Jawbone: Military-spec Bluetooth headset

AnonymousThu 19 July, 2007 2:14pm

This is a great headset. Best noise cancellation on a Bluetooth headset to date. Here is a good review about the Jawbone.

http://www.bluetomorrow.com/content/section/376/498

AnonymousWed 6 February, 2008 6:50pm

I have this and think it is terrible - has real trouble connescting with my phone, maybe a 20% success rate and drops out all the time. No point having good sound if the connection is rubbish: not the phone.

AnonymousFri 25 April, 2008 9:56pm

Dear All
Although I must admit that the Jawbone delivers on its promise to make decent phonecalls in noisy invironments, I must say that in the end I am rather disapointed by the product. Mainly its lousy and everything-but-ergonomical fit. Although three other ear-metal-thingies and 4 different types of plastic ear-bud-thingies were included, it simply won't fit comfortably. Leave alone stay in it's place.
Positive is that you can charge it via any USB outlet, negative is the plastic protective cap (that keeps the charging contacts safe from dust) keeps falling off.
Positive is that you can use it to voice dial if your phone supports such function, negative is that it's virtually impossible to use the headset for Vista's voice activated Speech software (due to the "different" quality of the audio and the millisecond it needs before it starts transmitting your voice, which results in the first letter of a word not being heard by the computer, hence the commando is not understood).
Furthermore, and I only read this on the Aliph site AFTER I bought the device, it's absolutely terrible to listen to music with, besides the fact that it's mono.
One tip, update your phone with the latest software, I have tried this headset on several phones, and on a Nokia 6110 navigator I had to upgrade to firmware 4.22 (from 3.58) before the one-click-answer or one-click-end-call started working. On a much older Nokia things worked fine from the start. I bought two Jawbones, but when trying them in the same room with only a few meters apart, some extra static/noice/interference was presence.
Best regards
Didier

AnonymousSun 25 May, 2008 9:44pm

hi
just to let you know i have a jawbone but the only problem i find is the ear pieces that r metal snap easy

AnonymousMon 26 May, 2008 11:46am

Looks good & that's where it ends. Not so easy to fit if you wear spectacles but worst of all is the simple fact it has to touch the side of the face very firmly. No use with even slight facial hair / sideburns. I've never had so many complaints about poor call quality until I hold it firmly against my face when it does work OK. I might as well throw it away & hold a phone.

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