User Rating: 1.5 stars
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poor audio receptionby Kurt2000 - August 4, 2005
Pros: priced right
Cons: static all the time
Review: I have a motorola v330. Went with the motorola 850 but could not hear due to flat ear piece. Went with Jabra due to "earbuds." Can now hear fine but the reliability and noise is unacceptable. It sounds like popcorn cooking all of the time!!! You also must plug it in to a two piece charging unit to reboot....which you must do with too much frequency. Poor choice to be sure.
User Rating: 0.5 stars
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Only 3 months old...by - January 12, 2005
Pros: Better compatibility with my Treo 600 using the Jabra A210 receiver...
Cons: BUT, the reception seems worse and only about two weeks after buying it, my headset that is 3 months old (see my last negative review "Not compatible, broke fast...") the rechargable battery isn't recharging anymore! Worse- I bought the Jabra A210 to fix
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User Rating: 0.5 stars
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Not compatible, broke fast...by - November 13, 2004
Pros: Works fine as soon as it answers...
Cons: On my Treo 600, I had to turn the headset on, wait till it made reception, then answer my phone. The "auto" answer button would answer -then immediately hand up. After 6 weeks of this, it started intermittently hanging up on my customers in the middle o
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User Rating: 1.0 stars
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I thought this would ROCK! It didn'tby - November 5, 2004
Pros: Promised easy wireless use for non-bluetooth phones. (NOT)
Cons: I eagerly bought this for my non-bluetooth phone. It was awful. Verizon said it works fine, but I miss calls because it will not pick them up fast enough. The battery life has averaged only 5 hours. I can't put this on ebay in good faith. My friends demo'
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User Rating: 1.0 stars
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Not easy to use, disappointedby - October 19, 2004
Pros: Can have wireless headset for non-bluetooth phone. Good noise cancellation to reduce background noise.
Cons: Doesn't work easily. Headset doesn't respond rapidly to buttons, can miss call fumbling to get your call. Battery life was dismal. Wish I could return it, I really hoped this would be the perfect wirless headset- My wife and I are back to the old wired he
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User Rating: 2.0 stars
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Not very comfortableby - September 1, 2004
Pros: It's a really good idea to have a cordless handfree adapter.
Cons: This headset it big and bulky. I found it feels like it doesn't fit properly, and I usually get static if I leave my phone in my pocket, or on a belt clip.
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User Rating: 1.5 stars
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Cool Idea, Corded headsets more reliable.by - July 16, 2004
Pros: Ergonomic, Good voice pick-up. Great for nonprofessional once-a-day usage.
Cons: Non-blue tooth phones require the an oreo-sized transmitter that clips to the belt and plugs into the phone, kinda looks like a mini "umbilical cord with placenta". This adapter serves as a holster for the headset (that easily falls out and gets lost).
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User Rating: 3.0 stars
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Not half bad for the $$$by - June 24, 2004
Pros: I have the NEC 525 phone (which I absolutely love)and decided to get myself a new toy, so about a week and a half ago, I picked up the Jabra BT 200 with the 2.5mm adapter. The NEC 525 does not support universal headsets so I need to use a two step method
Cons: Battery life is not as long as the claim is and is not user replacable. Wonder how long will the battery last (how many recharge cycle?).
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User Rating: 1.5 stars
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Low Battery Life, Staticby - May 7, 2004
Pros: Comfortable
Cons: Used on my Handspring Treo 600 and the adapter seems to not fit securly when plugged in. I hear alot of static on the line when I move the phone around. The battery life is horrible. I talked about 45 minutes straight from a full charge before it start
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User Rating: 2.5 stars
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Not great battery life - not for all phonesby - February 27, 2004
Pros: Comfortable on the ear No cord to the handset! Adequate sound quality when used in a small space.
Cons: While the earpiece is comfortable, I always get the feeling it's about to fall off. Battery life is less than adequate, there is no car adapter and it won't operate with the base plugged into the AC adapter. Also, there is not great noise cancelling. W
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User Rating: 4.0 stars
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BAD SIGNALby - February 9, 2004
Pros: Nice Fit around the Ears.
