Customer Reviews

Aliph Jawbone II Bluetooth Headset with NoiseAssassin (Gold) [Retail Packaging]

5 star:		(38)
4 star:		(27)
3 star:		(20)
2 star:		(17)
1 star:		(22)

 

 

I purchased this as a birthday gift for my wife, as her Motorola 850 was starting to give her problems. You'd think that after 38 years of marriage, I would have known she did not want something sticking in her ear. I convinced her to try it and she did, for a week. I then got her a motorola H800-B slider which she loves. I inherited the Jawbone since my plantronics 510 had worn out.
I originally thought I would have problems with the little bud hitting my cheek, since I have a full beard, but there was no problem. I used the Jabra earbuds with this set to fit my ear better and they make this an almost perfect unit. I drive an 18-wheeler all week and this really helps people hear me better over all of the cab noise, which is significant in an older truck. The distance problem some others have is not an issue since the phone (LG VX-9800) hangs on a clip above the windshield. If I am not in the truck the phone is on my belt.
All in all, I am glad I made the mistake in the gift. I never would have spent this much on a set for myself, but it was well worth the money. Make sure you get the Jabra eargels though, they are 100% better than the OEM rubbers that came with the phone. I generally have my headset on for most of the day I am driving/working (10 to 14 hours) and I forget it's there.
The only downside was my remembering to grab it by the sides and keep my big fingers off the front so I did not keep hanging up on people by touching the little button on the front.

I was really, really excited about this product. My friends have had great success with the original Jawbone, and the technology is the top of the line. It arrived and was BEAUTIFUL, really like jewelery. But it just doesn't fit. I'm fairly petite and have small ears. It almost falls out of my ear, and doesn't stay close to my head. If its not in contact with your cheek the other person can't hear you. Which is a shame because the sound I hear is crystal clear. A big dissapointment.

I really like this product. I drove on the highway at 70mph alternately raising and lowering my window, and my friend couldn't tell the difference. I sounded completely clear to him in both cases -- clearer than when I was just using my phone inside my apartment!

Just to be clear, the jawbone doesn't claim to make the other person sound clear to you, rather it makes you sound clear to the other person. so if you couldn't hear the other person on your phone before, the jawbone isn't going to help you much. it does let you choose from several volume options, some which get quite loud and actually hurts my ears. Because you have to scroll through the volume settings (you can't just choose the one you want, and you can't go backwards on the list) I've found the best solution is to leave it on its quietest setting and set the bluetooth volume through my KRZR's bluetooth volume settings.

Sometimes I get static and lose signal if the phone is out of line of sight of the earpiece, including if it's in my pants pocket on the other side of my body. but i think this is because the krzr's bluetooth signal is not that strong. My friend with an HTC touch phone has no problems with his jawbone losing connection with his phone. I can walk pretty far away from my phone without static occuring if the jawbone maintains a line of sight connection with it.

the combination of beautiful form and above average noise cancellation makes for a great bluetooth headset!

I have the older style, and this was my attempt to try the new style.

Pros:

1. Smaller
2. Better fitting than original
3. SUPER SEXY!
4. fits in the pocket easier
5. Charges SUPER FAST
6. Light as air

Cons:

1. Loop broke within 1 week (no shocker, old style broke fast too)
2. Battery goes dead insanely fast, cant make it half the day!
3. Range is HORRIBLE (less than half the old version "about 5 feet clear 10ft scratchy with my Iphone 3G"
4. I think you have to turn on noise cancel every time,, or I'm doing something wrong.
5. Its almost too light! You forget you have it in your ear.


SUMMARY: This is an improvement over the old Jawbone which killed my ear, broke ear loops constantly,,, However, the decrease in range and battery life is a real killer. Be prepared to buy more earloops, complain to the company, and maybe even turn on the noise cancelling.

IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE NOISE CANCEL AND SEXY FACTOR, I WOULD GIVE IT A 1 STAR, but apple has shown us, you CAN take your customers for a ride if you just make it look good enough (i own 4 macs, no pc's)

Hope this helps :)

I waited for this product (GOLD version) and bought it online as soon as it was available. Not smart. The fit is horrible: it falls out constantly! In addition, there is no case so it will turn on when it is touched by other items in my purse. Also,the battery life is NANO seconds. This was a bad purchase decision and it cost too much $$$, whhich makes o sense given the poor fit. I bought it for the color and style instead of the quality. My dad was right: the best lessons are the ones we pay for....

I was very excited to receive the classy gold Jawbone because it wouldn't show with my blond hair. I had previously purchased a different one but I was told I sounded like I was talking under water. That one fit great! It had a small oval shaped ear bud which is probably better for women. The Jawbone II has a terrible fit. It kept falling off my ear and every time I tried to adjust it while I was talking I would accidentally turn it off. It fell off so many times in the two days I had it, I actually lost it! That was a big waste of money! It should have a smaller better shaped bud actually made for women.
Linda C.

I wasted an entire evening trying to get this stupid thing to stay on/in. NONE of the 3 earbuds and several ear loops did anything close to keeping the device on, and you can FORGET hoping that it will stay on your ear and touching your face like the instructions say it must do for you to be heard. Not only does it move away from your face with any talking or movement, however slight, but it falls out/off if you dare turn your head or make any sort of movement, even slow, careful movement. It's good looking, but utterly USELESS.

This is by far the best Blu-tooth I've bought, and ironicly since buying it from Amazon, the cheapest. I've tried others such as the BlueAnt Z9 which is horrible and Nokia BH800 so I've been around expensive noise canceling mini blu-tooths (or are the teeth LOL). This one has the most comfortable fit, the clearest sound on both ends. Very rarely do I hear static from my phone being in my pocket. The sleek design is another plus. There are no visible buttons to mar the design and the gold color is something different from the boring black or grey as most blu-tooths are. Both the ear clip and speaker cushion come with three sizes to custom fit your ear.

Now for the cons. First are the buttons. I will tell you READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. Since the buttons themselves are inside the device, there is a kind of weird combination of presses to do anything but answer, hang up, or turn off the noise assassin feature. I have an iPhone so I can control the volume from there, that's no problem, but I have to go back and look that up as well as to recall the last person I called. It's a minor inconvienence really. Also if you are on a call and need to readjust your blu-tooth, just becareful because you can easily accidently hang up your call. Next is the pairing. It's cool that it automatically pairs, but if you are on a call, it becomes an inconvience also. Like for example you are walking to your car and the jawbone is inside, as soon as your phone is in range it pairs. If you switch back to the phone it will pair again even if you think it's turned off. I had that problem with every blu-tooth that auto pairs. And the last thing is, the LED does not light when a call is coming in. If you have your phone on silent and don't have the jawbone on, you have no way of knowing some is calling. I wonder why they didn't include that? I guess to not alert others, but it does make a sound if you have it on your ear, otherwise you can't hear it.

All in all the Jawbone stands far ahead of the competition.

This headset performs much better than expected. I have bought many bluetooth headsets with the goals of finding one that stayed paired to phone; had clear sound; had excellent range between phone and headset; was comfortable on ear; and provided noice cancelling features. This tops out all categories. Pairing with the Iphone 3G was a breeze. I can even talk with the windows down while driving on the freeway.

I had my Jawbone shipped overnight so that I could be productive while working ASAP. It arrived promptly the next day, and a proceeded to set it up. Paring with my blackberry was easy, but I had to go on another web site to figure out what "code" (0000 or the last 4 digits of you phone number) my phone was asking for in order to complete paring. The small earpiece was perfect for me, although the medium ear loop is a bit big. That doesn't matter since I can shake my head without loosing the Jawbone with only the ear bud. Then I made my first call...my best friend loved the sound quality difference! At first she heard an echo, but that was eliminated as soon as I lowered my phone volume. To think all this time I was probable killing my ear drum at that high volume because I could not hear through my head set!!! This weekend I will complete the ultimate, convertible drive, test. I would recommend this to anyone! But do all of the Jawbone fans a favor...go to a retail store and see if it fits your face. Although this device should fit most people, I have noticed that fit is a major complaint from people that buy this online. My experience is that it is great!