Hi all, here's what I have, but note that this may not fit Mike's
suggested requirements.
Plantronics M50. This is a single ear- headset and it allows Voice over
to work when you are on and off a call. It's very light and comfortable
and I could wear this all day with no ear fatigue. The battery life is
excellent, but the call quality in my opinion leaves much to be desired.
However let me state that as yet, I haven't come across a Bluetooth
headset which satisfies me in the phone call quality department. The
thing which I don't like about this one is the volume can be a bit low
if you are in a noisy environment. You have to sometimes jack your phone
up to 100% as well as the headset. When you do this, the battery on both
devices will drain more just so you know. Also, the call/answer button
is located right on the main part of the headset body, on the outside of
your ear. So, if you want to make an adjustment while on a call, you
might accidentally press the button and hang up on the person. I mainly
like this headset for listening to audio such as Voice Over telling me
which street I'm on using Ariadne, or Blind Square's voice telling me
information I need. I listen to audio books as well while on the bus. I
don't wear a headset at all when crossing streets. Sometimes the voice
call quality is so bad that I simply turn it off, and put the phone to
my other ear when talking. From what I can tell, this one only comes in
black.
Samsung HM1700. Now this one is almost the same as the M50 I just
described above, but with the following differences. It comes with a
standard round plug for you ear, which fits me the best. If I use one of
the 3 included replacements, then it doesn't fit me as well and I'm
constantly adjusting it. Somehow the M50 has this right for my ear, but
if your ear is shaped just differently enough, the M50 might not fit
right or might cause fatigue, with this 1700 I have the choice of more
than one ear plug, and so this might be good for people with this kind
of concern. Now, again, if I use the default round one which doesn't
stick out at all, it fits in my specific ear just fine with no fatigue,
but I do have to adjust it more than the M50. What I like about this one
more than the M50 is that the volume is louder. I don't have to have my
phone on max volume in order to hear things at a comfortable level.
Also, the call/answer button is located on the top edge, not the main
body, of course, depending on which ear you put this in, it might be the
bottom edge. In any case, if I'm on a phone call and need to adjust the
things, chances that I will accidentally hang up on my call are less
than with the M50 I think. The body of this one is slightly bigger than
the M50, so it will be more noticeable, but that is ok with me. The call
quality is sometimes good, sometimes not so good, but the same is true
for the M50 I think. The Samsung HM1700 comes in different colors if you
care about such things. Grey, red, blue, ETC. I got the Blue one because
it matches my mood and the color and theme of my phone.
Both of the headsets I mentioned above will charge with a micro usb
plug. So, it's pretty standard here. Also, both have excellent talk
time, and both are small and will easily fit in a small carrying pouch
or pocket. Both can be warn on either ear, and both are usually under 30
dollars on Amazon. Below are links to each headset below as well as a
link to an excellent carrying pouch.
Plantronics M50 Black.
http://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-M50-Bluetooth-Headset-Packaging/dp/B005IMB5NG/ref=sr_1_1_ha?ie=UTF8&qid=1373119921&sr=8-1&keywords=plantronics+m50
Samsung HM1700 Blue:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Bluetooth-reduction-cancellation-streaming/dp/B0076Z3F9A/ref=sr_1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1373120015&sr=1-2&keywords=hm1700
Bluetooth headset carrying pouch:
http://www.amazon.com/GTMax-Carrying-Wireless-Bluetooth-Handsfree/dp/B00AFMV9IA/ref=sr_1_8?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1373120267&sr=1-8&keywords=bluetooth+headset+pouch
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