Bluetooth Headset and Audio Gateway

Jonathan,

I am not sure what the Audio Gateway is, as I did not set this up this way.
When the Bluetooth discovery was completed, it seems to automatically come up
with connecting to Audio Gateway. I can not find any information on the
Vista help about what the heck the Audio Gateway is! I just want the
headphone to look like any other headphone I plug into the USB and have it
work the same way. I am really disappointed in Vista that many of these
things simply don't work properly. If this was not ready to ship, then why
did they release it. They gladly took my $380 but seem very flipant with a
response of...it will be fixed sometime. My $380 was not broken when I gave
it to them!

Very disappointed.

RickP



"jonathan perreault" wrote:

> negative, i don't recommend using audio gateway you have to set it up so the
> computer connects to the headset not headset to computer, being someone like
> to party i also do use bluetooth as computer headset, i a matter of fact
> playing "we takin over" right now. for some reason audio gateway will work
> somethimes but not always, hands-free audio is best, and you will not see
> the name of your headset as the device name in the sound menu, you will see
> the name of the driver, the only way to send sound to bluetooth is to change
> the default device everytime, you connect or disconnect the bluetooth, other
> wise you will get no sound from speakers when bluetooth is on or off, hope
> this helps
>
> --
> Jonathan Perreault
>
> Personnal Advice To You:
> #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
> #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You
>
> Best Comments From Users:
> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults
>
> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
> foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
> "RIckP" <RIckP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C480A20E-FC99-41F3-8838-269B78244E5E@microsoft.com...

> >I have installed my Motorola H700 Bluetooth Headset using the Bluetooth
> > wizard. When I turn on the headset, it shows the device being recognised
> > and
> > then says it is connecting the headset to the "Audio Gateway" service on
> > this
> > computer. If I look in the Device Manager under sounds, I can not find
> > the
> > Bluetooth Headset. When I do a search on Audio Gateway I get no results.
> > What is the Audio Gateway? and How do I get the headset to communicate
> > with
> > audio applications? Thank you. RickP

>

if you paid 380 for the headset you prob been had i paid mine for 19.99 at
compusa. but anyway that's not why i'm here.i not sure what you are using
for program to use bluetooth, but if you are using the windows driver for
bluetooth, that is one reason why it's hard to set it up the way you want,
did you do my last post and see if you had setup the default sound device so
that it connected the bluetooth protocol - remember it will not have the
name of your bluetooth headset here - and also it's not vista fault in this
case, because audio gateway is bluetooth technology not vista, and i don't
know if you realised from your last post i understood that you expected your
bluetooth headset to work exactly like a usb headset? ...... wrong, they
are different technology, although they are close in concept, so don't get
irritated just yet, bluetooth although usefull, powerfull, easy to use,
might sometimes need a few tweaks to run properly, that is because of driver
fault, and yes it's a windows based driver, so in this case we can blame
windows but it's not vista's fault, xp would probably give you the same
problem, i had bluetooth longer than i had OS and i had little problems with
every one of them, but after i got it tweaked it works fine, and i love my
antenna.



Just FYI: here's why i love my antenna, Instead of the usual distance of 30
feet range that it is usually works,
I sacrificed speed for distance, i took usb1 instead of usb2 - which gave me
speed but only 30 feet -
my usb1 can give me 330 feet range to work, and contrary to some belief, any
device connecting to my pc has it's range increased so to speak

my dad though that if i was 329 feet away, my pc could connect to the phone
which only has 30 feet range, but if my phone tryed to connect to pc, then
it wouldn't work, because of the distance it had to make but that is
incorrect, my theory is that the computer when notices that something is
trying to talk to it within it's range then make up for the lack in the
device with weaker range. but that has yet to be proven, but that's the only
thing i could think of.

--
Jonathan Perreault

Personnal Advice To You:
#1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
#2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You

Best Comments From Users:
No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
"RIckP" <RIckP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F8E88365-DF62-49E5-8637-D8CB1F9BCE08@microsoft.com...

> Jonathan,
>
> I am not sure what the Audio Gateway is, as I did not set this up this
> way.
> When the Bluetooth discovery was completed, it seems to automatically come
> up
> with connecting to Audio Gateway. I can not find any information on the
> Vista help about what the heck the Audio Gateway is! I just want the
> headphone to look like any other headphone I plug into the USB and have it
> work the same way. I am really disappointed in Vista that many of these
> things simply don't work properly. If this was not ready to ship, then
> why
> did they release it. They gladly took my $380 but seem very flipant with
> a
> response of...it will be fixed sometime. My $380 was not broken when I
> gave
> it to them!
>
> Very disappointed.
>
> RickP
>
>
>
> "jonathan perreault" wrote:
>

>> negative, i don't recommend using audio gateway you have to set it up so
>> the
>> computer connects to the headset not headset to computer, being someone
>> like
>> to party i also do use bluetooth as computer headset, i a matter of fact
>> playing "we takin over" right now. for some reason audio gateway will
>> work
>> somethimes but not always, hands-free audio is best, and you will not see
>> the name of your headset as the device name in the sound menu, you will
>> see
>> the name of the driver, the only way to send sound to bluetooth is to
>> change
>> the default device everytime, you connect or disconnect the bluetooth,
>> other
>> wise you will get no sound from speakers when bluetooth is on or off,
>> hope
>> this helps
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Perreault
>>
>> Personnal Advice To You:
>> #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
>> #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You
>>
>> Best Comments From Users:
>> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
>> Faults
>>
>> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
>> completely
>> foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
>> "RIckP" <RIckP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C480A20E-FC99-41F3-8838-269B78244E5E@microsoft.com...

