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Keenly disappointed - Horrible design!
Let me start by saying I have only had this a few hours and admittedly I foolishly didn't do my research before purchasing it. I love the sound quality - that gets 5 stars. It is also very comfortable - I'd give that 5 stars, too. Honestly, I have not made or received a call yet so can't grade quality of calls, the noise-cancelling, etc. I also like the Jabra engine to read my text and email messages into my ear - good touch. Now for what I dislike... I cannot believe the ONLY way to charge this thing is in the goofy holder/carrier (did I mention I failed to do my research? It's all over their documentation and if you look at the design of the headset you'll see there is no standardized charge-port, just two metal contacts for the cradle...my bad). So now any time you need to charge this you'd better have this inconvenient little do-dad close or you're out of luck. Which brings me to my next pain-point. Battery time. Out of the cradle, you're going to get around 3 hours of time. Ever notice about how many hours we're up during the day? Do the math - you will have to take the device out of your ear and place it in the cradle and leave it. Get a phone call? Tough luck. Need to make a call? Get a different Bluetooth or use the physical phone (some people are not able to do that for various reasons - I'm one of those). One more thing I just thought of/realized. No volume control. Whoever heard of that with these devices? Bottom line? One of the DUMBEST designs I've ever seen or experienced with a BT headset. I'm incredibly sad that BlueAnt discontinued making their AWESOME Q3i and it looks like I will be continuing to hunt for a good replacement. Any suggestions?? SINGLE ear, Voice activated, please! Going to see about sending this ridiculous thing back... Edit to add: I used the device for a few days and everything I said about it under "dislike" was true. It died partway through my day and, guess what I didn't have with me IN MY CAR (go figure!)? That ridiculous charge cradle. Seriously, this has to be the most pathetic design - the engineer that did this needs to be fired. I have returned it, gotten my refund and now have the Jabra Steel and so far the only thing I don't like about that....oops, that's a different product review. (love that teaser??) :)
November 2018 · Electronics · verified purchase
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