Customer Reviews

Body Glove Earglove Sport - 2.5mm Ear bud

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

I enjoy the comfort of this product and the convenience of being able to answer my cell phone or activate voice dialing with one touch of a button while my phone remains in its holster.

UNFORTUNATLY, between my partner and I, we've gone through 3 of them in 2 months. The first time, a kink in the wire or a slight tug on the wire rendered the microphone unusable. We were able to exchange them, luckily. This time we've been extra careful with them, however just last night the microphone started to go on my headset again. I can hear others just fine but they can't hear me. It will cut out in the middle of conversations. Not a good thing when driving.

So this would be a fantastic product, if it didn't break so easily. I'm highly disappointed.

The Earglove is by far the most comfortable earpiece I have ever used. It is designed like a hearing aid, so you dont need the bracket to go around the ear. You can take that part off, in fact, and just use it as a normal hands-free device.

THAT BEING SAID

To date, I have owned 32 units. I have just laminated one of my receipts that said "lifetime warranty" so the lazer print wont fade and the receipt stays fresh. The quality of construction is so poor that one can only (reasonably) expect the unit to last 3wks to 4 months at the most before phone conversations become compromised. Body Glove used to have a lifetime warranty on this item until mid 2005, but my guess is that too many people were taking advantage of this and causing them to lose more money through replacements than if they would have just built a reliable product to begin with.

Some of the problems that were telltale signs of degradation included: static, fading out of the microphone during conversations, rubber part of the earpiece falling off frequently, wiring coming loose from either the microphone or earpiece, or the answer button would simply refuse to work (this one is usually the first thing to happen).

In short, If you want a great feeling earpiece and have the ability to take it back to where you purchased it without too much inconvenience, then this is the item for you.

Seems to be some mixed reviews on this headset... so here's my opinion. I bought mine from Radio Shack for $9.99. It was the only one I could find that had a call answer/end button on it (VERY important to me) other than the dorky looking Earglove Flex.

My expectations were pretty low, considering the price and the fact that it did not have a boom microphone. I didn't think you could get decent sound using an omnidirectional mic hanging near your throat.

Anyway, I was surprised by the headset. It may have been inexpensive, but the more I use it the more I appreciate the simple yet 100% functional design. As an engineer would say, it follows the "KISS" principal, for "Keep It Simple, Stupid."

The earbud is very comfortable and is easy to hear. Unlike most earbuds, it stays in the ear very well because the bulk of its weight is supported by the hook that goes behind the ear, rather than just having a bud that simply jams into your ear canal. The hook is very simple piece, but brilliant. The cord from the earbud routes from the bud through the core of the hook and then over the ear, so that the weight of the cord is supported by the earhook rather than tugging the bud out of your ear like other headsets.

As for the mic, I haven't had any complaints so I guess it works just fine. The first time I used it to call a friend, they could not tell that I was on a headset, so I guess it must sound ok. I recommend using the clip that comes on the cord to hold the mic near the mouth. Just slide the clip up the cord until it is very close to the mic, and then clip it to your shirt collar so that it is always near your mouth rather than swinging about your neck.

In summary, it has all the features I need: answer/end button, comfort, easy to hear, decent sound quality on both ends. It may not be the most impressive looking device, but it does its job and it does it very well, at least in my experience. Mine hasn't broken yet, but if it does, I've already gotten my $10 worth out of it and would be happy to buy another. Kudos to the engineers who designed this gem.

Priced under ten dollars, this earpiece is extremely inexpensive. It also is exceptionally comfortable. The Omni directional microphone performs as well as one might expect. The earpiece and the ear hook combine to make this a highly usable and wearable tool.

I use this to listen to PBS and NPR news stories that I download to my cell phone. Therefore, when I'm in transit I almost always have the earpiece on and it is extremely comfortable.

The earpiece has had no reliability problems as the other reviewers experienced. However, at under ten dollars, it seems like it is an extremely good buy if one amortizes the purchase price across each use. Indeed, one could use the additional ear hook to make other ear pieces more comfortable.

I highly recommend this product.

I didn't like the head set. It DID fit well and didn't fall out of my ear but it distorted my voice for the listener, producing a loud echo. Also it wasn't possible to dial while the head phone was plugged in. If I wanted to call someone, I had to unplug the head phone, dial, then plug it in. Also couldn't end the call by pushing the "hang up" buttton. Would have to unplug then push the button. Just inconvenient with poor sound quality.

I like this design because when not in use, it folds to about zero size. I bought one at a mall kiosk, and decided I wanted another, so ordered it by brand name.

I was disappointed that the "anti-tangle" stiff and rough and thick cord wasn't part of this particular one. I don't think there's a model number to distinguish, just the era it was made.

This might have been a better in-person purchase than online.

Finding a cell phone headset has been a maddening experience for me. I have very small ear openings, so finding a headset with earbuds had been impossible until I lucked up on the BodyGlove Earglove pro. Not only do they fit well, but the sound is excellent! The only problem that I have had is lately is that I have been hearing static. There is a one year warranty on the headset which I will be taking advantage of. The static is the only reason that I can't give the item a 5 star rating. However, I may buy extras just because I like it so.

UPDATE:
I have to downgrade this rating to 2 stars. The sound quality is wonderful when the unit works. However, it is so poorly constructed that the unit lasts several months and then it is full of static. I have replaced the unit four times. Thank goodness I have a new cell phone and no longer will be frustated with a headset that has so much potential, but is poorly wired.

I just got this in the mail today, and the quality is just as good as if i had the phone to my ear...I would refer anyone to this item...and i bought i new.

I am so disappointed in this product. Having previously lived in a beach town for 3 years, the Body Glove brand is well-known to me. As far as I know, their clothing, wetsuits, etc. are all top-notch. I bought these headphones with the assumption that Body Glove would not put their name on a poor product. Boy was I wrong! I haven't even owned them a week, and already one of the earpieces stopped working. I mean come on! I realize they were only $[...] (bought in a store not from Amazon), so if they had lasted only 6 months to a year, maybe I would understand. At first I thought I got a bad pair; then I read the reviews here. Apparently, my pair worked exactly how they were designed to work: not at all. It seems most "American" companies (if you can call them that since nothing is made here anymore) are all going the same route these days: Make crap for as cheap as possible; pawn it off on the unsuspecting public; worry more about profit and bottom-line than taking pride in products; CEOs laugh about it while they cruise around on their yachts. I actually believe this is beyond shoddy craftsmanship and products this bad should be illegal to sell, but try getting the fat-cats in D.C. to agree to that!

These would get four stars if I hadn't gone through two of them in a short period of time. Fellowes (the company who makes the product)replaced the first one, no questions asked, without me needing to send back the broken set. But when the second one broke (the wires break and the sound is gone) I decided to ditch the headset completely. But the sound was good while they lasted.