>> >I have installed my Motorola H700 Bluetooth Headset using the Bluetooth
>> > wizard. When I turn on the headset, it shows the device being
>> > recognised
>> > and
>> > then says it is connecting the headset to the "Audio Gateway" service
>> > on
>> > this
>> > computer. If I look in the Device Manager under sounds, I can not find
>> > the
>> > Bluetooth Headset. When I do a search on Audio Gateway I get no
>> > results.
>> > What is the Audio Gateway? and How do I get the headset to communicate
>> > with
>> > audio applications? Thank you. RickP

>>

Jonathan,

No, I paid $380 for Vista Ultimate. I don't think that it is MY fault that
the Windows drivers don't connect the headset as an Audio device. Nothing
shows up under Sounds except my Realtec speakers and microhone. There are no
drivers or other devices listed, so I can't change the default. Worse than
that, when I do a search for Audio Gateway in the help section of Vista, it
comes back with NOTHING. The only thing I get is that the device is
connecting to the Audio Gateway, when I turn on the headset. Also, sometimes
when I go to the device properties (the headset) I don't see any services
listed. Other times it shows Headset and Handsfree Telephony, but many times
it shows nothing. How can you ry to set this up if there is no
documentation? Do they expect all users to be Rocket Scientists?

RickP

"jonathan perreault" wrote:

> if you paid 380 for the headset you prob been had i paid mine for 19.99 at
> compusa. but anyway that's not why i'm here.i not sure what you are using
> for program to use bluetooth, but if you are using the windows driver for
> bluetooth, that is one reason why it's hard to set it up the way you want,
> did you do my last post and see if you had setup the default sound device so
> that it connected the bluetooth protocol - remember it will not have the
> name of your bluetooth headset here - and also it's not vista fault in this
> case, because audio gateway is bluetooth technology not vista, and i don't
> know if you realised from your last post i understood that you expected your
> bluetooth headset to work exactly like a usb headset? ...... wrong, they
> are different technology, although they are close in concept, so don't get
> irritated just yet, bluetooth although usefull, powerfull, easy to use,
> might sometimes need a few tweaks to run properly, that is because of driver
> fault, and yes it's a windows based driver, so in this case we can blame
> windows but it's not vista's fault, xp would probably give you the same
> problem, i had bluetooth longer than i had OS and i had little problems with
> every one of them, but after i got it tweaked it works fine, and i love my
> antenna.
>
>
>
> Just FYI: here's why i love my antenna, Instead of the usual distance of 30
> feet range that it is usually works,
> I sacrificed speed for distance, i took usb1 instead of usb2 - which gave me
> speed but only 30 feet -
> my usb1 can give me 330 feet range to work, and contrary to some belief, any
> device connecting to my pc has it's range increased so to speak
>
> my dad though that if i was 329 feet away, my pc could connect to the phone
> which only has 30 feet range, but if my phone tryed to connect to pc, then
> it wouldn't work, because of the distance it had to make but that is
> incorrect, my theory is that the computer when notices that something is
> trying to talk to it within it's range then make up for the lack in the
> device with weaker range. but that has yet to be proven, but that's the only
> thing i could think of.
>
> --
> Jonathan Perreault
>
> Personnal Advice To You:
> #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
> #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You
>
> Best Comments From Users:
> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults
>
> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
> foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
> "RIckP" <RIckP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F8E88365-DF62-49E5-8637-D8CB1F9BCE08@microsoft.com...

> > Jonathan,
> >
> > I am not sure what the Audio Gateway is, as I did not set this up this
> > way.
> > When the Bluetooth discovery was completed, it seems to automatically come
> > up
> > with connecting to Audio Gateway. I can not find any information on the
> > Vista help about what the heck the Audio Gateway is! I just want the
> > headphone to look like any other headphone I plug into the USB and have it
> > work the same way. I am really disappointed in Vista that many of these
> > things simply don't work properly. If this was not ready to ship, then
> > why
> > did they release it. They gladly took my $380 but seem very flipant with
> > a
> > response of...it will be fixed sometime. My $380 was not broken when I
> > gave
> > it to them!
> >
> > Very disappointed.
> >
> > RickP
> >
> >
> >
> > "jonathan perreault" wrote:
> >

