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Oh, the on/off beeps are way too loud. Talk, finish, then hit the button again to hang up. I have yet to find the right combo of earpiece and earplug for optimal comfort and ear canal fit. Two of the four supplied earpieces have broken while attached to the unit in my fanny pack.
When it works right, it's pretty cool. This is my first wireless headset, so I have nothing to compare it with. Fix that, you guys. For optimal reception, pressure on the unit against the ear is needed. Low charge. Not that it's perfect with handset only.
Now I disconnect the earpiece and put them both in a little nylon "plastic" bag. I've had it maybe a year; I'm not sure because I can't remember anything any more. It's easier to deal with than a corded mike, but is a little heavy on the ear. But I'm not going there. I now have a mild case of the smaller Jawbone 2.0 envy. My voice-activated phone dialer doesn't hear names or numbers as well with the Jawbone, especially on my bike. Hit the same button longer to turn it on or off. I think that's it.
I got it mainly because of the noise-cancelling technology. The back of my ear gets sore. Push a little hidden button on the outside of the headset, get a little beep, hear the voice dial prompts, and dial the number by voice. That part seems to work well, except for in the wind. Maybe if I used it a lot more, but I don't. I'm not sure what that's about. The metal must be brittle and some pressure breaks them. The thing seems to turn itself off after a period of disuse.
Further, the Jawbone also has a strong signal that avoids the interference that seems to plague these headsets, especially in urban, RF choaked settings. It is remarkable how ubiquitous the Bluetooth headset has become. Prices on these devices have also been dropping like a rock, recently breaking the $20 barrier. Celluar phones are bad enough without having to worry about a bad bluetooth adding to your connection problems.
In all, I would suggest you go for quality over price in getting a headset, especially if you are in a headset mandatory state. It's worth the extra money for easy, fast pairings and a reliable signal. I'm surpised how many clients ask me if I'm actually driving, while wearing my Jawbone. Finally, the Jawbone has great background noise cancellation, so people can hear you without road noise.
However, in my opinion, rarely has the much higher quality of a headset been more justified. Thus, if you are driving around underneath high powered PCS sites hanging 12 feet above your car, it's easy for the signals to overpower a cheap bluetooth headset, even one a few feet from your phone. It seems they are hanging on ears nearly everywhere you look. If should be noted that Bluetooth frequencies are actually not far from those for celluar PCS phones.
This is a great advantage, since I and lots of folks I know have a drawer full of cheaper BT headsets that refuse to reliably pair up. In this environment, I have heard some folks gaffaw at the $70 price of the Jawbone. First off, the Jawbone seems to pair easily and quickly with just about any phone.
Bulky and uncomfortable.Looked stylish, but ill stick to my old, comfortable, and dirty logitech. terrible call quality, hard to use buttons.
Takes some getting used to mono sound from earpiece. Headset does not fit comfortably in the ear. But overall, a good headset. Mono headset. reception is great for people on the other end of the call.
Jawbone works as desribed, very comfortable, loud and clear in noisey environments as advertised.the draw back is it is not so easy to put on the ear, but once on.works great. I purchased for my wife, her last one, Motorola H700 jurt the ear and was too much background noise.
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