I haven't weighed in on this but I'll reiterate from several weeks ago: I really do like the Motorola H700. The boom functionality is convenient, the sound is loud enough for me, and the battery life is excellent.
I have owned around 10 Bluetooth headsets over the past couple of years and have always found them wanting. The h700 wants less than others. Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lio Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Treo] Bluetooth recommendations? I bought the Cardo Scala and was disappointed with it both because it hurt my ear and because it never was loud enough to me. In fact, I tried out 2 of the clip on-type and have routinely come back to this one http://www.mtwo-group.com/productspec.asp?Product=BTH-S6A1 It used to be at Tiger Direct, but I couldn't find it there. The battery life is about 5 hours and the range was about 12-15 feet. It supports A2DP and worked well with skype, iTunes and Quicktime on my laptop. I like it because the in-ear style of headphones are the loudest for me and the most comfortable, rather than those that pinch the ear that I can't wear for too long. basically the receiver it a clip that you clip on your shirt or put in your shirt pocket. On 6/5/07, J Messeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went through several about a year ago, so I can't speak to some of the > specific of the new crop -- extra features, etc. > The Jabra BT250 had terrific sound. I wear glasses and the Jabra > hooked over my ear and I have some pictures where the thing shouldn't be > but it is because I'd forgotten it was there. Unfortunately, the way the > mic hooks low and forward, it was constantly being snagged by my vest > and jacket collars. > The Motorola 850 and those of similar design: no volume. I'm a > little more than a little hard of hearing, but Kaplan's right -- unless > the room was dead quiet, I was better off using the speakerphone. > There are a couple that vibrate. The Jabra 250 I think is one. But > the vibrate is in addition to the ring tone, so if your idea is to not > have people next to you hear the fone you're ignoring. it's not much > good. Jabra said the vibrate was so if you put it in your pocket ... > Caller ID -- the idea makes no sense, and doesn't work with the 650 > or 680. Same for Voice call and redial -- 650 and 680 can't use them. > > I finally settled on a Cardo Scala 500. Plenty of volume. The > speaker nub sticks not quite in the ear canal, which directs the sound. > (order the "optional" rubber ear cushions if they don't come with the > unit. They're worth having.) > And I've heard the Jawbone is pretty good. It's got a couple of > those useless features (the ones that don't work on 650/680) but it's > rumored to be a really nice sounding device. And it looks kind of spacey. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
