you're not going to find one with good transmit audio. Personally I think that's a weakness of bluetooth Now, the bluetooth device I have has three microphones on the boom and this is ostensibly for noise reduction. While it does suppress a good bit of the noise the transmit audio still leaves much to be desired.
Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 15:29 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Bluetooth Headset Recommendation 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=UTF 8&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=wireles s&ie=UTF8&qid=1373120267&sr=1-8&keywords=bluetooth+headset+pouch -- Raul A. Gallegos Oh Mario...if only I could control everyone the way I control you ... HOP! YOU LITTLE PLUMBER! HOP! HOP! HOP! - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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