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Jabra BT500 vs. BT5010 vs. BT5020
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Jul 13, 2007, 01:23 PM
 
I am looking for a Bluetooth headset to compliment my iPhone. I haven't looked at Sony or Samsung yet and not even much at Plantronics. I looked first at Jabra since I heard the most about them. I tried a Jawbone already but don't think it's the one for me.
My question:
I've heard a lot good about the BT500 but figured with the BT5010 and BT5020 being newer they were likely better. Yet I see some people say the BT500 and older models of Jabra are actually more comfortable and easier to use. Is that true?
It seems the BT5010 and BT5020 are very similar, just different style. Is that true?
For people who have tried both, which style is more comfortable to wear and also stays on better?
I'm interested in any opinions of these or other bluetooth headsets.
     
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Jul 13, 2007, 01:27 PM
 
Haven't gotten one yet, but the two people I know with the Jawbone Bluetooth headset are swearing by them. One of the IT guys in my company regularly uses it in our server room (8 racks running full bore) and people hear him clear as day with the noise canceling technology in it. I'm going to ask to borrow it for a bit and get some first-hand experience before I buy one...
     
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Jul 13, 2007, 08:46 PM
 
^^^ I ordered one of the Jawbone headsets in black. They are back-ordered and expected to ship next week. Read the reviews on them and they appear to the best available right now.
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Jul 13, 2007, 11:08 PM
 
I use Jawbone with iPhone and it works great. Actually sounds lot better then with my old phone or through iPhone speaker. Jawbone key point is noise canceling technology. This is the only BT headset with the vibration sensor which sits on your cheek and detects vibrations created by your voice. It then cancels surrounding noise.
You have several earloops and earbuds to choose from (they come with it). Those did not quite work for me and I used another solution circulation online – Jabra EarGels which you can get for around $6 at Radio Shack or somewhere else. You use smallest round earbud from Jawbone and insert it into one of Jabra EarGels and just have to line up the holes otherwise you will mute the sound.
You end up not having to use any earloop and the Jawbone sits nicely in your ear. Sound quality is great, I had to turn the sound level down on the iPhone. You can glue earbud to the EarGel for a good fit. You can see pictures here:
Checkout the Jawbone BT it's awesome! - Page 3 - BlackBerryForums.com : Your Number One BlackBerry Community

I had Jabra JX10 – great and small but people could not hear what I was saying since it was not extending far enough to pick up my voice. Jabra BT5010 looks interesting. Its features list “wind noise reduction” but not adaptive noise cancellation available only on Jawbone. Surprisingly BT5010 is little heavier then Jawbone which is sizable to me. I am not impressed with BT5020.
     
   
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