Jabra ProBoom Headset with Universal 2.5mm Headset Jack

by Jabra

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 2.8 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000C7B9C
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,584 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

The ProBoom gives mobile phone users optimum sound quality, with a unique built-in amplifier to boost sound and a noise-canceling microphone to optimize voice clarity. And, the ProBoom offers freedom to switch between two comfortable and secure wearing styles -- either in the ear with JABRA's patented EarGel or over the ear with flex forming ear wraps. This version designed for Universal / Samsung compatibility

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best I've found.... so far, March 20, 2004

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R. Richards (Vienna, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jabra ProBoom Headset with Universal 2.5mm Headset Jack (Wireless Phone Accessory)

This is my third headset and the best of the bunch so far.

Things I like about the Jabra Proboom:
1. Ear wrap actually fits my ear. My first headset practically crushed my ear and was uncomfortable for conversations of over 5 minutes. My second headset is just the opposite, it won't stay put, and I have big ears.
2. Sound quality is good on Lo setting (not amplified) and with volume turned to max.
3. Apparently sound quality from boom microphone is good, according to the people I have called.

Things I don't like about the Jabra ProBoom:
1. The mid-cord volume control. I'd like to chop it right out. Pretty worthless. I don't need the battery amplification, (Hi setting). The built-in volume control distorts. From what I can tell, turning the volume all the way up is pretty much a pass-thru. Lowering the volume distorts the sound, the more you lower the more distortion. You'll probably do what I do and leave it turned up and use the volume control on your phone.

Not a bad unit for the price.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Headset - but caution to Treo 600 owners, June 18, 2004

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Christopher R. Gibson "Definite Gadget Geek" (Round Rock, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jabra ProBoom Headset with Universal 2.5mm Headset Jack (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I bought this headset to use with my Treo 600. When I got the first one, I thought it was defective - I got no sound at all. The good people at Amazon sent me a replacement right away at no charge, and the new one ALSO had no sound. This made me suspicious, and looking very carefully, I could see that the indention around the jack receptacle on the Treo is just a tiny, tiny bit too small and interfered with the plastic base of the plug on the headset - thus preventing complete insertion. Really pushing it in HARD got me a connection - but the final solution was an xacto knife. The plug is molded of very soft plastic, and I just trimmed perhaps 1mm of material from the edge of the plug, and now it fits great.

The performance is good - it fits your ear securely due to its design - the eargels are a personal matter of preference - and I also never use the battery power (it's quite loud enough without it), although I wish the battery didn't have to be inserted for it to work (the weight is a bit bothersome). Overall, I like this headset, and have been using it over all my others since I got it. Recommended - but for Treo owners, prepare to do a little bit of trimming to assure ease of use.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars very dissapointed, October 11, 2004

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AT-Backpacker (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jabra ProBoom Headset with Universal 2.5mm Headset Jack (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I used this headset about 3 times before I got tired of the complaints from the other end of the phone. People complained that they could not hear me, or that I was not coming through clearly enough. I used it with the amplifier.

I also found the build quality to be very poor. Trying to turn the volume control thumbwheel was not easy. In short, I should return them, but not worth the return shipping. They're now at the bottom of my junk drawer...