Any new Bluetooth Headsets?
Apr 2, 2007, 10:52 am
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Any new Bluetooth Headsets?
I did a search and the last thread on bluetooth headsets that I could find was in early November (which is a loooong time ago, when it comes to technology!). 
The past threads seem to recommend the Plantronics 655 and Jabra JX10, but I'm wondering if there's anything new and better that people would recommend. I'm using a Blackberry 7250 and would like something where people can actually hear me (I haven't had great luck with wired headsets, and though I hesitate to embrace whole geek look, I think I may try a bluetooth set.)
The past threads seem to recommend the Plantronics 655 and Jabra JX10, but I'm wondering if there's anything new and better that people would recommend. I'm using a Blackberry 7250 and would like something where people can actually hear me (I haven't had great luck with wired headsets, and though I hesitate to embrace whole geek look, I think I may try a bluetooth set.)
Apr 2, 2007, 7:48 pm
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I did a search and the last thread on bluetooth headsets that I could find was in early November (which is a loooong time ago, when it comes to technology!).
The past threads seem to recommend the Plantronics 655 and Jabra JX10, but I'm wondering if there's anything new and better that people would recommend. I'm using a Blackberry 7250 and would like something where people can actually hear me (I haven't had great luck with wired headsets, and though I hesitate to embrace whole geek look, I think I may try a bluetooth set.)
The past threads seem to recommend the Plantronics 655 and Jabra JX10, but I'm wondering if there's anything new and better that people would recommend. I'm using a Blackberry 7250 and would like something where people can actually hear me (I haven't had great luck with wired headsets, and though I hesitate to embrace whole geek look, I think I may try a bluetooth set.)
Apr 3, 2007, 1:37 am
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agree on the jawbone review. i've read a lot of positive reviews on it over on howardforums. Gues it takes a little while to get used to the earpiece and volume though. Sold out at my cingular store whenever i go there.
Apr 4, 2007, 2:35 pm
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FT recommendations should get commissions - I read mention of the Jawbone in this thread, went down and picked one up last night and gave it a spin, brought it in to work and told some people about it, and they ordered 25 of them for the office!
Apr 4, 2007, 8:18 pm
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Apr 4, 2007, 10:01 pm
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I have the BlackBerry HS655, which is apparently a rebadged Plantronics 655 with tweaked firmware for better BB compatability. That jawbone is pretty nifty looking though. I wish I'd seen it earlier.
Apr 6, 2007, 10:03 pm
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Not sure about this model, but my experience with Plantronics quality control has been very poor in the last couple of years. They have great customer service and replace stuff quickly however.
Apr 7, 2007, 4:48 pm
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Does it matter what kind of device you are using with the jawbone (as long as it has bluetooth, of course)?
Apr 7, 2007, 7:47 pm
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Apr 9, 2007, 8:55 am
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Skip the JX10... quality control is not good and the thing is unreliable. I've been through three. To boot, it's horribly unreliable with my E61. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Similar reports are rampant... no fix in sight and tech support just shrugs.
Apr 11, 2007, 5:03 pm
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A few of my associates have purchased the Jawbone headset and are quite pleased with it. I was on a conference call with one of them while they were in a noisy airport and the background noise cancellation was quite good.