Motorola HX550 Universal Bluetooth Headset user reviews

Pros Battery life, range, volume rocker for up and down, easily flip open to answer calls

Cons Rarely when flipping open to answer a call it goes straight to the iPhone instead of the BT. It's still paired but I have to switch it over.

Summary I've owned easily a dozen different BT earbuds. I'm a mailman and wear it all day long once I hit the street. It's range is several times better than anything I've owned before. If I left my vehicle to deliver a package with my old BT's the distance from the vehicle to the house was just about the limit. I had to keep my ear turned to my vehicle where my iPhone is kept. With this Moto I no longer have that problem. I've literally left my vehicle in front of an apt building, walked up a couple flights of concrete and metal landings (open aired), and still had connection. I've parked across the street from a house and walked all the way over to it and still had connection. Just great.

The battery life is also superb. I used to carry two Jabra Extremes because one would die and I'd recharge it while using the other. I now just carry the Moto. The battery life has degraded a little over the 8 months that I've approximately had it but I charge and use it every day. I mean EVERY day. We're talking at least 6-7 hours of solid podcast and music listening 6 days a week and then I still have it in my ear all day Sunday, although I don't use it as much on that day. It's still at medium charge after 6-7 hours of straight usage. It's a rock star.

This BT also has a rocker switch to volume up or down. I've had others where it just went up until it started over.

The only problem I've ever had with it is that sometimes I flip it open to answer a phone call and it's answered by the iPhone instead of the BT. I then have to switch it over. Not a big deal but annoying sometimes because I have someone asking if I'm there and I'm talking to the iPhone telling them to wait a minute.