Rugged little headset
I give this headset a 3.5.
Pros:
Rugged
clear voice and hearing
fits in my ear and stays there
Cons:
Small buttons are hard to press
Must be in your ear or you will not hear the phone ring
Ok, I consider myself to be a connoisseur on bluetooth headsets. I have had all different brands over many years from Motorola to Jabra and Plantronics. My favorite being Plantronics Edge, however the edge and one major flaw, it is sensitive. I have not been able to make one last past 6 months. (the Mic stops working)
The Steel comes with 2 windsocks,an earloop, mobil charger and 3 different size eargels.
It fits inside my ear and stays where I put it. On a call, I tried small tasks like running water and walking out to my car and opening doors and such. The other party did not hear anything. Some even said it sounded better then my Edge! Range is about the same as the edge, about 30 feet unobstructed. Coupled with Jabra's Assist app, it will locate your headset and send out a tone so you can find the headset. It will also read your text messages to you and does a great job pronouncing the words and who the message is from. The buttons seem stiff and small even with my smaller fingers. I do not see finding these buttons with gloves on. The power button is located on the inside next to your cheek, next to impossible to hit while wearing. The usp port is close to the power button. The door on the port makes it hard to plug in and seems flimsy. I do not see the door lasting long. However how can it be waterproof without the door?
The final and very important point is you must be wearing the headset if it is connected to your phone. The headset mutes the phones ringer and only rings in the ear while connected. I even called Jabra customer support and they stated you must either turn off the headset or turn off bluetooth on your phone. This becomes a problem when the phone is ringing and you have to turn on the headset (with stiff buttons) and get it inside your ear before it stops ringing.
All in all, I give it a 3.5. I like it. a 5 would be the ruggedness coupled with the Edges software. The 5 year warrenty makes it a great deal. I purchased this for $25 factory refurbished.
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