Customer Reviews:
  Great Deal on a Great Headset December 26, 2008
This is my second purchase of the this headset (one for me and one for my wife). I have tried several other headsets, and this is by far the best for the money. It does require some fine tuning for propper fit, but sound quality is outstanding.
 Too Fragile December 23, 2008
All I can say is that this devices is too fragile for everyday use. The earbuds glue gives out over time and you must purchase replacements. But worse, the ear loop that holds it in your ear, bend very easily and the slightest twist in your pocket will snap it in half. These cannot be replaced outside of the warranty period. Now for the function of the device, I have yet to have it work as advertised. Most people on the other end complain that the sound quality is horrible either with or without the sound cancellation. Great marketing gimmick, but does not work. Save you money and look for a better, long-lasting product!
 great noise filtering, poor design, low volume, breaks easily December 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Here is my comparison of Jawbone 1 vs. the BlueAnt V1, which I got a couple of months ago to replace my Jawbone 1, which broke during routine usage:
The Jawbone 1 has great noise filtering and looks nice, however the design is poor, has low volume, and breaks easily. I had used an ~3-4 yr old Motorola Bluetooth headset then the Jawbone 1 before buying the BlueAnt V1. The mild static when you are not close to the phone or when something, even your body, is in line between headset and phone is unchanged from the original Motorola Bluetooth that came free with my cell phone. This is a likely a function of limitations of Bluetooth technology and not the headset.
the noise filtering software is good to excellent. It is slightly better at eliminating noise around you as perceived by those you speak than BlueAnt. Jawbone has sensors to tell when you are speaking, which gives it an additional tool that the BlueAnt and other headsets do not have, but this is really irrelevant for most people unless you work say at a bar or construction site. Plus, with the Jawbone, if I tried lying down on my back and talking or if the headset was not placed exactly right, I wouldn't be heard. With Jawbone if I turned on the sink loudly, no one would hear. With BlueAnt they hear a faint background noise, less w/ the high filter setting. In the car they don't notice any background noise w/ BlueAnt, so it's good enough. People's voices are a bit metallic w/ Jawbone.
The ear hooks of the Jawbone bend and break when in your pocket - went through several in 3 months. The BlueAnt hook is attached by a flexible joint, the hook is sturdier, so it is fine in your pocket. Plus it has a clip to attach it to e.g. a shirt, but I don't use it.
The Jawbone ear pieces twist off and are lost or broken easily. The blueAnt pieces can turn 360 degrees and don't come off unless pulled off specifically.
The BlueAnt's voice commands are useful, e.g. to check battery life, whereas the Jawbone doesn't have that option.
Forced use speed dial locations 2-4 for home, work, goog-411 is a bit annoying but not terrible. Would prefer easier access to my phone's built-in voice commands, which Jawbone accesses directly.
Charger for BlueAnt more compact, flexible (USB charger plugs into AC and car adapter, both included).
Jawbone used to easily accidentally hang up w/ 1-click hangup. blueAnt needs double click.
Jawbone volume low - apparently not fixed w/ version 2. BlueAnt has good volume, easily adjustable up and down vs. jawbone's 1-button cycling.
Jawbone 2 is maybe similarly sized but 1 is much bigger than BluAnt V1.
The BlueAnt has many other features which make it much better than Jawbone 1 and from what I read before purchasing this better than Jawbone 2 (critic and user reviews), so when my Jawbone 1 broke after a few months (first several ear hooks then the device itself, and I rarely have any electronics break on me, but this didn't survive ordinary use), I got BlueAnt one instead.
 Jawbone review December 20, 2008
Works fine. Some of the other reviews seem to be unhappy with it, but it works as expected for a one speaker ear piece. It's my first Jawbone, so maybe i don't know any better, but seems fine to me. Definitely makes life easier while driving. I have no trouble with placing it onto my ear. Just takes some practice.
OK Earpiece... WAAAY Overpriced, not Durable! December 17, 2008
When I got this earpiece, I was in my IKEA, APPLE, gotta be trendy phase, that I should have had a brain, but hey, I only human! LOL.... Just kidding, but seriously, this earpiece sounded okay. the noise reduction was no better than any other noise reduction on a 40 or 50 dolar bluetooth earpiece. At the time I purchased it for around 80 or 90 bucks, I cant remember. The ear loops that hold it on you ear kept breaking and they are expensive in my opinion. You really had to bend them to get a good grip on your ear. This brings me to my next point, when it does fall off, your ear, which it will the ear bud piece comes off alot, so much in fact that I eventually had to use super glue to fix it. All thins considered, these complaints could happen with any other earpiece as well, only thing is other ear pieces are cheaper in price that do these things. It does LOOK COOL though!!
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