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The Jawbone Headset - Noise Cancellation for Your Cell Phone

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By James Kimmons, About.com

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The silver/black Jawbone.

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The Bottom Line
After five previous attempts to find the right cell headset, the Jawbone met my requirements for comfort, sound quality and ease of use. It connected up right away with my Motorola RAZR, and hasn't presented any problems in a month of use.
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Pros
  • You can hear and talk with little or no outside noise.
  • Enough ear pieces to find a good fit for you.
  • Very light and comfortable on the ear.
Cons
  • Some users do not feel that they have enough volume control.
  • Some users have commented on shorter battery life than advertised.
Description
  • Military grade noise cancellation technology is the main feature. This headset makes outside noises disappear.
  • The Jawbone exhibits sleek design and comfort for the ear.
  • Bluetooth technology that quickly and easily mated up with my cell phone.
  • Works very well with voice dialing and other online voice services.
Guide Review - The Jawbone Headset - Noise Cancellation for Your Cell Phone
In my community, they finally enacted legislation to ban driving while talking on a cell phone. I normally pull over to make calls, but you can't control when an important client will call with a critical question or problem. Though I had tried and thrown away five previous single ear piece headsets, it was now critical that I find one that I could use and like.

After a great deal of time in online shopping and reading of reviews, I stumbled upon the Jawbone (Manufacturer Site). The hook for this product was the claim of "military grade" noise cancellation technology. As I also use Jott for posting to my Gmail calendar, I wanted to get better quality for the text recognition features of Jott. Outside noise is usually the killer of good text conversion programs.

Here is a video from the Jawbone site that illustrates very clearly how well the noise cancellation works with all types of outside noise sources. It seems a bit too good to be true, but I have found that outside noise problems simply are not an issue any more with my Jawbone.

I still have a little bit of a problem with the main call place and answer button. It is hidden beneath the surface. This makes for a sleek look, but sometimes my finger has a bit of trouble finding it. It isn't enough of a problem to cause me to miss a call, but it is a bit annoying at times.

However, for Realtors® who are on the go most of the day, the quality of your client conversations will improve greatly with the Jawbone headset. I find that it's also the most comfortable of those I tried, with no discomfort after wearing it all day. It also works quite well with the voice dialing function of my RAZR.

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