Cons: I've used this with both the cradle and directly with a bluetooth phone (SE T608). Setup was easy, but if people can't hear you and all you hear is static, what's the point. It's all about Quality of Sound. That should be the 1st formost concern, $150
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User Rating: 3.0 stars
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Excellent wireless solution for non-Bluetooth phonesby - December 9, 2003
Pros: Works well with LG VX4400-- freedom from wires is a real pleasure
Cons: if the weight of the unit and bulk could be reduced somewhat, it would be a plus
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User Rating: 4.0 stars
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The only real option for non-blue tooth phones!by - August 24, 2003
Pros: This is an excellent solution to all the wired headsets. Sound quality is excellent! Battery live could be better but I think if you are careful you can get 2-3 hours of talk time. If we talk more than that we should probably take it as a hint to tak
Cons: Battery life needs to be improved or create an option for two or three batteries that can be swaped. This headset apparently doesn't allow you to activate your phone's voicedial option because of the way it was configured. That means that you have the t
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User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Reduce radio wave health risk with this gadgetby - June 29, 2003
Pros: When I use my Panasonic GD55 without headset, I would feel transient dizziness with the phone at a certain voice pitch. I suspect that would cause harm to my head with prolonged use. With this little Bluetooth beaut, there is absolutely no discomfort. I
Cons: The size of the earpiece is a bit cumbersome. Trim it down and it will be perfect. Also, the ringing in the earset could be louder.
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User Rating: 3.0 stars
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Next Step in the Headset Evolutionby - June 18, 2003
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Review: The price is a bit over the top for a casual purchase and with the bulky adapter, I wish there was a combo holster. Otherwise the headset quality is comparable w/a cordless phone and it's nice leaving my phone in my backpack and take calls. I found the instructions easy to follow tho the lights / beeps was a bit much. I also wish I could turn the lights off -- hard to keep on the nightstand. Battery time pretty good, audio excellent, mic sometimes iffy - echos even at low setting. Purchase I can live with.
User Rating: 0.5 stars
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IT'S JUNK AND JABRA KNOWS IT!by - June 18, 2003
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Review: THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO AN EARLIER REVIEW. I'VE OWNED THIS FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS AND HAVE FINALLY DECIDED THAT IT'S OF NO USE TO MYSELF, OR ANY AVERAGE PERSON. THE CRADLE BATTERY WON'T LAST TWO DAYS, TURNED OFF, LET ALONE ON STANDBY. I'VE CONTACTED JABRA SEVERAL TIMES BY EMAIL, AND THEY MUST KNOW IT'S JUNK, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER BOTHERED TO RESPOND. NOTHING! NADA! ZIP! SO IF YOU WANT TO BUY A USELESS PRODUCT FOR $179, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO COMPANY SUPPORT, GO AHEAD AND BUY THE FREESPEAK. OTHERWISE SAVE YOUR MONEY. YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID.
User Rating: 3.0 stars
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It's great but priceyby - June 18, 2003
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Review: I've been tripping on my handsfree wire when exiting the car, and have been waiting for a product such as this. I use a Nokia 6510 which is non-bluetooth. I was initially sceptical about FreeSpeak after reading the mixed reviews on CNet, but decided to bravely give it a try anyhow - there's no money back guarantee where I live. It also took some effort to locate the local distributor since I live outside North America. At first, I faced the same problems that were mentioned in the earlier threads, but Jabra has an excellent support Web site where most of these problems are documented. There are configuration options than can overcome audio echo (by reducing microphone gain) and two-step call answering and ending (by using answer/end emulation). The quick start guide can be found at http://www.jabra.com/fscs/manuals/NonBT_QSG.pdf The only drawback is it fragility - basically you won't want to hang it from your belt for fear of losing or breaking the headset. There seems also to be a little quirk with either the headset or adaptor not responding immediately after charging, requiring a reset. Thus its a good practice to check that both the headset and adaptor are able to be turned on before leaving the house. Overall its a great product, just too expensive for the convenience. Since I use it in the car most of the time, Nokia's Plug & Play Carkit with Microphone PPH-1/HFM-8 might be a more cost effective solution.
User Rating: 2.5 stars
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Not Compatable with LG 4400by - April 23, 2003
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Review: Jabra Corporation states that FreeSpeak has a "propeller" sound with LG 4400. Verison Wireless keep advertising FreeSpeak as a excessory for the LG 4400.
User Rating: 1.0 stars
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Serious cradle defectsby - April 4, 2003
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Review: The cradle unit apparently has a very common problem (after talking to Jabra customer support). It will frequently turn itself off randomly(for no reason - even with battery fully charged) and the only way to turn it back on is to plug it into the AC charger for a few seconds to reset it. Of course, who's carrying that around with them all the time! So, I've found that I can't use it most of the time. Also, when it does work, it isn't useful. With non-bluetooth phones, you still have to answer the phone and turn on the Jabra headset separately (which takes a while - easy to miss the call waiting for the headset to wake up). You get none of the real freedom and convenience that comes with bluetooth headset + bluetooth phone comboes. Don't waste your money if you have a non-bluetooth phone. A wired earpiece is 100 times easier and cheaper to use.
