Motorola Bluetooth Stereo Headphones for MOTOROKR S9 (Black) [Retail Packaged]

by Motorola

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002C73X2G
• Item model number: 89305N
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,466 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Stylish, comfortable and engineered with cutting-edge Bluetooth wireless technology?, the Motorola S9 helps provide wireless access to music and voice calls - while on the go. Compatible with Bluetooth-enabled stereo music phones and with iPod players equipped with the TEN Technology naviPlay Bluetooth Stereo Adapter for iPod (sold separately)?, the Motorola S9 is perfect for delivering favorite tunes and connecting you to calls wirelessly with lightweight design.

Customer Reviews

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worked well while it worked, November 1, 2009

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Dr. Bojan Tunguz (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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I've been looking for a long time to buy Bluetooth stereo headphones for the workouts in the gym - I got tired of having to deal cords that would get tangled up during the workouts or would become a mess in the gym bag. When this model came out I jumped at the opportunity to buy them since they were the first stereo Bluetooth headset with a form factor that is appropriate for wearing in public. (Most of the other ones are too big and just scream "Look at me, I am a dork!") And since I bought them a little over a year ago, I have been extremely satisfied with them - for the most part. Here are a few pros and cons that I have come up with.

Pros:

1. Comfortable enough for a daily workout. Even with my moderately large head, I did not have much of a comfort issue with wearing them every day for a couple of hours. I would not recommend wearing them for more than three hours in a row though. But that would be the case with most headphones anyways.

2. Easy setup. I had no problem connecting them to either my cell phone/mp3 player or my laptop.

3. Decent range. As long as there is an uninterrupted line of sight between the linking device and the headset, you can use them on the other side of a large room or a smaller gym. Comes in handy when working out and don't want anything attached to any part of your body.

4. Decent music playback sound.

5. Decent battery life. For a relatively small device like this one, it was pleasing to find out that it did not have to be recharged more than a couple of times a week with standard use.

6. As a phone earpiece it is useful to have around the head headset because it improves stability a lot. All of my other earpieces fall out of my ears way too easily.

7. Being transferred from the mp3 player to the phone when receiving an incoming call is really useful and cool. This works with iPhone as well.

Cons:

1. It would be really useful if these headphones were collapsible. In that case they could be taken with you in your pocket almost anywhere you go. Plus, it would avoid dangers of having them twisted while stored in your bag.

2. Touch-sensitive controls are too sensitive and very, very small. It took me a while to get used to them.

3. The stereo feature works only for music. When using them for calling, only the left earpiece delivers sound, which is sort of weird. This takes some time to get used to.

4. For some reason, when I linked them to my laptop, they got de-linked with my cell-phone. I had to go through the whole process again to have them back in the desired configuration.

5. When using it with iPhone, the track-skipping buttons don't work.

6. When using it with iPhone, the headphones don't work with all applications. This turned out to be annoying and inconvenient when I tried using them with Skype.

Unfortunately, a few weeks ago one of the touch-sensitive controls broke, and now I can't decrease the volume. This is really annoying because other than that they still work great. I tried sending them back to Motorola, but apparently they don't fix products that are bought through Amazon, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE BRAND NEW! This is extremely annoying to say the least. I decided to buy a new pair, and found another one on Amazon for $40. (If at the moment all the available ones are more expensive than that, you may want to wait a bit.) Since this price is about 2.5 times cheaper than what you could get in any AT&T store, it seems to me a worth-while investment. I am now on my third pair, but I figured that paying about $40 a year for something that I get to use every day is worth it.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great for running, November 13, 2009

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Matthew Wright "Ironman" (Battle Creek, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This is my third set of these in about 19 months. If they weren't the most convenient way for me to run with my cell phone and listen to music at the same time without bothersome wires, I would never have purchased the 3rd set. Both of the previous sets still work, but, lost their ability to control music volume....at a level that was just low enough that you could barely hear it. I hope this one lasts longer. Another drawback is not knowing how much charge is in the battery. I typically recharge mine after every third run (approx. 2 1/2 hours of music). Good luck.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Motorola S9, November 28, 2009

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I have had only good results with my Motorola S9. I use it daily with my iTouch. The battery lasts @ 4-5 hours with the volume about 50%. Recharge takes about 2 hours when fully dead. I have gotten a range of 40 feet with the S9 and iTouch.