With a whole new generation of Bluetooth headsets out, it may be time to upgrade. I have two favorites in the over $100 professional talker category, the Jawbone Prime, and the Plantronics Voyager Pro.
When looking for style, noise reduction, and good sound quality even on the walk from the car to the office the Jawbone Prime is my tool of choice. It is easy to slip on, initiate a call and start talking. The biggest issue with it is battery life, they box reports 3.5 hours, and I get about 2.5 hours of talk time using it. The Jawbone Prime shares the same standard USB charger as the iPhone, so if you have a car charger for your iPhone you are in luck, and it can be “Quick Charged” in about 25 minutes. A “Quick Charge” lasts for about an hour of talk time.
When I want a long battery life, am going to be inside, and feel comfortable wearing a headset around, the Plantronics Voyager Pro is my choice. The biggest issue with the Voyager Pro is the difficulty to put it on and take it off, especially if you wear glasses. One suggestion was to put it on when you get up and wear it all day! (Take it off before you shower!) With this headset we were able to get over 5 hours of talk time in the car and the office. The noise cancelation worked great to get rid of background noise in the car and around the office. Walking outside on the other hand created a lot of wind noise. Get this product if you are looking to be able to spend hours on the phone without charging up. Word of caution, the announcement on the airplane telling you to put away all electronic devices is NOT SUPPRESSED AT ALL by the noise cancelation.
All of the testing I did was with an iPhone, I am sure your mileage with vary depending on your cell phone type. Having Bluetooth enabled on an iPhone decreased my iPhone battery life a bit.
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