Trevante
04-04-2006, 04:19 PM
In my search for the perfect BT headset, I've gone through 4 different headsets, and I have another one charging as I type this.
The first headset I tried was the Nokia HS-26W. To be honest, I think this is the best headset of the 4 I've been through. It's very comfortable, even with my glasses, the range is great and there is very little static (maybe it's because it uses BT 2.0). However, the volume isn't loud enough unless you turn it up to the higher volume ranges. When you get to the highest volume or the level below it, the person on the other end starts to hear an echo because the mic will pickup the sounds from the earpiece. People would get annoyed talking to me because they would hear everything they said repeated back to them Apart from that, I think it's a great headset. Only $50 at Best Buy too.
During the time that I had the Nokia, I got a Motorola HS820 for free. I tried it out and it didn't seem to have the echo issue my Nokia did, but the voume wasn't loud enough and it didn't feel very secure with the way it clipped on. I didn't experience any static with this headset, although I don't remember what the range was. I would probably use it as a backup headset, but unfortunately, I think it got fried when a friend of mine plugged in the charger upside down (I don't know what happened with it, but the LED stays very dimly lit instead of being bright like it's supposed to).
The next headset I bought was a Jabra BT250v. I bought it because of the cool design and I figured the best way to avoid an echo would be to get a headset that has a boom mic. I really wanted to like this headset because of it's cool design and vibrating feature, however, the range was very short, and there was lots of static when moving away from the phone, even with a direct line of sight. It was very comfortable and the mini-gels fit well inside my ear, but the static prevented me from sticking with it. THe virbrating feature is nice, but I think instead of making it one long, strong vibration, they should have made it weaker, pulsing vibrations. The vibration was a little bit too strong for me.
Next was the Motorola HS850. I didn't have this headset for long because I was having the same static issues as the BT250v, and the fit wasn't very secure (similar to the HS820). I did like that you could fold the boom mic in when you weren't using it, it made it easier to put in my pocket during class.
Right now I have a Plantronics Voyager 510 that should be done charging in two hours.. I'll update my review to include the 510 in a couple days.
The first headset I tried was the Nokia HS-26W. To be honest, I think this is the best headset of the 4 I've been through. It's very comfortable, even with my glasses, the range is great and there is very little static (maybe it's because it uses BT 2.0). However, the volume isn't loud enough unless you turn it up to the higher volume ranges. When you get to the highest volume or the level below it, the person on the other end starts to hear an echo because the mic will pickup the sounds from the earpiece. People would get annoyed talking to me because they would hear everything they said repeated back to them Apart from that, I think it's a great headset. Only $50 at Best Buy too.
During the time that I had the Nokia, I got a Motorola HS820 for free. I tried it out and it didn't seem to have the echo issue my Nokia did, but the voume wasn't loud enough and it didn't feel very secure with the way it clipped on. I didn't experience any static with this headset, although I don't remember what the range was. I would probably use it as a backup headset, but unfortunately, I think it got fried when a friend of mine plugged in the charger upside down (I don't know what happened with it, but the LED stays very dimly lit instead of being bright like it's supposed to).
The next headset I bought was a Jabra BT250v. I bought it because of the cool design and I figured the best way to avoid an echo would be to get a headset that has a boom mic. I really wanted to like this headset because of it's cool design and vibrating feature, however, the range was very short, and there was lots of static when moving away from the phone, even with a direct line of sight. It was very comfortable and the mini-gels fit well inside my ear, but the static prevented me from sticking with it. THe virbrating feature is nice, but I think instead of making it one long, strong vibration, they should have made it weaker, pulsing vibrations. The vibration was a little bit too strong for me.
Next was the Motorola HS850. I didn't have this headset for long because I was having the same static issues as the BT250v, and the fit wasn't very secure (similar to the HS820). I did like that you could fold the boom mic in when you weren't using it, it made it easier to put in my pocket during class.
Right now I have a Plantronics Voyager 510 that should be done charging in two hours.. I'll update my review to include the 510 in a couple days.