Well.. I do not intend to give a negative criticism about MW600 here. In fact I love this headset and I am like totally dependent on it now. But I would definitely advice anyone to think twice before buying this bluetooth stereo headset from Sony Ericsson especially if you are like me – who puts things to rough use!
MW600 stereo bluetooth headset
I got Sony Ericsson MW600 – stereo bluetooth headset as a birthday gift from my husband last year (May 2010). Believe me! It changes the way you talk on phone! It was damn comfortable to wear the head phones in the ear and clip the bluetooth radio to my collar and forget about the phone! I was able to talk to anyone from my kitchen cutting vegetables when the phone was lying somewhere in the living room! And when I am wearing salwar, I can just leave my phone in the hand bag and attend calls with just a single click without searching where my phone is in the hand bag. Man! It made my life soo comfortable that I was wearing it all the time except during sleep. I never forget to thank my husband for buying such an amazing gift!
But now, even though everything works fine in the headset, I am not able to clip it to my collar since its clip is broken. There is nothing else I can blame about it! Actually, you can never blame Sony in its sound quality! After using the headset, it is not at all comfortable for me to speak normally in the phone. The sound was so damn clear that I could hear all ISD or STD calls so clearly which are otherwise difficult to hear!
One thing which was indeed (and is) a bit difficult thing to do with the headset was the sliding volume control. They could have designed it with simple buttons rather than the sliding control which intends to understand the sliding movement of your finger. It is too sensitive and hard to change volume when you are clipping the headset to your collar/dress (which means its kinda useless! Bcoz you won’t be carrying it in hand and talking unless the clip is broken! 
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The bluetooth headset also made my iPOD unnecessary by its smooth playback control and excellent sound quality! This MW600 is also having an inbuilt radio which doesn’t need the phone. So, I can just use the headset as a stand alone radio without touching the phone! It really made my life easy and smooth in many many ways! And of course, I used to enjoy the special attention I get whenever I just start talking without reaching out for the phone! 
I miss all the fun now! Because of a silly stupid reason – that the clip is broken
Broken Clip
now! I can’t clip the headset to my dress anymore! And I find it really useless without the clip. The clip is a thing to be very careful with which I carelessly missed. The clip is very flimsy and I guess I have to be happy that it withstood my rough use this long (almost for 8 months).
The worst part of the story is that I can’t replace the broken clip now! This is something I really hate about Sony Ericsson now. Why can’t they sell some original spare parts of the headset?? I contacted their service center and got a very blunt reply that nothing can be done in the service center about the broken clip and ‘maybe’ I can find the clip alone in the mobile showrooms. And when I contacted the showroom, they simply said that the clip is not sold separately at all and I have to buy a new headset itself. Grrrrr!! I am really pissed off!
I was a bit careless with the clip because I trusted Sony Ericsson won’t be so stupid not to sell the spare part which is actually completely detachable. It would make perfect sense to replace it for a few hundred buck extra. But then Sony Ericsson is really being brainless by not selling this important spare part! I don’t see a single reason why the clip shouldn’t be sold separately! They know that it is very light and it can get broken! Do they want customers to throw away the headset itself and buy a new one if the clip is broken? Damn!!
So.. finally, to conclude, MW600 is actually one of the best bluetooth headset and is guaranteed to make your life really comfortable as long as you use it carefully! It has excellent sound quality, inbuilt radio, smooth playback control but a weak flimsy clip! If you are like me, then I am sure you will get the clip broken in some time and to me, the headset is really useless without the clip!
Beware! The clip cannot be replaced at all since Sony Ericsson does not sell the spare parts for the headset! The only way out is – you gotta buy some duplicate headset in some local market and fix the duplicate clip in the original headset – which I really don’t like but I am left with no other option! So, I am going to go to Ritchie street tomorrow to see if I can find a suitable duplicate! I hope I get one.. Lets see!
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After wasting my day completely, here is what I found! There is absolutely no way to replace the broken clip of MW600. No duplicate models or stand alone clips.
I just have to either live with the broken clip or buy another brand new headset to enjoy the freedom & flexibility! Sigh!!!
Placed order for a brand new MW600 through eBay! Hmm..
once the clip is gone there’s a big flat space just ready to have some epoxy / araldite smeared all over it and then just put the hook side of a strip of velcro to it… it might not clip onto the collar of a shirt like it used to but it works really well on my messenger bag.
If you’re doing it just make sure you don’t get glue on the buttons, it takes ages to chip the excess off
Well, there’s a Swedish SonyEricsson service partner selling the clip for 35 SEK (6 USD).
http://extra.anovo.se/ctshop/main/showstock.aspx?StockItem=1229-1543
However, the shipping is 99 SEK (15 USD) within Sweden.
I’m about to order one to myself since I live in Sweden, but I guess the shipping becomes rather expensive for you!
