Wifi degrades when using Bluetooth headset

I've noticed that when I use my Bluetooth headset (Sony Ericsson HBH PV-700) with my iPhone, the wifi (airport extreme) degrades or stops working. If I switch back to speakerphone or iPhone, them wifi starts working again. The PV-700 is only Bluetooth 1.1... perhaps iPhone requires 2.0 ?

k.alexander - thanks for posting. It's a relief to hear that another headset exhibits the same issue. Alas, it's also disappointing. The thing I most wanted to do with my iPhone was talk using Bluetooth and surf using wifi. I'm guessing it’s a proximity issue - both the Bluetooth and the wifi signals are emitted from the phone at the bottom through the black plastic. I upgraded to the iPhone from a Sony Ericcson z525a. I had no issues using Bluetooth to talk on it while simultaneously surfing on a laptop connected via wifi. Hopefully the Apple Bluetooth headset will be designed to get around this apparent limitation…
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