6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Pretty bad, in the long run..
Date of Review: Jan 9, 2008
The Bottom Line: Stay away, unless you like listening to interrupted music.
I got these headphones to compliment a Nokia 5300 cellphone I purchased. In the end, I wish I had saved my $80.
After opening the box, and reading the pairing instructions, I was able to connect the headphones easily to my phone. After playing some music, it didn't take long before I noticed that once or twice per song, and even with the phone only a few feet away, the audio would drop out briefly. Additionally, sometimes the audio would continuously sound 'crackly.' Having your music interrupted frequently becomes frustrating very quickly.
The range on the headsets is pretty low, as well. Audio dropouts become more frequent with any sort of distance, and dropout occurs completely if the phone is on a different floor than the headset.
When the audio is actually working, the quality isn't bad. That being said, who cares if the quality of sound is good if the quality of the connection is horrible? The headphones sound good when plugged in, but I consider that to be a secondary feature. People will buy these for the bluetooth ability and for that they will be disappointed. Furthermore, the cord that ships with the headset is far too short (3') to be of any use at all.
The call feature seems to work okay, although due to the mic placement you will sound muffled to those who you are calling.
In summary my cons list is long and is as follows:
Poor connection and dropped audio to the point of extreme annoyance.
Lack of consistency as to what certain button clicks will make your phone do. Sometimes difficult to establish the connection when first turning on the music. Wrong click of a button will call the last dialed number on your phone, even if you don't mean to. I'd prefer to turn off the ability of the headset to redial.