But just so you know, there is a MW600 CLIP spare part
Woow!!! Thats great to know!
Thanks for the info! If its in Sweden now, it will come here some time soon I hope!
@Mattias – have you managed to fix-in the spare part?
Could you please attach a Picture of the NEW one?
maybe I can rig a fix for my MW600, customizing & using some metal SPRING and then post back here the solution !!
Thanks a ton
Else it has to be a new one Or rig a neck-SLING thru the holes (when you remove the plastic clip). Lets see.
Does anyone else know where you can get the replacement clip? I live in the caribbean so getting it from sweden is pretty much out of the question. My clip also broke and my headset is one of the most important things in life since i use it on a daily basis to listen to music. Its kind of useless without the clip.
@matias the spare part on the website you provided is it the clip+spring or just the spring @http://extra.anovo.se/ctshop/main/showstock.aspx?StockItem=1225-9193
@Zaine
There are both options.
“The Clip Incl. Spring (1229-1543)” is both clip and spring
and the “CLIP SPRING, MW600 (1225-9193)” is just the spring (I don’t know why you’d want to get this actually =)
Still it seems a bit expensive when the shipping is added.
I think I’ll try to create a makeshift clip out of my GF’s hair clip thingies instead
Guys, there is another BIG PROBLEM with MW600. I agree with its sound quality. Mine is 7 months old and one day it stopped working suddenly and it was not switching on. I went to Sony Ericsson service centre and they had no clue about this product and they have taken my earpiece for seeing what they can do. i am yet to get a reply from them. i had shelved money equivalent to a mobile phone you can get in india for that price but unfortunately the battery life got over in 7 months and there is no way it can be replaced. BEWARE
There is a swedish online store Claes Ohlsson that sells the clip and spring for 58 SEK (around 9 USD)
http://www.clasohlson.se/Product/Product.aspx?id=162197694
Thanks very much for the advice Jan. Clas Ohlson were able to provide a replacement clip/spring at a great price and I no longer need a safety pin to attach my MW600 to my vest when I go running or have a workout!
Cheers!
hi nick! i lost the spring on my mw600 last week and i can’t find a replacement. can u help me out? i’m in the US.
what is the actual price ( INR ) for sony… i’m getting it for Rs.2,374.05
is it worth buyg it .. since i have an iphone 3gs is it compatible with his handset.. & in the end what abt the clip issue..has it been resolved as YET?
I bought mine almost 1 yr back from Sony showroom and it was around 5k..
It should be compatible with any phone having bluetooth A2DP.. but then you may have trouble to traverse the songs by pressing the keys in the headset..
And.. I dont think we can get a clip replacement in India yet!!
Madhukar, can you please post the site / shop details
i just now broke my mw600 clip
hi arthy it is very difficult to get the clip. if u have any idea to dispose it then contact me i am ready to buy it my contact number 09476051871(ANDAMAN)Hi Kaliyug i got the same problem as yours if rectified please inform me.
Arghh….my clip is broken too!!
I’ve just ordered a replacement to be delivered to a store local to me….it may take a week or two but I don’t mind the wait as long as it works.
Really like the headset…but the volume control gets on my nerves too!
Hi Nick,
have you really managed to get replacement for the broken MW600 clip??
Where do you live, and where did you get it??
I also have my clip broken…
Hi Sabine,
sorry for the delayed reply but I thought it would be best to wait until I got the clip and was sure it was the correct part.
I’ve just fitted it and my MW600 is as good as new again! Yippee!
I’m based in the UK and I managed to find the replacement clip at a store called Clas Ohlson which was mentioned by Jan in one of the comments above (thanks very much to Jan!).
They have stores in the UK, Sweden, Norway and Finland but they do no provide a web ordering service at the moment.
I’ve just ordered another 3 which should keep my MW600 in good working order for the time being. If you’re unable to get your hands on a replacement, let me know as I may be able to help out
Hey nick……can u give me u r email address…. I need one and am in india…Can u help me??? Contact me at siddharthsure93@rediff.com
Hi Sid…
i’ll try to order another one. I’m pretty sure they are still available as I ordered 3 a little while ago. However, when the missus went to pick them up for me she only collected one of them as she couldn’t see the point in getting them all! Women eh?…Apologies to any women reading this
At present, i’ve only got one spare and i’d like to keep hold of that just in case the first replacement breaks…but so far it has been fine.
I’ll reply here or drop you an email if I have any luck.
Nick
The first one I bought had the clip pop off (it is held on by tiny plastic posts) and was the headset was lost. I went to a Sony Style store and they were sold out but had two that were missing the spring that they were going to send back to Sony. I bought another headset on eBay and it is missing the spring, I just sent them an email about returning it, maybe I’ll just take it back to the Sony Style store where I bought the first one and ask them about fixing it.