User Rating: 0.5 stars
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A Pain in the ****by - March 17, 2003
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Review: While it may look like Star Trek , it works like the Flintstones. By the time you turn on the ear piece and wait for it to connect, you"ve lost the call. To end a call you have to turn off the earpiece and then end the call as uou normally would. In the meantime you've paid for more airtime. Many times pushing the switch on the earpice does nothing, and it is difficult to tell if it is on or off. Nice idea, but this thing needs a lot more work. I returned it after a few days for a simple earbud .
User Rating: 1.5 stars
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Not ready for Primetime!by - March 12, 2003
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Review: First let me say that the concept is great and the times it worked I was happy. I have tried 2 units and both failed. I would fully charge the unit at night and use it for say 10 minutes during the day. I would place the ear piece in the holder (recommended) and a few hours later the holder Blue light would not be flashing anymore but the headset would be. I would then have to wait to get home (where my charger was) and insert the charger (just for a second) and the holder would now start flashing. I had two units do this to me (weird). Maybe they were bad units from Radio Shack but I will wait for another year before trying again.
User Rating: 1.0 stars
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WARNING!! DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!by - March 12, 2003
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Review: As mentioned by several reviewers, the cradle is much too loose. But the problem goes far beyond just having the battery go dead. The biggest problem is losing the earphone piece altogether. It is so poorly secured by the cradle -- which they give you a belt-clip for -- that it can be easily lost. And if you DO lose it, Jabra charges $89 for a replacement. Their support department supervisor even had the gall to tell me I shouldn't have worn it on my belt. If you want it anyway, and can live with the microscopic battery life, DON'T CARRY IT ON YOUR BELT! Or you will end up with a $179 brick.
User Rating: 3.5 stars
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Great hedsetby - March 7, 2003
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Review: Phone: SonyEricsson T68i. OK after reading some reviews about this headset I came to the conclusion that its not the device that sux, its the adapter. The T68i is a bluetooth phone (no adapter needed) when I want to make a call on headset I press talk button on headset and use voice commands (call joe)...without intervention my phone dials joes #. When a call comes in, my hedset rings, I press talk button on headset to answer the call...simple, no nonsence technology. The range is not the 20feet as advertised (bout 10feet before cracking)..but thats the only drawback
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Great with mobile phones, don't try it with multi-line desk phonesby - February 17, 2003
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Review: I was hoping to use this with my mobile phone and my multi-line desk phone at work. The headset works wondefully well with my Motorola 720 and turning on the answer/end emulation for one touch answering works great. But whenever I use my headset with my multi-line phone there's a very annoying interference that I can't get rid of. Jabra confirmed that this would happen with multi-line phones and say that they don't recommend use with multi-line phones.
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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Good but not the graetest!!!by - February 15, 2003
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Review: I had bought the bluetooth unit on the advice of another college. It was everything they said it would be but, in using it I found it annoying that there was a delay when I answered the phone and that the battery would not last for at least 1 day. Everything else like : comfortability, clairity, and style was great. Just needs some more development on the battery life and connection status.
User Rating: 3.0 stars
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Not a bad piece of hardware.by - February 11, 2003
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Review: First, it's much too easy to mistakenly activate the headset. Before you know it the headset is dead. Second is picking up/making a call. You need to hit the ON button on the headset and the hit the pickup button on your phone. On top of that, you have to wait until a connection is made between the headset and the phone; this normally takes up to 4 seconds. Thirdly, you must make sure that the headset and charger make a tight connection; if not the headset will never charge or it might pop out of the charger. Range is good. Sound quality is good. All in all it’s a nice piece of Bluetooth hardware.
User Rating: 2.0 stars
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Short battery life limits useby - January 21, 2003
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Review: Purchased for use with a new Audiovox 9500. I drive the Capitol Beltway daily and am fed up with wires and earpieces that fall out. Plus: Works as advertised. Good audio quality, comfortable to use in a car. Minus: Battery life a big problem. Used during a trip to work for about an hou and a half. Disconnected from phone for about an hour to work on site. Returned to car and unit was dead. I had placed the earpiece in the cradle hoping that it would at least maintain some charge whils I was gone. Wrong! If there was a way to get a charge off of the 12v adapter things would be OK.
User Rating: 2.5 stars
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Somewhere between cutting edge and bleeding edge.by - January 19, 2003
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Review: First off, all of the failings of this product pale in comparison to the newly found freedom it offers when using your cell phone. As a hardcore Road Warrior for my company I spend a huge amount of time on my mobile just keeping it touch with family/friends as well as doing business. Being without a headset at all is inconvenient, but even with a wired headset the wire has to be managed. The Jabra headset changes everything. You can eat an entire meal (at a quiet restaurant) while having a very comfortable conversation with a loved one. People do, however, look at you strangely as you sit alone laughing hysterically. I'm glad I have my Jabra, but being the first kid on my block to have this product also leaves me feeling like I'm alpha testing it after having paid the full price. The quirks: The gain on the microphone is so high (even at the lowest setting) that ambient noise can quickly drown my voice out. If the ear piece becomes unseated from the cradle, even by just an 1/8 of an inch, the cradle goes into standby mode which uses up it's battery. If you mistakenly push down on the earpiece (to ensure it's fully seated) from the top, you'll hit the button that makes it go into active mode, which uses up it's battery even faster. Why would the two (cradle and earpiece) ever need to be in active or standby modes when they are mated? I'll keep my Jabra, but I'm still looking for a "production ready" solution.