> >> negative, i don't recommend using audio gateway you have to set it up so
> >> the
> >> computer connects to the headset not headset to computer, being someone
> >> like
> >> to party i also do use bluetooth as computer headset, i a matter of fact
> >> playing "we takin over" right now. for some reason audio gateway will
> >> work
> >> somethimes but not always, hands-free audio is best, and you will not see
> >> the name of your headset as the device name in the sound menu, you will
> >> see
> >> the name of the driver, the only way to send sound to bluetooth is to
> >> change
> >> the default device everytime, you connect or disconnect the bluetooth,
> >> other
> >> wise you will get no sound from speakers when bluetooth is on or off,
> >> hope
> >> this helps
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jonathan Perreault
> >>
> >> Personnal Advice To You:
> >> #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
> >> #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You
> >>
> >> Best Comments From Users:
> >> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
> >> Faults
> >>
> >> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
> >> completely
> >> foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
> >> "RIckP" <RIckP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:C480A20E-FC99-41F3-8838-269B78244E5E@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have installed my Motorola H700 Bluetooth Headset using the Bluetooth
> >> > wizard. When I turn on the headset, it shows the device being
> >> > recognised
> >> > and
> >> > then says it is connecting the headset to the "Audio Gateway" service
> >> > on
> >> > this
> >> > computer. If I look in the Device Manager under sounds, I can not find
> >> > the
> >> > Bluetooth Headset. When I do a search on Audio Gateway I get no
> >> > results.
> >> > What is the Audio Gateway? and How do I get the headset to communicate
> >> > with
> >> > audio applications? Thank you. RickP
> >>

>

"Nothing shows up under Sounds except my Realtec speakers and microhone. There
are no drivers or other devices listed, so I can't change the default."

In Control Panel (Classic view) > Sound, have you right clicked in both the
Playback and Recording windows and checked both "Show Disconnected Devices" and
"Show Disabled Devices"?



I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!

Cal Bear '66,

Thanks for your reply. Yes both Show disconnected devices and Show Disabled
Devices are checked. When I connect my Logitech USB headphones, they
immediately show up and become the default device. But when I turn on the
Bluetooth Headset, it pairs and then says it is being connecte4d to the Audio
Gateway. After that, I can't find it anywhere. As a matter of fact, I can't
even find the elusive "Audio Gateway"anywhere either!

Any ideas would be great.

Thanks in advance,

RickP



"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> "Nothing shows up under Sounds except my Realtec speakers and microhone. There
> are no drivers or other devices listed, so I can't change the default."
>
> In Control Panel (Classic view) > Sound, have you right clicked in both the
> Playback and Recording windows and checked both "Show Disconnected Devices" and
> "Show Disabled Devices"?
>
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
>

Hi, Rick.

I never heard of "Audio Gateway", either, but Google gets 275,000 hits.
Here's the first one:
Softick Audio Gateway Overview
http://www.softick.com/bluetooth-audio/

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)

"RIckP" <RIckP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news9E2A6C4-8F5B-46E3-B492-A2910B4A8BEF@microsoft.com...

> Cal Bear '66,
>
> Thanks for your reply. Yes both Show disconnected devices and Show
> Disabled
> Devices are checked. When I connect my Logitech USB headphones, they
> immediately show up and become the default device. But when I turn on the
> Bluetooth Headset, it pairs and then says it is being connecte4d to the
> Audio
> Gateway. After that, I can't find it anywhere. As a matter of fact, I
> can't
> even find the elusive "Audio Gateway"anywhere either!
>
> Any ideas would be great.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> RickP
>
>
>
> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>

>> "Nothing shows up under Sounds except my Realtec speakers and microhone.
>> There
>> are no drivers or other devices listed, so I can't change the default."
>>
>> In Control Panel (Classic view) > Sound, have you right clicked in
>> both the
>> Playback and Recording windows and checked both "Show Disconnected
>> Devices" and
>> "Show Disabled Devices"?
>>
>>
>>
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!

so did you get it fix you haven't replied in a while

--
Jonathan Perreault

Personnal Advice To You:
#1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User.
#2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You

Best Comments From Users:
No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
"RIckP" <RIckP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news9E2A6C4-8F5B-46E3-B492-A2910B4A8BEF@microsoft.com...

> Cal Bear '66,
>
> Thanks for your reply. Yes both Show disconnected devices and Show
> Disabled
> Devices are checked. When I connect my Logitech USB headphones, they
> immediately show up and become the default device. But when I turn on the
> Bluetooth Headset, it pairs and then says it is being connecte4d to the
> Audio
> Gateway. After that, I can't find it anywhere. As a matter of fact, I
> can't
> even find the elusive "Audio Gateway"anywhere either!
>
> Any ideas would be great.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> RickP
>
>
>
> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>

>> "Nothing shows up under Sounds except my Realtec speakers and microhone.
>> There
>> are no drivers or other devices listed, so I can't change the default."
>>
>> In Control Panel (Classic view) > Sound, have you right clicked in
>> both the
>> Playback and Recording windows and checked both "Show Disconnected
>> Devices" and
>> "Show Disabled Devices"?
>>
>>
>>
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>>