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The Jabra BT500 in our perspective:





The Jabra BT500 Bluetooth Headset is lighter and thinner with about 30% than its predecessor. Weighing at about 0.68 ounces (19 grams), the headset will fit behind your ears with ease and comfort.


What's more, Jabra has attached a new convenience feature into this headset. It's called the Mini-Gel. The purpose of the Mini Gel is to provide clear and crisp sounds when you are using the phone, as well as reduce background noise coming in.


It fits in behind your ear easily, without much trouble. You can activate the headset by pressing the Answer button found on the unit. To end the session, press End. Volume of the headset can be upped or reduced by a slider.

The LED display will tell you about the battery power and charge levels. The status modes that are displayed include:
- Off- Active- Standby- Mute- Low-Battery- Office Mode

The battery life of the Jabra BT500 headset has been significantly improved than its predecessors. According to Jabra, the maximum talk time is 8 hours and standby time of up to 240 hours (about 10 days)! It will need at least 2 hours of charging to fully charge up the battery so that it should meet these performance.


The sound quality of the Jabra BT500 is pretty loud and good. Thanks to the built in Mini-Gel which helps in reducing background noise, the headset is even more louder. The maximum range for this Bluetooth 1.2 headset is 33 feet. If you carry around the headset in extremely windy or rain conditions, you might experience some turbulence, but it is still much better then the other headsets around.

The Jabra BT500 will not tickle your ear when an incoming call is received! Jabra has not built in a vibration feature to the bt500 headset. The battery performance is greatly improved, due to the lack of this vibration feature.

The Jabra BT500 is compatible with most other Bluetooth devices that have Bluetooth 1.1 capability or higher. You can hook up the headset to other bluetooth enabled devices within a 10 metre radius.





Consumers Reviews on the Jabra BT500

Positives:

Comfortable - The headset is a great fit, and it's not going to accidentally fall off of your head. It can be worn for hours without adverse affects.

Good Audio Volume - It is very easy to hear the recieived audio. I don't have to press the earpiece closer to my head or readjust the headset to increase the volume.

Easy to use - The headset buttons are logical and well marked. The headset is able to pair and operate without any problems.


Negatives:


Background Noise - Road noise at highway speeds was very noticable. Although the noise didn't conflict with my conversations, it was obvious to my callers.

Power Options - A car charger is not included with the headset.


Final Thoughts:

A mobile headset choice, either wired or wireless, is very subjective. The BT500 meets my objectives of comfort (hours of conference calls), audio quality (a loud receive audio), and battery life. Although the audio quality to the caller isn't perfect while I'm in a car at highway speeds, the audio is still adequate for most communication.

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