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Jabra BT800 Bluetooth earpiece |
axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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From: Londinium
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Jabra (makers of the popular BT250 headset has announced the BT800, a Bluetooth-enabled earpiece with a 21x64 pixel LCD display, 5 ringtones, a vibrating mode, noise cancellation, 6 hours of talktime, charging via both USB (yes!) and AC power, and that weighs in at just three-fourths of an ounce. We would think those specs are enough, but Jabra goes all out and squeezes in two more buttons (to accept or deny the call) and a jog dial. We’re counting down the days to January 2005, which is the rumored date being thrown around.
This unit is very alluring! Take a look at the features:
21x64 pixel display
5 different ring tones
Vibratng call alert
Mute button
Noise cancellation & automatic lavel control
Dedicated pairing button
Charging via either AC or USB
6 hrs. talk time/125 hours standby
0.75 ounces
BT v1.2
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baseballfanz
Joined: Sep 21, 2004
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It's a nice looking headset, but I have to question the caller ID. You have the headset on, you gotta take it of to see the caller ID? |
joebmc
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Kent
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Well with most headsets you've gotta take out the phone to see who's calling anyway 
But most (including me) just answer the phone.
But this looks like a neat headset, looks quite small too!
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kaiesha
Joined: Mar 27, 2003
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This headset is now available, £75.00 from fonejunkie.com but I have seen it for £66 inc vat after a bit of seaching
Anyone got one who fancies submitting a users review?
Or has anyone found it any cheaper? |
kaiesha
Joined: Mar 27, 2003
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Couldn't wait, went out and bought one, the only one in all of The Links in the West Mids. £99.99, but I took my SE HBH 65 back and said it was faulty so it only cost me £20.00
Expansys are advertising the headset at £66 inc Vat, cheapest price I could find, but I e-mailed them yesterday and they are waiting for stock.
First impressions:- Nice package, noticably larger and heavier than the SE headset but not without reason and once it's on the size and weight difference isn't really noticable.
Took three hours for it's intial charge, there's no guidelines in the manual as to how long to leave it for it's first chrage so as soon as the display said it was full I unplugged it and started playing:-)
The unit can also be charged direct from your PC via the USB port with a small cable which comes with the headset.
The screen is small but readable, the blue backlight works great of a night time, but the blue colour is hardly visable during daylight although the screen is still readable. Caller display shows the persons name calling you as it is entered in your phone book, but this function may vary for different handsets.
The buttons are easy to press and easy to find when it's on your ear, I especially like the jog dial for volume and menu options.
The ringtones are preset, there are five of them all polyphonic, the only offensive one is the classic "old phone" ring which annoys the hell out of me. Alternatively you can have it silent or just bleeping when an incoming call comes in. Whichever ringtone or alert option you choose there's the option to have the vibrate on or off.
There's no loud speaker so you only hear the ringtones when the phone is on your ear.
Other options include a 'Language' option, an 'about' option (which tells you the firmware version on the headset) and a 'light' option which allows you to turn the large flashing blue LED on during use.
Performance wise; seems ok; not had much chance to use it yet, speaker volume is loud enough and the headset also compensates for background noise and filters it out.
Also mentioned in the handbook is that the headset is upgradable via updates on the website.
Overall so far, very impressed. My only advise is to look on e-bay over the coming months, or go to expansys and pre order now. This is one cool headset but at £100 from The Link it's worth waiting for expansys to get some in.
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Hlcn Twst
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
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From: Purgatory, Utah, USA
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Though it gets an 'A' for coolness, it gets an 'F" for usability. It's too big, weighs too much, and the earhook is too soft. So this thing flops around with the slightest movement of one's head. The floppiness also prevents the speaker from resting securely in the ear, resulting in low (perceived) volume.
If you have to have a display on your headset,  HBH-662 is better all-around.
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701
Joined: Nov 26, 2002
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From: Romania
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I had a Hbh 600 and it was the best.Now I have a HBH 660 and it's not so confortable but still very good on sound and battery.Jabra 330 has disappointed me as well as BT 800 as there si too much noise in the background and a lot of echo.
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Posted: 2004-10-28 15:34
