Jabra EarSet for phones with a 2.5 mm Jack

by Jabra

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 0.5 x 0.5 inches ; 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004W6V9
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #345,210 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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The Jabra EarSet lets you enjoy hands-free conversations wherever you are. Its funky little earphone sits fairly securely in your outer ear without any external clip, leaving your hands free for more useful tasks.

The Jabra's design is unique in that it does not have a separate microphone. The mike is built into the earpiece, and it plugs into your phone's 2.5-millimeter headset jack. The long cord lets you stow your phone in a pocket or on the passenger seat.

Since the Jabra EarSet lacks a separate microphone, call quality tends to suffer a bit. When walking down a busy street, it picked up traffic sounds and background noise. But if you plan on using the EarSet in quieter environments, you shouldn't have any problems.

Customer Reviews

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting technology, but not entirely practical, December 1, 2000

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R. Padilla "RMP" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jabra EarSet for phones with a 2.5 mm Jack (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I've been using the Jabra Universal EarSet for the last week with a Motorola Talkabout phone. The incoming call quality is very clear, but background noise will play a tremendous part in how well your voice is picked up. You'll sound very clear in a quiet environment-your home, office, suburbs, etc. With a television on, things can get muddled. Outdoors in a city during rush hour is terrible, requiring you to cup your ear to give your voice any kind of quality.

Technology-wise, it's impressive how well the EarSet works, but for urbanites on the go, there are better products out there.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Comfortable, but poor sound quality, March 15, 2001

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This review is from: Jabra EarSet for phones with a 2.5 mm Jack (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I have a Plantronics M175 handsfree unit and the sound quality on it was just incredible. It even has a mute function, which is handy when on conference calls. Still, it is an over the ear type device, thus at times, it just doesn't feel comfortable, though it seems to stay on my ear just fine. The need for comfort prompted me to buy the Jabra. The comfort on the Jabra is outstanding. The comfort alone kept me happy for a couple of weeks, but eventually, I went back to my Plantronics M175. The reason,.... sound quality! The Jabra tends to have a tunnel, echo like sound, especially when in the car during rush hour, (a time when you need the hands free unit most). The inability to even listen to some of my voice mails with the Jabra device at times prompted me to try the Plantronics M175 once again. The Plantronics device is crystal clear. I wish it was as comfortable as the Jabra, but when I break it down, I need to hear and understand first on my phone, comfort is secondary.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clever simple design that works, September 12, 2002

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Chris in St. Pete (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jabra EarSet for phones with a 2.5 mm Jack (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I had seen several people using this and thought it was a great design. They gave it excellent reviews so I took the plunge.

I was under the impression that the ear piece picked up your voice from your ear canal so that your speeach would be crystal clear to the person on the other end. However, this isnt the case. The mic is in the piece that sticks out of your ear. This is only a problem in loud environments where the mic tends to pick up a lot of background noise. I drive a sports car that has a relativly loud cockpit and tend to get complaints from the people I speak to. When I drive the wife's sedan its no problem at all.

As for quality, it is very well put together and I haven't had any issues. The brightly colored silicone ear pieces let you select from small, medium and large for both right and left ears. I leave mine in the car a lot and the colors started to fade and popped off of the earphone more easily. The rubber ear piece can be easy to loose.

Sound quality is very good as long as the rubber piece is correctly seated on the earphone. It also has to be placed in your ear correctly or the sound is a bit muffled.

I had tried other over the ear boom mics and those "bug on a wire" style. They all present compromises on quality and clarity. This has been the best trade off I have tried.

Overall a high quality hands-free that looks cool to.