Re: Bluetooth thingy

[G. Morgan <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

JoeRaisin Wrote:

>I know I could never find one that would allow me to hear the person
>calling me.
>
>If your hearing is as bad as mine, bluetooth headsets for the cell phone
>were the white whale of telephony.  I loved the concept - I can keep
>working with both hands, climbing the ladders, squirming through the
>attic and still not miss that 'important' call from the boss wanting to
>know what the hold up was (you know, besides his 47 calls).
>
>As part of our Christmas, the wife and I went down to the Verizon store
>and re-did our deal to get some different phones.
>
>She HAD to have an iPhone (5C) and I got a Droid Mini.  Which means I
>FINALLY have a phone that fits in a pouch.  My old Revolution with its
>protective case was a monster.  The mini fits even with its Otter Box on.
>
>But I digress... SO I saw these headphones that looked intriguing, tried
>'em out and bought 'em.  Been loving them ever since.  For the first
>time I'm using my phone as a music player and I can do a hands free call
>while actually hearing what the other person is saying.
>
>It may have more to do with the phone and the three year gap in
>technology, but with the revolution voice calls were more or less just
>spinning the contacts wheel - but now I can make 'em first time, every
>time (even working 95% with text and notepad) through this device.
>Answering calls is super easy.
>
>In case you are missing it - I endorse these.  They are light enough I
>don't even know I'm wearing them.  The only frustration I have so far is
>that when wearing a jacket the ear bud (I usually only have one in on
>the work site or driving) I'm not using gets knocked out of its magnetic
>cradle and I just know I'm gonna end up ripping it out.
>
>
>http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/LG-TONE-Review_id3206

I have a couple of old Motorola ones that suck.  I never gave another
brand a chance.

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