Um, since I'm not directing my rant at anybody aside from maybe the manufacturer of this fine device, I don't believe I need to 'tone it down'. I paid nearly $500 for this phone and honestly, my old Sony Ericsson did a better job for less than a fourth of what this Blackberry costs.
I'm just not thrilled. Especially for a phone that costs nearly 1/2 of my monthly mortgage payment
Is it a headset or a laptop/PC/device that is Bluetooth capable? If it is a headset, did you follow the directions and put the headset into "Pairing Mode" so that your Bold would discover it for the first time?
I got it to work by first pairing it with my computer. For some reason, which I can't fathom, that did something or activated something, and now my headset works quite nicely. w00t!