Palm Centro + Jabra Bluetooth Breaking Up

When I bought my Palm Centro, Sprint offered me a package deal that
consisted of holster, car charger and Jabra BT headset. Being as that
meant I was getting the $40 Jabra headset for $10, I went for it. But
this headset never has worked well. I can hear callers fine. In fact
it does that better than any wired headset I've ever had. But callers
complain that I break up.

Can anybody recommend an economical (not cheap, but economical) BT
headset that'll work well with my Centro?

My research so far points to one of two Plantronics products: The
Voyager Pro or Voyager 510. They look kind of... ungainly, but they
get pretty consistently good reviews.

Thanks!

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On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:49:34 -0500, jseymour@LinxNet.com (Jim Seymour)
wrote in <jpmdnYMDEfRj8l7XnZ2dnUVZ_jhi4p2d@megapath.net>:

>When I bought my Palm Centro, Sprint offered me a package deal that
>consisted of holster, car charger and Jabra BT headset. Being as that
>meant I was getting the $40 Jabra headset for $10, I went for it. But
>this headset never has worked well. I can hear callers fine. In fact
>it does that better than any wired headset I've ever had. But callers
>complain that I break up.
>
>Can anybody recommend an economical (not cheap, but economical) BT
>headset that'll work well with my Centro?

Motorola H715, on sale at Costco for $50, bargain price for an excellent
product.

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If the iPhone is really so impressive,
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In article <tj07c5h5th6c5k731u6dqbodkkivl1j24c@4ax.com>,
John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> writes:
> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:49:34 -0500, jseymour@LinxNet.com (Jim Seymour)
> wrote in <jpmdnYMDEfRj8l7XnZ2dnUVZ_jhi4p2d@megapath.net>:
[snip]
>>
>>Can anybody recommend an economical (not cheap, but economical) BT
>>headset that'll work well with my Centro?
>
> Motorola H715, on sale at Costco for $50, bargain price for an excellent
> product.

Thanks for the recommendation, John. I'll spend my lunchtime
researching that one. (Only found one credible negative review so
far.) I've a Costco on the way home, so maybe...

The other problem I have with this Jabra is it has a hard rubber bit
that goes partway into your ear, and that gets *very* irritating
after a while. I guess you could say the "$10 Jabra" gave me just
enough of a taste of BT to know that I wanted a better device :P

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On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:01:55 -0500, jseymour@LinxNet.com (Jim Seymour)
wrote in <XImdnX5BWPWeEl7XnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@megapath.net>:

>In article <tj07c5h5th6c5k731u6dqbodkkivl1j24c@4ax.com>,
> John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> writes:
>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:49:34 -0500, jseymour@LinxNet.com (Jim Seymour)
>> wrote in <jpmdnYMDEfRj8l7XnZ2dnUVZ_jhi4p2d@megapath.net>:
>[snip]
>>>
>>>Can anybody recommend an economical (not cheap, but economical) BT
>>>headset that'll work well with my Centro?
>>
>> Motorola H715, on sale at Costco for $50, bargain price for an excellent
>> product.
>
>Thanks for the recommendation, John. I'll spend my lunchtime
>researching that one. (Only found one credible negative review so
>far.) I've a Costco on the way home, so maybe...

My own review of the H715:
* Excellent call quality
* Very good noise cancellation
* Amazing battery life
* Clever functional on-off control
* Light and very comfortable

>The other problem I have with this Jabra is it has a hard rubber bit
>that goes partway into your ear, and that gets *very* irritating
>after a while. I guess you could say the "$10 Jabra" gave me just
>enough of a taste of BT to know that I wanted a better device :P

The H715 is one of the easiest headsets to wear I've ever tried.

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Best regards,
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If the iPhone is really so impressive,
why do iFans keep making excuses for it?

In article <b7j7c5pc0tbfn238ntmvbm83pbr255ac47@4ax.com>,
John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> writes:
> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:01:55 -0500, jseymour@LinxNet.com (Jim Seymour)
> wrote in <XImdnX5BWPWeEl7XnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@megapath.net>:
[snip]
>
> My own review of the H715:
> * Excellent call quality
> * Very good noise cancellation
> * Amazing battery life
> * Clever functional on-off control
> * Light and very comfortable
[snip]
>
> The H715 is one of the easiest headsets to wear I've ever tried.

Thanks for the info, John.

