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Nokia Hands-Free Earbud Headset Kit for Nokia Phones

Nokia Hands-Free Earbud Headset Kit for Nokia Phones

List Price: $29.99
Your Price: $9.99
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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Nokia 6100 series headphone
Review: This earpiece has been a godsend. I can drive, shop, or do anything that's non-strenuous and keep a phone conversation going indefinitely. The phone has a setting that allows the phone/earpiece to ring once and you are connected. No reaching for the phone or even the connect button on the earpiece wire. There is a point when the earpiece does tire the ear from insertion but it is not a handicap nor a reason not to buy it. The only caution is to be careful not to snag the wire and to be sure the main phone unit is securely attached to your belt or clothing.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Not compatible with Nokia 6100
Review: This handsfree set is not compatible with my NOkia 6100 phone. The jack is too small for the phone.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Look ma no hands!
Review: This is a great thing to have if you are always on the phone. I use it in the car, on the bus, and walking around town. Sometimes people wonder if I am talking to them. The wires sometimes get in the way.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Save your money for another product!
Review: This is an overpriced, under-engineered and generally inferior product. The sound quality on it is good, and it certainly is more discreet than other competing products (people have thought I was talking to myself while wearing it), but there are better options out there.

You will love this for the few months prior to it breaking. I have had mine for around 4 months and the prongs are destroyed. The ones for other phones do not do this because of their design. If you put a pad on the earpiece it is much more comfortable and won't slip from your ear as much. It does increase safety in the car. For thirty dollars Nokia could design something better.

The Jabra one I own seems a little more sturdy, and costs less to replace (if it breaks). My reccomendation, is that if you aren't concerned with looks too much, go for the Jabra. So far I have not had any trouble with it, besides the fact that it is huge. If you won't be using the Nokia headset much, try your luck with it, but don't say I didn't warn you...

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Save your money for another product!
Review: This is an overpriced, under-engineered and generally inferior product. The sound quality on it is good, and it certainly is more discreet than other competing products (people have thought I was talking to myself while wearing it), but there are better options out there.

You will love this for the few months prior to it breaking. I have had mine for around 4 months and the prongs are destroyed. The ones for other phones do not do this because of their design. If you put a pad on the earpiece it is much more comfortable and won't slip from your ear as much. It does increase safety in the car. For thirty dollars Nokia could design something better.

The Jabra one I own seems a little more sturdy, and costs less to replace (if it breaks). My reccomendation, is that if you aren't concerned with looks too much, go for the Jabra. So far I have not had any trouble with it, besides the fact that it is huge. If you won't be using the Nokia headset much, try your luck with it, but don't say I didn't warn you...

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: drive more safely!
Review: This set has a high-quality sound, which always comes clearly through the earpiece. Get a hands-free set, and use both hands to drive!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: be a safer driver
Review: Was skeptical of clarity at first but was surprised - no problems in that area. Purchased for hands free driving and because of concerns of possible radiation with built in antennas. Ear bud is a bit uncomfortable at first and tends to slip out with alot of head movement. No problems when just sitting still. Cord to phone is adequate length - haven't had any disconnections.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Handy, but uncomfortable
Review: While I really appreciate this accessory and the freedom of movement that it allows (no more crick in the neck while trying to precariously clench my phone between ear and shoulder), the ear bud itself is uncomfortable. I can't hold a coversation for longer than a few minutes without my ear beginning to ache. I thought at first that I must just have ears that are an anomoly of nature, but after sharing my peeve with friends, I've found that quite a few other folks have the same gripe about this product.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Mixed blessing
Review: While this device's output sound quality benefits from the fact that it sits literally millimeters from your eardrum, don't believe the hype about the microphone, which dangles too far from the mouth to function adequately. For maximal mike sound quality, you'll have to hold the mike near your mouth. Not a great look in traffic.

Did I mention the flimsy construction? Expect to replace this device every 3-4 months. If the connector doesn't fall apart, the earbud disintegrates. That said, genuine Nokia quality is way better than that rendered by tinny knockoffs, and the audio quality is also far superior to that produced by the marginally more sophisticated devices that hook over your ear and place a shoddy mini-boom before your mouth.

I'm still waiting to hear if these gizmos really cut down the celphone radiation that causes eye and brain disorders. BTW, I'm about to buy my third one of these.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Poor Design
Review: Within the past 5 months of having my cell phone, I have had to replace the hands-free earbud on the average of one every other week. The main reason: POOR ENGINEERING &/or DESIGN. Every time you would sit down with the phone on your belt clip, the point of contact is always at the base of the phone right where your headset is attached, thus causing the fine wires coming out of the attachment to break. Also, the two plastic tabs that attach the headset to the cell phone are always breaking off ruining the use of the headset. These are the two major set backs on the "Design." Just briefly a note on comfort of the earpiece. After a couple of uses, you will loose the padding on the earbud. After a hour or so with the earpiece placed properly into the ear it becomes very uncomfortable thus having to switch ears and causing the mic to be further from one's mouth making it very difficult for the other party to hear. My solution: Redesign the earpiece to the shape of one's inner ear. The attachment needs to be either a ninety degree angle (so wires come out to the side not bottom) or built to mount on the side of cell phone. After many e-mails to Nokia and calls they still will not accept the idea that it is ideed a poor design.


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