Hey Raul; How is the battery life on the Samsung 1700?
Thanks Anthony Sent from my iPad On Jul 6, 2013, at 11:29 AM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > Oh Mario...if only I could control everyone the way I control you ... HOP! > YOU LITTLE PLUMBER! HOP! HOP! 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