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As a regular buyer of Jabra products, I've found that this company is usually on top of their game in electronics. When I dialed her it took me only a few seconds to learn about the terrible audio and static others were receiving from my calls. Audio performance was the ultimate letdown. The bad reception was still there and to make matters worse, the ear piece actually broke off. Considering the large size of the headset, I was surprised to find the controls way too small to serve any real time every day function.Like most new head set technology, the Jabra BT5020 can be rotated for wear on either ear. Complete with two comfort plugs, it does provide a nice fit. Initially I purchased the Jabra BT5020 to replace my ancient but still kicking, back up headset. To make a long story short, same scenario and almost the same results.
Over the years I have owned several Jabra devices that went the distance and easily rated five stars. Even with a small amount of background noise in the same building, audio was lost.Thinking that perhaps it was just a bad unit I returned the original BT5020 for an exchange. Make no mistake, the Jabra BT5020 Bluetooth Headset is not one of them. Outgoing calls are always muffled and deteriorated. Sadly, Jabra completely missed the boat on this poorly engineered product.Easy pairing of the BT5020 to my cell phone was the only positive note coming from the purchase of this over hyped tool. Apparently there was a weak point in the molding.
In a quiet room, incoming audio is average at best. So bad that I had to shut down the BT5020 in order to complete the call.To sample what others were telling me about the poor audio and transmission performance, my associate took the BT5020 for a test drive. Without a doubt, the problem lies within quality control. This product should have never made it past the drawing board.
Had significant issues with 2 different of these units. Lots of echoing, lots of background noise and it died after about 2 months. The insert they give you for your ear is crap and continued to fall off.
Operating the buttons also takes some getting used to. Charging from usb is easy and the charge holds a long time.
Virtually no static up to 9 feet from paired macbook pro. Pro:Excellent reception.
The gel piece can easily be omitted. Normal outgoing voice quality.
Comfortable either with or without gel piece. Con:Not very easy to put on, takes some getting used to (not terribly difficult either).
Cant say anything about outdoor or in car usage; have not tried yet.Longer term usage is also unknown for me.Conclusion:Recommended so far.
Also, it comes with two of them, so if you're a germ freak and you ever share your headset, you have an alternate ear piece. The earpiece is very comfortable and adjustable.
Setup was easy and straightforward. I don't usually play for more than 3 hours at a time and it's never died on me.
I only use this when I play co-op on the PS3. away and around a corner, it does cut out.
No one has complained about the sound quality of my voice. The range is fine since I don't sit too far from my TV, but if I go down the hall, maybe 25 ft.
I also like the rubber cover you can put over the earpiece as it adds comfort. Because of the over-the-ear design, the mic essentially sits under the earlobe and I was worried that it would be too far from my mouth, but it actually picks up my voice just fine.
This headset is easy to use and sounds great, but if you have small ears, it falls off when you bend over.
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