Customer Reviews

Body Glove Earglove Hands-Free Headset for Ericsson Phones

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I've loved Body Glove products since the late 80's (and I even own a Body Glove PDA case), but a little piece of neoprene does not a Body Glove product make. The one thing I do like about it is the fact you can wrap it around your ear when you aren't talking, and (like most similar products) it is very uncomfortable when inserted in your ear.

After using the product occasionally for about 2 months, the speaker part of the headset simply came out of the housing. I tried 3 or 4 times to put it back in and get it to stay, but it kept popping out. After wrestling with it for a few days, the speaker finally quit working. I went to the incredibly weak Body Glove web site and sent them an e-mail asking about warranty, etc, but I never got a response. Figures.

If I buy a .... product, I expect to use it longer than a few months. And, if I have a product that I have problems with, I at the very least expect a response from the manufacturer.

Body Glove suckered me for [what I paid]. Never again.

After buying both the Body Glove Earglove Hands-Free Headset for Ericsson Phones and a Platronic headset in recent months, I am very impressed with the Body Glove headset. It has better sound, is more comfortable, and is more adaptable than its competitor. It does not need and adapter like most headsets and is a great price for the product Body Glove provides. It is a must have.

The product works great--until it breaks, which is a couple of months after you buy it. I bought two. Both broke.

purchase 1:
(1) within a couple of months, the microphone no longer transmitted my voice (my callers couldn't hear me).
(2) within a couple of months, the little speaker thing came loose from its casing.

purchase 2:
(1) in less than a month, the little speaker thing came loose from its casing
(2) the part that you plug into the phone has got these little plastic tabs that hold it securely in the phone. One of those tabs snapped off in under a month's time, leaving the product useless.

I was very disappointed with the earglove. It looked so cool with the interchangeable foam covers and all, but I just couldn't get it to work for me. The build quality left a lot to be desired, and after several attempts to fit it comfortably, it sort of came apart, although I managed to get it together again. Then I just couldn't get the earbud thing to fit in my ear; if I stuck it right in it was very painful, as it's not padded, and if I positioned it hovering outside my earhole, I could hardly hear a thing, especially when the car was moving. I had much better luck with a competitor earpiece which looped right around my ear, and had a broader speaker cover which sat outside my earhole and gave plenty of volume. Another irritating thing about the earglove was the mute button, which if your phone is not compatible cuts off the call instead.

I don't want to be too harsh since I think with these ear-thingies its just a case of finding one which fits the shape and size of your ear best. Maybe the earglove would work well for you. Its just a shame you have to buy one to find out. Maybe a friend has one you could try for size first, because if it doesn't fit it will be useless.

I thought this product was wonderful, until it stopped working! It is the most comfortable earpiece I've tried yet, and seemed to pick up my voice sufficiently. However, after just a couple of months, something broke inside it, and although I could hear my callers, no one could hear me! Some broken/loose connection? Who knows?

I am tempted to buy it again, and hope for the best. No other earpiece was as cool as this one *was*.

Sigh... I bought this product after having read the first review on this page. I WAS a happy customer. The earpiece was comfortable like no other, I could hear all of my calls, crystal clear. I loved it. But to my dismay, all of the people I called complained that it was very difficult to hear me. I would call from my car or in a room and all complained of a "windy and static" noise. A noise so loud that most of them didn't want to continue that conversation. 'nuff said?

Too bad I'll be returning this one. None of the other pieces have been this comfortable.

Very easy to use- Sound quality is very good.

I wrote a review before, It WAS great. how things change the ear piece fell apart and now the headset is useless. I adjusted the rating downward. Beware.

*****ORIGINAL REVIEW FOLLOWS******
This model is far superior to the Ericsson hand-free model. I used the Ericsson hands-free and I was always straining to hear. With the Body Glove model I have no problem hearing or others hearing me.

Also the Ericsson model has nothing to hold the earpiece you must shove it down your ear canal. Not good hygiene.

Must have especially now as it is illegal to drive with a cellular phone in hand in NY