User Rating: 2.5 stars
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Battery life too short! Comfortable.by - January 18, 2003
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Review: The headset is comfortable, it's easy to forget you're wearing it. It's a 2 step process to use voice dialing on my Motorola V60i (activate the earpiece, activate the voice key on the phone and state the name). My problem is after 8 or 9 hours of standby and perhaps 15-20 minutes of actual use, this thing is dead! Battery life needs to be extended to make this a truly useable product. Range was easily 30 feet. I was leaving the phone and multi-adapter by the computer and walking my entire house with no problems.
User Rating: 2.5 stars
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Not worth asking priceby - January 17, 2003
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Review: I've used it for a month now and it's quite user friendly... Sound quality is good, Btry life is fair (about 1 1/2 day) with moderate use. It's got style , and the flashing light gets too much attention in some instances.. But for the price I paid it's worth the cost.As with most electronics it will drop too. So I'd wait if you can....
User Rating: 4.0 stars
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It works well and I forget I have it on.by - January 16, 2003
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Review: I have a Bluetooth phone, so I do not use the adaptor. The headset actually gives me better sound than putting the phone to my ear and most people don't realize that I'm speaking to them on a headset. Though, people do look at me funny when they think I'm talking to myself while in line at Peet's.
User Rating: 3.5 stars
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Several of these reviews are "N/A"by - January 16, 2003
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Review: Attn fellow reviewers: If you don't have the FreeSpeak model specifically with the 2.5mm adapter, why are you posting your reviews here? If you have a T68i, you are NOT using the product under discussion here which is for NON-Bluetooth phones.
User Rating: 3.5 stars
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Great headset -- with wartsby - January 16, 2003
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Review: Everything works well for me, except that it hangs my T68i when recording voice commands. This is apparently a known issue, and their workarounds haven't worked for me yet. ON the plus side, their tech support is excellent; you basically just call them on the phone and seconds later you are speaking with someone who can help.
User Rating: 2.5 stars
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2 steps needed to activateby - January 16, 2003
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Review: One thing that makes this product a pain, is that to make a call you have to initiate the call from your cell, then activate the earpiece. To hang up, you need to turn off the earpiece and then disconnect the call by hanging up on your cell. It is a 2 step process to make as wellas to discinnect a call. A real nuisance. However, the lack of hook-switch control is a limitation of Bluetooth technology, and not Jabra. Plantronics also has the same problems. I confirmed this with both Jabra and Plantronics at the CES a few days ago. My phone is a Treo300.
User Rating: 2.0 stars
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Not horribleby - January 13, 2003
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Review: When I first got my T68i, my rep told me this was a better headset than the Sony Ericsson model, and that it was $$$ cheaper as well. I tried it out, and wasn't happy with it. I think I had a defective unit, because it didn't respond to my voice dialing. I then obtained a Sony Ericcson HBH-30, and a new Freespeak, to test side by side. I hate to say it, but the Sony Ericsson won out and out, in every category. The only advantage I gave the Freespeak was that it was more comfortable, with the gel. When I went to CES this last weekend, not another single company made a bluetooth headset as comfortable as the Freespeak. However, its signal quality was poor, its response to voice dialing was abysmal, and its range was inferior to the Sony Ericsson. The only reason to purchase this one is price. Kudos to Jabra for making a piece considerably cheaper than Sony Ericsson, which is almost as good. In any case, if money is not an object, go for the HBH-30 (Cnet as a good review of it), otherwise go with this one. If you don't have a bluetooth headset, the Sony really isn't an option.
User Rating: 3.0 stars
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Good product with minor flawsby - January 12, 2003
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Review: Now that I've tried a few Bluetooth headsets I actually feel the Jabra was the best overall in a number of areas. These included sound quality (both for the user and those on the other end of the call), comfort, and features. It was very comfortable after a few hours of use, sound quality was outstanding. It has a shorter than expected battery life. The major challenge is an odd habit of going into standbye mode when initiating a call which renders the headset offline, leaving the recipient of the call wondering where you are. This happened repeatedly on two different phones.
The good: Works with non-Bluetooth cell phones; comfortable.
