I've had the Jawbone for 3 months, and give it a "B-".
On the plus side, it performs reasonably well in noisier environments other than those with wind, and is more comfortable than it looks.
On the negative side for design, it tends to slip off and the metal earloop broke off where it joins the body after having been bent just once. If you put the earpiece in your pocket or your work bag, this is bound to happen. I now treat it much more gingerly.
On the negative side for sound quality, noise reduction doesn't help much for YOUR hearing in a noisy environment, and it suffers from static more easily than some other ear phones, if you are in a moderately heavy RF environment. You have to switch back to the handset in those environments.
“The experience was a quick and painful reminder that no matter how pretty the window dressing is here, HTC has staged its fashion show in a building that should be scheduled for demolition.
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I've had the Jawbone for 3 months, and give it a "B-".
On the plus side, it performs reasonably well in noisier environments other than those with wind, and is more comfortable than it looks.
On the negative side for design, it tends to slip off and the metal earloop broke off where it joins the body after having been bent just once. If you put the earpiece in your pocket or your work bag, this is bound to happen. I now treat it much more gingerly.
On the negative side for sound quality, noise reduction doesn't help much for YOUR hearing in a noisy environment, and it suffers from static more easily than some other ear phones, if you are in a moderately heavy RF environment. You have to switch back to the handset in those environments.