The Android With The (Not So) Bluetooth

In switching from using the iPhone to using the Nexus One running Android for podcast listening, I started trying to use bluetooth extensively with it for the first time. The Nexus One sends audio to its car and desktop docks via bluetooth instead of using a hardware connection like the iPhone’s 30-pin dock connector and that has worked fine. But I began trying to use it with a Motorola EQ7 portable speaker and another little bluetooth receiver that will plug into any 3.5 mm audio jack.

The results were terrible. Constant stuttering made listening impossible. Sometimes turning bluetooth on the Nexus One off and back on *several times* would clear up the problem, but not always. And that’s a pain to go through every time if you’re in the car, for example.

I don’t know if this problem is a Nexus One problem or an overall Android problem. I do have an original Droid that I’ll test out and update this post with the results.

For now, I’m sticking with using the car and desktop docks and wired audio for everything else with the Nexus One.