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I am totally sold on hands-free communication when using a cell phone. I can not stand to hold a phone up to my dome and talk on it. It makes me feel all yucky inside. So, ever since I got my first Bluetooth® enabled phone, the Motorola RAZR V3, I have been sporting a Bluetooth® headset along with it. Before I go on about my latest adventure, let me give you a little history of where I’ve been.
Lately, I have been using a Plantronics Voyager 510 and a Motorola H700. Both of these headsets have their pros and cons, in my opinion. I have written a little bit of what I like and dislike about both of these units below.
Plantronics Voyager 510
This headset has great sound quality on both ends of the conversation. The in-ear/over-ear design keeps the headset in place and stable, even when moving your head about violently. Because the ear piece fits inside your ear, you are able to hear exceptionally well, even in noisy situations.
This headset can also be paired with two devices and connected at the same time. For example, you can have the headset connected to your Bluetooth® enabled phone and to your MacBook. You can be chatting with someone over iChat and a phone call come in through your cell phone. You can push the button on the headset and switch the source you are communication with. Kind of like call waiting, but for devices instead of calls.
Now, there are some downfalls to this headset, too. The part of the headset that fits over your ear is kind of bulky. The overall size of the headset is also pretty big when compared to other Bluetooth® headsets nowadays. The mic boom is long and it just seems too large for being a recent release from Plantronics.
The device is also kind of cumbersome to pair. You have to do like a Mortal Kombat button combination to put the headset into pairing mode. This can take several attempts, or at least it did for me.
Motorola H700
This has been my main headset the past few months. This headset is light and extremely small. It has an over-ear design and also folds up into a tiny little piece of plastic when not in use. The sound quality is great on both ends of the call as long as you are not in a noisy situation. Since this headset is an on-ear design, and not an in-ear design, in noisy situations it is hard to hear. Especially if you’re moving your head about and the headset is bouncing off the side of your head.
This device is also easy to put into pairing mode. You turn the device off by closing the mic boom, press and hold the call manipulation button until the blue LED begins to flash and then open the boom again. That’s it. Pretty simple. No crazy button combinations or funky backflips to content with.
This device can also only be connected to one device at a time, unlike the Plantronics device which can connect to two simultaneously. Overall, this is a nice headset due to its size and the voice quality when talking but with the device bouncing all over the place, it kind of makes it hard to hear people on the other end of the call.
That is my opinion on the two devices I have been using lately. I enjoy aspects of both and dislike things on each as well. If I could only find a headset that had the good options of both and minor negatives, I would be set. Enter the Plantronics Discovery 640.
Plantronics Discovery 640
The 640 is extremely small. It is an in-ear design and has an optional over-ear attachment to stabilize the headset if necessary. Since I like the over-ear concept, I use the optional attachment and the headset feels great in and over my ear. The sound quality is excellent on both ends of the conversation. It can also be connected to two device devices at the same time like the 510. I would honestly have to say that this unit is smaller than the H700 from Motorola, which is pretty small itself.
The headset is extremely easy to pair with other Bluetooth® devices. It pairs almost exactly like the H700 does. Hold down the call manipulation button when the unit is off until the lights start flashing blue and red and you’re done.
I have been using this headset for almost a week now and really like it. Its small enough in size and has every feature and option I was looking for in a headset. If you’re in the market for a new Bluetooth® headset for your phone or PC/laptop, give this headset a try. I think you’ll be impressed.
Until next time..
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