Stopped by Costco this afternoon on the way home from work. They had
them, but, unfortunately, instead of black, they were an ugly
brownish-silver colour. There are colours I like less than that
colour, but not many. I'll have to see if the Sprint store or
somewhere else nearby has them, in *black*, for a competitive price.

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On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:45:13 -0500, jseymour@LinxNet.com (Jim Seymour)
wrote in <vIudney5aLIEZl7XnZ2dnUVZ_tli4p2d@megapath.net>:

>In article <b7j7c5pc0tbfn238ntmvbm83pbr255ac47@4ax.com>,
> John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> writes:
>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:01:55 -0500, jseymour@LinxNet.com (Jim Seymour)
>> wrote in <XImdnX5BWPWeEl7XnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@megapath.net>:
>[snip]
>>
>> My own review of the H715:
>> * Excellent call quality
>> * Very good noise cancellation
>> * Amazing battery life
>> * Clever functional on-off control
>> * Light and very comfortable
>[snip]
>>
>> The H715 is one of the easiest headsets to wear I've ever tried.
>
>Thanks for the info, John.
>
>Stopped by Costco this afternoon on the way home from work. They had
>them, but, unfortunately, instead of black, they were an ugly
>brownish-silver colour. There are colours I like less than that
>colour, but not many. I'll have to see if the Sprint store or
>somewhere else nearby has them, in *black*, for a competitive price.

If you have other Costco's in the area, you might want to give them a
call -- I've seen a number of colors since they started selling the
H715. Mine is gun metal grey.

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John <http:/navasgroup.com>

If the iPhone is really so impressive,
why do iFans keep making excuses for it?

In article <tqf9c5hd6tahogv44ptjj6k2mhf6pbeb11@4ax.com>,
John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> writes:
[snip]
>
> If you have other Costco's in the area, you might want to give them a
> call -- I've seen a number of colors since they started selling the
> H715. Mine is gun metal grey.

I'd wondered about that. Perhaps I'll do that. There are a couple.

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On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:45:13 -0500, Jim Seymour <jseymour@LinxNet.com> wrote:
>Thanks for the info, John.

>Stopped by Costco this afternoon on the way home from work. They had
>them, but, unfortunately, instead of black, they were an ugly
>brownish-silver colour. There are colours I like less than that
>colour, but not many. I'll have to see if the Sprint store or
>somewhere else nearby has them, in *black*, for a competitive price.

You're going to look like a stupid geek and sound like a psychopath who
hears voices in their head no matter what color it is.

Put the mirror away and you won't be able to see what color it is.

Following-up to myself...

In article <tNqdneNvffeJVVnXnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d@megapath.net>,
jseymour@LinxNet.com (Jim Seymour) writes:
> In article <tqf9c5hd6tahogv44ptjj6k2mhf6pbeb11@4ax.com>,
> John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> writes:
> [snip]
>>
>> If you have other Costco's in the area, you might want to give them a
>> call -- I've seen a number of colors since they started selling the
>> H715. Mine is gun metal grey.
>
> I'd wondered about that. Perhaps I'll do that. There are a couple.

Found what I wanted at a Costco near work. Must be on sale, because
it was $42 and change out the door.

Did a funny thing when I put it on the charger: Was *flashing* red
then went out entirely. Un-plugged and re-plugged the charger from
it and it charged normally.

When I first tried to pair it with my Centro, my Centro locked-up,
didn't find it, wouldn't cancel, etc. Had to "cycle the power" by
removing and re-installing the battery. On the next attempt it
paired right up and all was well.

So far it seems to be working great. The "dropping out" problem
seems to be gone. It's actually more "hear-able" than the
in-your-ear Jabra was. The transmit audio isn't as clear, but it's
acceptable. The Jabra was worthless in high noise environments, such
as in the car with the windows down at speed. The Moto H715 actually
works quite well in such environments. I tested it by leaving myself
voicemail at work from my car at 65 MPH with open windows in traffic
this morning, and I was actually easily intelligible. At lower
speeds, even with noise from other cars, you almost wouldn't know the
outside noises were there. It's far more comfortable than the Jabra
was, but at certain head angles it *feels* like it's going to fall
off my ear. (Hasn't yet, and I've mildly tried to provoke it.)

I really like the fact that, to turn it on, you flip down the little
boom. I can't count the number of times I clipped my Jabra on, only
to realize, later, that I'd never turned it on. (Leading to some
awfully mystified people at the other end of calls I initiated,
some times .)

So far I'd call it a success! Thanks for the recommendation, John.

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