Customer Reviews

Jabra EarSet for Nokia 5100, 6100 and 7100 Series Phones

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I bought a Jabra earset for my Nokia 6160 a year ago and it is still working great. Everyone tells me that my voice sounds normal and many times people are surprised to find out that I am on a cell phone. If you have a cell phone and you talk while driving, an ear set is a must. This is the best one I have found. It is comfortable in your ear and the thicker/tougher wire seems to hold up better. I had a Nokia brand ear set and it developed a short after only a few months, which is why I was searching for a better set to begin with. The package comes with various sizes of gel ear pieces for both right and left ears. The only problem I have had is that I was a little rough on it and the piece that connects to the phone doesn't hang on as well as it used to. But I called the manufacturer and they gave me a warrenty return code and promised me a new one even though I didn't have the receipt or any proof of when it was purchased. Conclusion: It's a good buy. I am getting ready to buy one for my wife.

I tried several of the other headsets and ear pieces for cellular phones. Many I returned to the (large chain, small shop) stores. I had some previous experience with JABRA EarSets from using them with voice recognitions systems. I found one for my Nokia phone and one for my Motorola phone (which also works in my home phone 2.5mm jack). I love them. People never complain about the sound quality and almost never know that I'm wearing it. It stays firmly in your ear. It is comfortable long term. I recommend it to everyone who asks.

The earphone (hearing) worked well. I see several reviews that talked about poor fit. You have to work to get this thing seated correctly. It IS uncomfortable if you seat it incorrectly or use the wrong size earpiece. The microphone also works poorly if it doesn't seat solidly in your ear. I suspect some people don't follow directions (insert, then twist and make sure that the top part of earpiece is OUTSIDE your ear structure). The microphone is very sensitive and picks up your voice well (if seated correctly) but it also picks up noise very well. I drive a mini-van that has fair amount of road noise on highway. I returned mine to try the Jabra mini-boom model. Same good fit and sound, but the microphone picks up less noise. I'm happier with the mini-boom. A bonus is that it is half the cost of the earset model.

Much more comfortable than earbud sets. Transmission is very clear, without need for separate mike. Biggest problem is that the gel earpieces fall off constantly.

The JABRA EarSet for your Nokia phone allows you to talk and drive safely. I couldn't believe it worked but it's amazing it reads the vibration from your jaw. The sound quality is perfect and no one even knows I am using a headset. It's the perfect gift idea for your friends who live with the phone to their ear. Don't forget to "Practice Safe Cellular!"

I bought the Jabra set to use with my Nokia 5160 phone. As far as I could tell, the sound quality was acceptable, but there are two things to keep in mind:

1) The plastic ear inserts not only would not fit comfortably in my ear (one hurt because it was too big, the next size down wouldn't stay in my ear). Further, the plastic inserts kept falling off the speaker!

2) There are no helpful instructions to help you figure out which of the inserts are for the right and which for the left ear. You have to experiment. There isn't even instruction on how to insert them in your ear properly.

Convenient. Keeps my attention on the road while driving. Great sound quality and low noise in windy conditions. Altogether a smart purchase.

I bought the Jabra Earset for my Nokia 5190 about a month ago. A friend of mine also bought the same earset and I was able to hear them talking on theirs (using Nokia 6190). The receiver sound quality (talking) is slightly worse than a normal cellphone. It sounds somewhat distant and echoey. Also, it picks up background noise, especially from a car and almost seems to amplify the noise, making it hard for people to hear you. The speaker (listening) for the user is very clear and I had no problems finding an earpiece adapter that fit me.

PROBLEM: The biggest problem I've noted with these earsets is an annoying background "buzz". I have been told that this is caused by the earpiece wire picking up reception from the cellphone antenna. This buzz can be heard both on your side and the person you are talking to can hear it as well, creating quite an annoyance. In fact, this background buzz is so bad at times that I have stopped using my Jabra earset entirely unless I am driving (It is law in California). The only way to get rid of the buzz is to orient the wire in certain positions or hold the wire in certain places (very impractical, especially if you are moving around). I would return this item and buy something else except that I bought it using an Amazon discount certificate, so I can't. I've been told that not all earsets have this problem so it is probably advisable that you if you get this you are able to return it or try it out first.

I use the the JABRA everyday, and really hate it. I am shopping for a replacement. THe sound quality is fuzzy, both incoming and outbound. The earbud is very uncomfortable, and lastly, it looks plain ugly and I am embarrassed to have this strange thing sitting around in my car.

This was the exact item I had been looking for and could not find in the stores where I was shopping. I read other people's reviews that said how much they loved it. Only one said they didn't. I couldn't wait to get it. Well the love quickly died. I had trouble with the ear pieces. One seem too big and the next size seem too small. I could hear people great, but they had trouble hearing me. They said I sounded far away. I let my wife use it and I listened to her and sure enough she didn't sound all that great. Major disappointment. Maybe it works for some people but not for me.