It seems neither Sony Canada nor Sony USA sells the clip and/or spring.
All you guys why dont u try glueing it with nice clip of some old pen shaping it to size of clip or getting some acrylic piece to clip shape sure that will work ……………… take some pain friends
Simple solution, Bought Fevikwik and joined the broken headset. Now able to use again
Oh really? that’s nice..
But I couldn’t fix it up that easily.. Lucky you!
Hi!! I recently lost the spring on my MW600 too. I love this headset and I am also unable to find a replacement for it. I hope someone can help me. I am in the US. Can any of you guys help? I’d like to get my headset fixed if it costs less than buying a new one.
Hi Nick,
Today my clip broke and google dropped this blog for the first result. I’m in dire need of a replacement clip. Tried look it up on Clas Ohlson webshop, but it looks like they no longer sell the parts. Could you please confirm it? If the do so, then I’m willing to pay any expense to get a hold of a few.
Regards,
Thomas
Hi Thomas,
as I explained to Sid above, i’ll see what I can do. If i’m able to get some more, I don’t want ‘an expense’, just the cost of the product which is £4.50 and shipping which won’t be that much.
Nick
Hi Nick,
If you get hold of some spare clips, I’m still interested to getting hold of them.
Thomas
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i just bough it last night…
Hello everyone, I tought I made a little update on my broken clip. I was fortunate enough, that mine was replaced by the manufacturer, because the warranty was still live.
So maybe they replace it for everyone IF the warranty is live.
Forgot to mention, I’m in Hungary.
Just seen your update…
Well done on getting it fixed
Nick
might be worth getting a ceep tie pin and glue it to the unit
Hey everybody! I just got my replacement MW600 in the mail. SE honored the warranty, as my headset was only 3 months old. Although it took longer than expected, I’m just glad to get it replaced for free. They even gave me a new charger and earphones! Oh, and I’m in the US right now. I hope you guys fare as well as I did. Cheers!
Hi. I just ruined my clip today. I was at the airport going up in the escalator and an old man fell backwards so I had to save him. Damn! I can’t find the clip on Claes Ohlssons web-page and the previous link doesn’t work. Can anyone help me out with the article number? I’m living in Sweden!
I’ve got a broken clip too.. I had been using the headset from September 2010 and the clip just broke last month.
I’ve made a fix for the headset clip and it works quite fine.. If anyone’s interested, I’ll let you know the diy for it.. Now I’ve another problem with my battery though.. It keeps showing the charging animation for really long and even when it does stop like after at least some 10hrs or more, it works only for about 4 hrs of continuous music.. Is there any fix for this? Is the battery life
Hi Abhishek,
I would like to know how you fix the headset clip. My clip is broken last week. I love my MW600. I’m sourcing the solution for it. I’m living in Singapore and my colleague also having the same problem as well. Kindly contact me with my email chao_leng@yahoo.com. Thanks
of the headset over? Isn’t there any easy and cheap fix for this problem apart from buying a new headset altogether?
Hi i am in the club where i love my Mw600 headset, but i have lost the spring. I am in the UK and able to view http://www.clasohlson.co.uk/Product/StartPageProducts.aspx website but i do not know what i am looking for to fix the clip on my mw600
Anyone here can help me to get the replacement clip and spring for MW600 will be very appreciate because in Singapore cannot get it. Thanks
Guys! in the first place, where can I get it cheapest price, may be online?
Any competitor model?
hey avinash,
even m lookin fora good sound quality stereo headphones.. my budget is 3500.. i had almost purchased d SE MW600 wen i came across dis blog n it made me think again.. so if u have bought any n u find it very appealing plz et me know.. ankitbgm@gmail.com
I too have a MW600 with a broken clip. life with out mw is diffcult which SE does’nt seem to know. I too looked for spare clip and some indigenious sol but failed. can some one atleast show a pic of how they stuck their clip.
This is obviously a consistant problem with many people, including myself. My clip started falling out about the first day i had the product. Luckily i kept finding the spring and popping it back in, until the little sprocket finally broke on one side. Super glue held it until it broke again, and again. Sony was of NO HELP whatsoever, told me they didn’t have the replacement clips. Actually told me to buy a new one basically. I was not rough with mine, just casual opening of the clip would make it fall out half the time. It’s a shame an otherwise decent product (other than the poorly-designed slide volume) is ruined by horrid cheap manufacturing of a clip. But without the clip this product is pretty much useless for its intended design. Sony should be ashamed for not standing behind its products and bad customer service though, that is just inexcusable.
I know I said that I would get hold of some clips for people. I haven’t forgotten, i’ve just been very busy with other stuff.
I hope to order some more soon but in the meantime, I stumbled across a possible workaround for many people. The spring from many butterfly hairclips is the perfect match for the mw600 clip. This will only work if you still have the plastic clip section but it’s a very cheap fix if you have!