By Anonymous CowardPosted Wednesday 26th September 2007 11:32 GMT
I initially tried using them as the handsfree option while driving, but their size/bulk makes it impossible to use the headrest in the car seat!
So that also stops you wearing these while reclining or lying down.
Sound quality isn't bad, though as the article states, you can hear everything else around you, too. I did find the controls to be a bit fiddly, but functional.
Anyway, the novelty wore off pretty quick, and I stopped using them.
By bluesxmanPosted Wednesday 26th September 2007 11:41 GMT
Cool, now I can find out when someone has "picked" my phone 'cause the music will stop once they're out of 'tooth range and, presumably, my fist. Handy!
By dodgePosted Wednesday 26th September 2007 12:26 GMT
I tested one of these, it's complete pants. Yes, it's uncomfortable, yes, the buds don't really fit IN your ears, nor ON your ears (so intrusive AND don't block out noise), blurb says they're "adustable"... which is not strictly true, you can only rock the whole unit up or down. Sitting on a highish-backed chair? Bulge at the back keeps bumping annoyingly.
Music sound quality? Average at best for BT headset, well below a set of wired earbuds. Call sound quality? Average. Repeated breaks in connection? You betcha.
The controls are annoyingly hard to locate by touch, and they're so incredibly sensitive that just brushing them knocks it to the next track/volume up or what have you. I didn't try, but buyer reports I've seen say that using it during gym (i.e. sweating) toasts them. So bang goes their USP that they're good for "active use".
Basically most BT headsets suck, so rated against them it maybe deserves a 70% rating versus the best possible BT headset. As a product on its own it gets about a 50% rating ito it's intended functionality.
By Anonymous CowardPosted Wednesday 26th September 2007 13:58 GMT
It's really frustrating that many RAZRs in the US that claim "BlueTooth support" and "play MP3s" don't also support A2DP. That's what I discovered (too late for a free return) with the RAZR V3m. It really should just be a firmware update, but once the phone-producers ship something off the assembly line, they want to be done with it. And the carriers don't "help" here either, except to engage in classic finger pointing.
Moral: Always check the box closely to make sure your checklist items are all there.
By mattPosted Wednesday 26th September 2007 13:58 GMT
I've had these for a few months now and generally I like them. First off they dont rest on my neck, no where near it.
I was worried about the battery life to start with, but its actually not that bad, because you save battery on your phone to a certain extent.
Also, I have long hair and if I put my hair over them I look like a wierdo (well more like one).
In the manual it says to put the player device in the top third of your body, however I find that my back trouser pocket is best as it has line of sight to the bit at the back then.
My main concern when using them in the office is that the battery will run out, causing my phone to start playing out of its speaker exposing my bad music taste to all! (It will beep twice before running out but you could easily miss it).
By Ken RyanPosted Saturday 29th September 2007 12:46 GMT
...of Motorola's policies not the headset.
A friend has one of these and loves it. I was asking him about it, and was interested in buying one for myself.
Then the bombshell... he commented that at one point one of the rubber in-ear bits got knocked off and lost. He called Motorola to buy a replacement. They would not sell him one. His only option is to buy a whole new headset.
I wouldn't touch this thing with a 10-meter pole...
Comments on: Motorola MotoRokr S9 Bluetooth headphones
I got these with my RIZR Z8 #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 26th September 2007 11:32 GMT
bonus feature #
By bluesxman Posted Wednesday 26th September 2007 11:41 GMT
This thing is pants #
By dodge Posted Wednesday 26th September 2007 12:26 GMT
Catch up 'El Reg.. #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 26th September 2007 12:35 GMT
Whither RAZR #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 26th September 2007 13:58 GMT
My thoughts #
By matt Posted Wednesday 26th September 2007 13:58 GMT
Limping scrod #
By myootnt Posted Wednesday 26th September 2007 16:47 GMT
Nasty shortcoming... #
By Ken Ryan Posted Saturday 29th September 2007 12:46 GMT