On m50 i am facing severe bluetooth drop overs on my iPhone 5. Call quality is worse. How about motorola hx 550? Had anyone tried it?
Sent from Srikanth's iPhone 5 On 07-Jul-2013, at 10:35 PM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, good question and sorry I forgot to mention that. Both M50 and Samsung > hm1700 get around 10 - 11 hours. But of course if you have Voice Over > chattering away all day it will be less. Charge time is about an hour for a > full charge from what I can tell. Oh, another thing I forgot to mention is > that the Plantronics M50 will display its battery percentage on the iPhone > screen, but the Samsung HM1700 will not. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > It amazes me how annoying some people can be in 140 characters or less. - > Sheldon Cooper > Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 > > On 7/6/2013 11:32 AM, Anthony Vece wrote: >> 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 co > urse, 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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