Customer Reviews

Plantronics MX300 White/Black Retractable Mobile Headset for most phones with standard 2.5mm headset jack - Audiovox, Blackberry, Kyocera, LG, Samsung, Sanyo, Tr?o

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

My earpiece lasted about one year. The retractible feature is not as handy as it appears. The cord is too thin, and even with gentle use, it shorted out quicker than cheaper ear buds that I've owned.

Average performance. Listeners complained of poor voice quality - too loud.

Broke after one year, and now I'm shopping again.

I got this headset because my old one broke. I have been using it for about a month now. People tell me sometimes they can't hear me. I just have to postition the mic right. It took me about 3 tries to get used to putting it on but once it is on it stays on. I really like the retractable feature on it. Like I like to lie in bed talking on the phone and i can adjust the line so it doesn't get too messy when i toss and turn. Only Con is that you have to postition the mic right or else the person you are talking to can't hear you.

The label Retractable Mobile Headset led me to believe that I could plug it into my phone and clip it on my belt, then pull the earpiece out when the phone rings and use it. Great Idea.

However, the retractable mechanisim is stupidly designed to pull and release both ends at once. One end should be set at a small length to plug into a phone, while the earpiece end extends or retracts. Nope, not the way this one works. If you retract the earpiece end, the phone connection end retracts also.

Absolutely useless - not worth one dollar, let alone almost $30.

Having purchased numerous wired headsets before and since my first Plantronics MX300, I can rate this best in class. I write this review having ordered several to stave off dwindling supply as resellers shed their terminal stock.

Wind is substantially filtered without sacrificing voice quality. In side-by-side tests, voice quality for the remote listener is better than any model I have sampled, wind-reducing or otherwise. The user enjoys a clear listening experience, as well.

The earpiece design is a personal favorite. If you have ears that won't seem to hold on to those popular compression-style earpieces, you will covet these lobe grips.

I've owned 4 handsfree units - none of them worked well in the wind until this one. The microphone works even when the wind blows hard off Lake Michigan. The sound in the ear piece is fantastic, very clear; I don't have to have the volume up full blast to hear. I've had no complaints from callers, they can hear me perfectly well.

I have two problems, minor, with the device. 1) The cord between the ear piece and the microphone is too short. 2) Sometimes if the ear piece isn't positioned correctly, it hurts my lobe.

Overall I love this and have been using it for well over a month. This particular model DOES NOT come with the optional voice activation/disengage call button. Some phone models are too old to function properly with that added feature (so I found out when I spent the extra $10 to buy one at the Verizon store), but they'll work just fine with this "basic" model.

We have three of these headsets and keep them in the car, in jackets, workbag, etc, and I just ordered two more. We have had our first one for more than a year and have had no problems with it not working or breaking. The retractable cord works great. We tried other retractable headsets (Jabra, for one) and none worked as well as this one. Sound is good, too. Recommend for anyone who doesn't like Bluetooth and doesn't want to get their cords all tangled up.

Great Product!! This is the second plantronics MX300 I have purchased, this one was for a Christmas present for my daughter and she loves it!

Thanks for the great service.

Let me tell you, the concept was better then I could have imagined. It fit into my pocket with my cell without wires getting all tangled up.

HOWEVER, I was in my car and snagged it on my seatbelt, oh so slightly, and the retractable device broke into a million pieces. I didn't even own it for 2 hours before I had to throw it away.

And the delivery was the worst. I ordered it in September and received it in December. They didn't even contact me to let me know it was being delayed. I almost forgot if I had ordered it or not. My opinion, spend the extra few dollars and get a Bluetooth, at least you don't have to worry it is going to break into a million pieces.

I love this hands free set. I lost mine and can't wait to get another one. The I hestiated to get it because I was worried about it feeling like a clip on earing (OUCH!) but you can't even tell it's there. This also prevents the ear part from falling out at the slightest movement. It can fit into almost any size/shape ear thanks to the soft clip.

I do agree with a previous poster that the retractable part is annoying but when the rest is great, who cares?