Customer Reviews

Nokia Over the Ear Boom Headset - HDB-5

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I've been using Nokia cell phones for years and this is the first time I've ever used a headset. The model of my phone (6010) doesn't have a lot of variety as far as headsets go, so I was a bit worried about what I was going to get.

Most of my friends have the kind of headset that has the microphone that hangs down at their mouths... which I've always personally never liked... it looked awkward and just not very nice to look at. But one of the first things that appealed to me about this Boom Headset is its sleek design. The microphone and ear piece are connected in a small, discrete, black unit that is hidden on whichever side of your face you use it on.

Another element that I love about my headset is this small button it has hidden on the earpiece to answer and hang up when you have a call. I find this most helpful when I'm driving. Before I take off, I place the headset on my ear and leave my phone in the cup holder. When I get a call, instead of having to reach down and search for my phone's answer button, I can keep my eyes on the road, reach up to my ear, click a button and I'm talking! Then when I have to hang up, I press the button again and I'm disconnected like that!

Having this headset is great for when I have to use the phone and do other things. It lets me multitask! And this may not seem like that big of a deal, but being able to do other things without having to balance your phone between your shoulder and head is really great. I can use the computer, cook, walk around the house, all at ease with my headset!

Since my phone doesn't support Bluetooth, I have to settle for a wired headset but I have to say... this is the next best thing to wireless as far as headsets go. I've asked all my friends about the quality of how I sound and they say it's great: good volume, no static, and no interference.

It looks nice, is sold at a great price on Amazon (a bit more pricey on Nokia's website), and does what it's supposed to do. This product is highly recommended!

Nokia phones, as a rule, do not work with 'standard' plug accessories. Even though after-market manufacturers frequently advertise that their headsets and other appliances are compliant with most Nokia models - most are not. If you look closely at the plug on most 'universal' plug in appliances, you will see TWO narrow black rings around the metal pole that is the plug. On Nokia, plugs with THREE bands are required and, generally speaking, these are made by and available from ONLY Nokia. Most/all after market brands are the 'universal type' and have the correct width plug, but with only the two bands - and these things just don't work with Nokias - I have purchased and returned enough of them to know this as a fact.
To further complicate the situation, all Nokia accessories do not work correctly on all Nokia phones - even the same model phone will sometimes accept a particular accessories and sometimes not. This Headset is one such device. Because we only want phones, not cameras, video machines, internet access or voice mail - my wife and I use Nokia's simplest GSM phone, the 6010. We actually have three of them in the family. We bought three of these headsets and found that it works perfectly on one of them, intermittently on the second and not at all on the third. All three phones are identical, were purchased at the same time and work perfectly.
I infer from this experience two things. 1) The Nokia brand makes it's adapters differently enough so that no after-market (less expensive) brands that you might buy for use on most other cell phones will work on Nokias (smart manufacturing integration, I suppose - but not especially customer friendly), and 2) that even with their own branded accessories, their functionality is inconsistent.
Nokia makes good phones - but owning one locks you in to using their own accessories - some of which work quite well, some intermittently and others not at all. Let the buyer beware - or be prepared to spend the time, effort and cost of returning things. I wouldn't buy a Nokia again if only for this reason.

The product description on Amazon's web page indicates that this headset is compatible with the Nokia 2600 phone. So I ordered two of them together, but neither one worked with my Nokia 2600. Since the seller would only refund my purchase price and original shipping charges, I had to pay the return shipping costs myself. So I'm now back to square one with no headset for my phone -- and with less money in the bank than before. The only reason I'm giving this headset one star is because I wasn't able to proceed with my review unless I rated it at least one star!

This headset worked with my nokia 2610. Sound is fine and people said they could hear me just fine. The ear piece is a little uncomfortable to me and probably not something I'd want to use hours on end but it works.

This is listed as working with the Nokia 2600 cellphone. It does not. Buy beware!

getting older is not fun - particularly with the advent of the cell phone. No matter how high the volume was on my cell phone, with the slightest background noise I could not hear a conversation. I found the Nokia HDB-5 to be just what the Doctor ordered. I can hear everything just fine now. Its a good product for the money.

I researched and ordered the Nokia Boom Headset (HDB-5) for the Nokia 2600, which was suppose to work for the Nokia 2600. Upon receiving it I was very disappointed because when I would plug it into my Nokia 2600 it kept coming up with the message 'enhancement not supported'. I tried everything to get it to work (including taking it over to my cell phone store and asking them if I was doing something wrong). They couldn't even come up with an answer. You need to take the Boom Headset (HDB-5) off of the list of enhancements for the Nokia 2600, because it does not work for that model. As you can see it gets a very low rating from me, since it didn't work for my cell phone. Your list of enhancements is very misleading and right now I have no hands off device for my Nokia 2600 because of your misleading list.

This would be a great little headset, but mine has a poor connection near the phone end that makes static when the wire moves. There is also a problematic hang-up switch on the boom; it's problematic because I often press it and end the call while I'm putting the thing on my ear.

Bought it several months ago. It DOES work with my nokia gold phone. Works fine but the drawbacks are:

No way to boost the volume on it any more than by adjusting your phone volume.

Wire could be just a few inches longer.

Rubber part of earpiece is breaking at the flex point.

I don't know if I'll try buying this one again or look for one with a stronger design. Overall it was fine, but it didn't last that long before earpiece started breaking down.

I used this headset frequently for about 6 weeks. It didn't hold up and the microphone quit. Probably a wire pulled apart under stress (bending, stretching, taking off my jacket?). I didn't get ripped off, since I only paid $5.54, but I got what I paid for. Ed