Trouble pairing a Blackberry Pearl with Motorola HS850 Headset
Recently I finally got out and replaced that piece of junk RAZR that’s been a pain in my ass for the past 6 months (that’s another story). Anyway, I replaced it with a Blackberry Pearl. I was a little hesitant to pick up a Blackberry, but my new job (another story for later) urged me to get one.
Long story short, I decided to pair my Motorola HS850 bluetooth headset with my Pearl and I ran into problems — Read on to see how I fixed it.
The basic instructions to connect your HS850 with any phone are this:
- With the boom closed, press the ‘receive call’ button on the headset — hold it for 5-10 second until the blue light stays on
- On your phone, attempt to connect to any new bluetooth devices
Normally, that’s all that’s involved however for some reason, my Pearl would never connect! So, after searching thru a number of message boards, I figured out the solution. Basically, during step 1, when the blue light turns on, flip open the boom and the light will stay on for a longer period of time. This will then allow the connection to occur.
Simple, yes, but it wasn’t perfectly clear.
Hopefully, someone finds this and it saves you from having to search for an hour like I did!
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October 8th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I couldn’t believe we had the exact the same equipments RAZR, HS850 and now the Pearl! Sure enough I ran into the exact same problem to pair them until I found you site. Just wanna to say THANKS…………….!
November 13th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
I got a new BB Pearl 8130 as a replacement for my broken 8130. Neither of my 2 headsets would pair. I followed your instructions. Both paired perfectly!
I have, Samsung WEP500 and a Plantronics Voyager 855. Just so you know it works with any type of bluetooth headset.
THANKS so much, you saved me a lot of time and aggraviation. I knew a fellow motorcycle rider would know what to do!!!
Really appreciate it!
March 20th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Thanks so much….. I have blisters from pushing the button so many times…. this worked first try!
April 12th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Usefull information for me. My bluetooth headset is Nokia, then its more easy pairing.
April 20th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
OMG, thank you so much. I spent 45 min struggling with seemingly simple instructions which would not work. First time with your method worked like a charm. I am sending you cyber flowers as a thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:31 am
THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I bought this headset for my Blackberry pearl and spent last night trying to get it to work and was ready to toss the whole thing out. I looked up online how to connect the Pearl to HS850 and found your article…it worked 1st time THANK YOU!!
September 12th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Excellent!, it save me so much time and headhackes.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Dude! You rock! I guess no one has posted since 2009….i just wanna say thanks. I also was frustrated but your boom-opening maneuver did the trick! Thanks.
–Luis