I have matches up with the genuine one you described... everything except for the box. Mine came in the darker box w/o the animation. Is mine a fake?

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anonymous @ 01 June, 2007 08:08:57 AM

very nice, i didnot know there are such things!

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