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Jabra EarBud for phones with Universal 2.5mm Jack

Jabra EarBud for phones with Universal 2.5mm Jack

List Price: $19.99
Your Price: $9.99
Product Info Reviews

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Breaks easily
Review: I used the earbud for about six months and the gel cover constantly came off and was lost in my briefcase. It finally split in two and the earphone disconnected from the unit. They are really fragile so plan on replacing them frequently.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Earbud works great with minor modification
Review: I've been using the same Jabra earbud for over 2 years now (in fact mine is so old, it's the original design with the microphone built into the earpiece), and it still works great, with one minor modification. The ear gel kept falling off when I removed the earbud (leaving the gel in my ear), and also fell off all the time in the car, in my pocket, and everywhere else. So, after the second time I lost my ear gel, I glued the gel on the earbud (with "Household Goop"), and it's been working great since. The reception and transmission have been fine with my Motorolla phone, and now I'm buying one for my wife.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Breaks easily
Review: I've owned three of these bad boys in the last six months. The serious design flaws aren't simply manufacturing errors. The most common problem, the earpiece unit comes apart quite easily. This generally causes the unit to break entirely as the wires disconnect from the earphone.

Most commonly, I've had complaints from callers that the headset makes me inaudible or fuzzy sounding.

I've switched to a different brand. I liked the Jabra ear gels, which I found comfortable. However, the shortcomings in the quality of the headset makes this a choice of which to be wary.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Simply ... dreadful
Review: I've owned three of these bad boys in the last six months. The serious design flaws aren't simply manufacturing errors. The most common problem, the earpiece unit comes apart quite easily. This generally causes the unit to break entirely as the wires disconnect from the earphone.

Most commonly, I've had complaints from callers that the headset makes me inaudible or fuzzy sounding.

I've switched to a different brand. I liked the Jabra ear gels, which I found comfortable. However, the shortcomings in the quality of the headset makes this a choice of which to be wary.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't buy it
Review: The ear gel works OK. It helps with staying in the ear and with shielding out some noise. The microphone is awful, though, rendering the device useless. Cuts out, sounds bad, just don't buy it.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: almost useless in a car
Review: This is a nice little device when I used it at home, when i was not moving around and in a quiet environment. However, in a car, moving at any speed above 30mph, the quality stunk. First, the sound I hear in the earpiece is very tunneled, like the other person is speaking way to close to the phone, and there's a lot of background noise all of a sudden. But that isn't tooo bad. The worst part is that the person on the other end has a hard time hearing me. They tell me it's like i have all of my windows open (which I didn't). I know it's not the reception of the phone because I'd unplug the earbud and talk fine w/ the normal phone.

One other thing that annoyed me, is that if i have it plugged into the phone (Startac, w/ Sprint PCS), when someone calls it only rings into the earpiece, so I can't tell if someone calls unless I have the earpiece in all the time, OR I plug it in after someone calls - not very convenient when on the road.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Best of Both Worlds?
Review: This product is a great combination of the two types of technologies that are proven to work well: the jabra eargels and the microphone that is integrated into the chord. By integrating the microphone in the chord, it is out of the way. The eargels are very comfortable and the earbud itself provides good quality sound without the threat of being easily pulled out like other models which are just jammed into the ear. Additionally, the microphone is not attached directly to the earpiece. It hangs from the chord without adding any weight that can contribute to ear fatigue. The only other model that might rival this product as far as comfort goes is the type of headset that wraps around the ear. The con of that type of headset is that it's not as easily placed in the ear as this product. In conclusion, a wonderfully engineered product. Get one before they run out!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Tried many, will stick with this one
Review: Wow. I am surpised at the terrible reviews the earbud is getting. Maybe I've gotten lucky with the construction. I've been using mine for a year now - its been through some rough pocket and workbag handling and I've never had a problem. Sure, the gel can come off easier than I'd want, but its a minor inconvenience. Here's why the earbud works great for me:

* I wear glasses and can't use the over the ear microphones.
* The gel is super comfy in the ear - and the earbud comes with different sizes
* Because the mike is embedded in the cord, it hangs easily and is very light
* The sound quality is very high - crystal clear and ungarbled. I've never had complaints!

So what about these other reviews? I know from experience that these universal jack earbuds do not work with some phones, i.e., some Nokias. They really sound awful and can cause havoc on the phone's menu. Maybe the other reviewers tried using it with the wrong phone? Unfortunately, its not that clear from the package.
(I have a Sanyo phone).

What can I say? I think they are definitely worth a try if you use your phone on the go a lot. I hate using my cellphone now without it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Tried many, will stick with this one
Review: Wow. I am surpised at the terrible reviews the earbud is getting. Maybe I've gotten lucky with the construction. I've been using mine for a year now - its been through some rough pocket and workbag handling and I've never had a problem. Sure, the gel can come off easier than I'd want, but its a minor inconvenience. Here's why the earbud works great for me:

* I wear glasses and can't use the over the ear microphones.
* The gel is super comfy in the ear - and the earbud comes with different sizes
* Because the mike is embedded in the cord, it hangs easily and is very light
* The sound quality is very high - crystal clear and ungarbled. I've never had complaints!

So what about these other reviews? I know from experience that these universal jack earbuds do not work with some phones, i.e., some Nokias. They really sound awful and can cause havoc on the phone's menu. Maybe the other reviewers tried using it with the wrong phone? Unfortunately, its not that clear from the package.
(I have a Sanyo phone).

What can I say? I think they are definitely worth a try if you use your phone on the go a lot. I hate using my cellphone now without it.


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