Customer Reviews

Jabra BT250 FreeSpeak Bluetooth Handsfree Wireless Headset For: Sony Ericsson/Motorola/Nokia/Panasonic/Siemens Bluetooth Phones

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I recently upgraded my cell phone with Verizon's "New every two" program. I added the Jabra BT250V and I love it.

I have Motorola's E815 and the pairing was hassle free. Any name on my contact list on my phone can be accessed by voice command. I didn't have to create "voice tags." For me, I pressed the "mult-function" button, a voice responds through the Jabra, "Say a command." I simply said, "Call Wife." My phone immediately recognized my command and connected me with my wife.

Another benefit, besides the obvious convenience and safety of handsfree dialing, is that I can hear the phone better. I use to practically shove the phone into my ear and still couldn't hear very well. Now, the Jabra hangs loosely on my ear and I can hear great. If I'm having a hard time hearing, I just push the earbud into my ear. I wear my Jabra all day long - about 12+ hours and I hardly notice it.

The BT250V has vibration alert, but I turned it off after a few days. I also have my phone set to answer automatically, so I don't have to do anything, just say, "hello."

I leave it on every night and it seems to hold a charge for about three days. The Jabra I have now is actually a replacement. The first one quit pairing with my phone after a week. This one has been working great for about a month.

The only complaints I have is that I bought mine through Verizon (their insurance plan covers the phone and one accessory according to customer service) and paid twice what I could've gotten one off of ebay for. Also, it took quite a while to get used to the loose feeling it has hanging on my ear. It has never fallen off, but I felt like it should fit more snugly. It comes with two different styles of silicone ear buds - two short ones and two long ones. Memory foam ear buds might be nice?

Overall, I'm very happy with the freedom, convenience and safety of my Jabra and I think you'll be happy, too.

Update: May 1, 2006

If you have trouble with your Jabra pairing with your phone, try plugging it into the Jabra charger and unplugging it. This has never failed to correct a pairing problem for me. I discovered this after returning one Jabra BT250. After using it for nearly five months I am very happy with it.

I have used this headset with Nokia 6620 as well as Nokia 3300 and they work well. The sound is very clear, while I have never used a volume setting above 3 bars (has 7 bars available).

However, sometimes they do not pair well with my device, so I have to turn them off-on in order to work.

I have also used them with my laptop, and the sound is great! As for range, I would say that I never had a problem as long as I was within 20 feet. However, if you use them in the house, walking from room to room, pairing will get lost.

Have also recently the BT-250v but they did not work as well. A lot of chatter and too much background noise, although I was testing them inside my apt, without any noise at all.