I just got this last week. I love it! I work in a cable headend which is very noisy and I listen to music all the time on it. Also, even in the noisy environment, it takes phone calls with clarity and no one can hear the fans in the background. You can also use Siri via the phone button on the headset which is nice since I don't need to take my phone out to send a text or make a phone call.
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I just got this last week. I love it! I work in a cable headend which is very noisy and I listen to music all the time on it. Also, even in the noisy environment, it takes phone calls with clarity and no one can hear the fans in the background. You can also use Siri via the phone button on the headset which is nice since I don't need to take my phone out to send a text or make a phone call.
Bought a jawbone era last week.
My observations: The claimed app/updating/software upgradibility is crap, the forum support is crap and ignore most questions, Siri compatability is clunky and requires phone interaction far too often and for $130 it should not read phone numbers apart from the 20 contacts you program.
I plan on returning it. Is it a bit much of me to expect a $130 headset to pull my phone book contacts automatically for incoming calls and not be limited to 20?
My observations: The claimed app/updating/software upgradibility is crap, the forum support is crap and ignore most questions, Siri compatability is clunky and requires phone interaction far too often and for $130 it should not read phone numbers apart from the 20 contacts you program.
I plan on returning it. Is it a bit much of me to expect a $130 headset to pull my phone book contacts automatically for incoming calls and not be limited to 20?
Plantronics Discovery 975. Same excellent electronics as the Plantronics Voyager Pro, but without the annoying ear loop. You can wear your glasses/sunglasses with the 975, which is a significant feature over the ear loops.
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I have the Jawbone ERA and had nothing but troubles with it. I have had to do a hard reset on it many different times, when listening to music is breaks up on/off and at random times, when it works it works great.
I have had many people report that they cannot hear me or I sound muffled, this is not all the time, it seems to fade into this mode, and once there is stays.
Whenever this happens I have to delete it form all my devices, then do a hard reset on it and then pair it again. This should not happen.
This is my second unit.
Personally I hate it...
(yes it has the latest firmware updates, as do all my devices)
As far as working with Siri, it works fine if your have a single question, multiple items it gets all out of sync and I have to power it off and on again to be able to use it.
Now before you try and troubleshoot this for I have tried everything, Jawbone tech support (worthless in my mind) I have used it with 3 different phones, including my iPad. These problems all remain unchanged. I have given up on it.
I refuse to let them send me another. I will file it along with my other useless electronic items and try another headset.
My next will be the new Bose.
Scott
I have the Jawbone ERA and had nothing but troubles with it. I have had to do a hard reset on it many different times, when listening to music is breaks up on/off and at random times, when it works it works great.
I have had many people report that they cannot hear me or I sound muffled, this is not all the time, it seems to fade into this mode, and once there is stays.
Whenever this happens I have to delete it form all my devices, then do a hard reset on it and then pair it again. This should not happen.
This is my second unit.
Personally I hate it...
(yes it has the latest firmware updates, as do all my devices)
As far as working with Siri, it works fine if your have a single question, multiple items it gets all out of sync and I have to power it off and on again to be able to use it.
Now before you try and troubleshoot this for I have tried everything, Jawbone tech support (worthless in my mind) I have used it with 3 different phones, including my iPad. These problems all remain unchanged. I have given up on it.
I refuse to let them send me another. I will file it along with my other useless electronic items and try another headset.
My next will be the new Bose.
Scott