Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth Headset (Silver/Grey)

This is my first wireless headset, so I have nothing to compare it with. I've had it maybe a year; I'm not sure because I can't remember anything any more. I got it mainly because of the noise-cancelling technology. That part seems to work well, except for in the wind. I have yet to find the right combo of earpiece and earplug for optimal comfort and ear canal fit. Two of the four supplied earpieces have broken while attached to the unit in my fanny pack. The metal must be brittle and some pressure breaks them. Now I disconnect the earpiece and put them both in a little nylon "plastic" bag. For optimal reception, pressure on the unit against the ear is needed. The back of my ear gets sore. The thing seems to turn itself off after a period of disuse. I'm not sure what that's about. Low charge? My voice-activated phone dialer doesn't hear names or numbers as well with the Jawbone, especially on my bike. Not that it's perfect with handset only. I now have a mild case of the smaller Jawbone 2.0 envy. But I'm not going there. Maybe if I used it a lot more, but I don't. It's easier to deal with than a corded mike, but is a little heavy on the ear. When it works right, it's pretty cool. Push a little hidden button on the outside of the headset, get a little beep, hear the voice dial prompts, and dial the number by voice. Talk, finish, then hit the button again to hang up. Hit the same button longer to turn it on or off. Oh, the on/off beeps are way too loud. Fix that, you guys. I think that's it.

It is remarkable how ubiquitous the Bluetooth headset has become. It seems they are hanging on ears nearly everywhere you look. Prices on these devices have also been dropping like a rock, recently breaking the $20 barrier.
In this environment, I have heard some folks gaffaw at the $70 price of the Jawbone. However, in my opinion, rarely has the much higher quality of a headset been more justified.
First off, the Jawbone seems to pair easily and quickly with just about any phone. This is a great advantage, since I and lots of folks I know have a drawer full of cheaper BT headsets that refuse to reliably pair up.
Further, the Jawbone also has a strong signal that avoids the interference that seems to plague these headsets, especially in urban, RF choaked settings.
If should be noted that Bluetooth frequencies are actually not far from those for celluar PCS phones. Thus, if you are driving around underneath high powered PCS sites hanging 12 feet above your car, it's easy for the signals to overpower a cheap bluetooth headset, even one a few feet from your phone.

Finally, the Jawbone has great background noise cancellation, so people can hear you without road noise. I'm surpised how many clients ask me if I'm actually driving, while wearing my Jawbone.
In all, I would suggest you go for quality over price in getting a headset, especially if you are in a headset mandatory state. It's worth the extra money for easy, fast pairings and a reliable signal. Celluar phones are bad enough without having to worry about a bad bluetooth adding to your connection problems.

terrible call quality, hard to use buttons. Bulky and uncomfortable.

Looked stylish, but ill stick to my old, comfortable, and dirty logitech.

Mono headset. reception is great for people on the other end of the call. Headset does not fit comfortably in the ear. Takes some getting used to mono sound from earpiece. But overall, a good headset.

I purchased for my wife, her last one, Motorola H700 jurt the ear and was too much background noise. Jawbone works as desribed, very comfortable, loud and clear in noisey environments as advertised....the draw back is it is not so easy to put on the ear, but once on..works great.