Motorola V710

knightps said:
How can I get my phone to ring out loud when I have the bluetooth headset connected? Now it will only chime in my earpiece.

Main Menu->Settings->Connection->BT Link->Handsfree->MotoHS820->Drop (then Yes to confirm).

You can also set a shortcut (I use "OK+4") to the Handsfree page, then just click "drop" and "yes".

Note that you have to re-do it after every call, but so far I haven't found it too bothersome.

knightps said:
How can I get my phone to ring out loud when I have the bluetooth headset connected? Now it will only chime in my earpiece.

Guess I should have mentioned that the "drop" method is only a work-around to get the phone to ring while leaving the HS powered-up. That way you can quickly answer the call (which IS ringing!); there is no other way I know, currently, to have the phone ring while the HS is connected.

There is talk of flashes and new software coming which would have the phone ring while the HS is connected, but I don't have specifics or experience with those.

You need to update your phone with the new firmware. The new updated firmware allows the phone to ring while paired with the headset. It also fixes various other problems. You need a usb cable to do it. If you look around in this forum or on this thread http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?s=&thr eadid=513683
you can find all the files and instructions. I have flashed my phone and 2 others with no problems.