Plantronics .Audio 910 Bluetooth Headset
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(2 out of 5)No Vista Driver Support
I am unable to get the USB Bluetooth adapter to work w/ Vista. I just got off of chat w/ Plantronics support. Plantronics says that they neither support nor provide any drivers. If you need this to work w/ Vista, I suggest looking for another product. It does work great w/ my cell phone, but paying extra for PC integration was a waste.
(5 out of 5)GREAT Bluetooth phone and VOIP headset
This does what it says!!!
Great Bluetooth to (3 different) phones and VOIP with Skype, Vonage and MSN.
The ONLY one that does this.
Nice work Plantronics!!!
(5 out of 5)The best Bluetooth Headset for Convertibles !
This is the best and the ONLY bluetooth headset for driving in a convertible that I found. I've spent several hundred dollars in the past 3 years and almost gave up, when I saw the 510-USB rated as the "Laptop Ultimate Choice for 2007". I tried Motorola, Zen, Cardo, Jabra, etc, etc...but they were all useless, despite the claims of the manufacturers...even when Cardo (latest purchase before 910) is a manufacturer of headsets for motor bikes. When driving in a heavy LA traffic with a lot of traffic/road noise, honkings, combined w/ wind noise (even w/ the wind-guard of a MB up), if I wanted to talk business or talk w/o raising my voice, it was way too much background or wind noise for the other party. There are many great noise-cancelation headsets out there, but very few that ALSO provide good wind cancelation. Plantronics 910, however, is amazing. I was talking w/ the top down in a heavy street traffic and I can hear all the noise around me, but the caller on the other end told me that she thought I was talking from a quiet room. I found THAT almost hard to believe, but, after the 2nd person told me the same thing, I was a convert. Unbelievable !!!
Yeah, it's a bit big...and not the smallest to put it in your pocket (when I have to valet park)...or just have it on your ear, when you're doing a quick run into a store...and the charger that comes w/ it only charges from the computer USB (which has its advantages...but wish I can also get an inexpensive AC charger so that I don't have to use up one of my only 2 USB outlets)...and the ear piece that goes into your ear (even though, they have small, medium and large) never feels as snug or secure as a Jabra, BUT Plantronics 910 does what it's supposed to better than any other...that of being a GREAT bluetooth headset with an unbelievably great noise cancelation and superior wind resistance technology, leaving me to be able to communicate w/ others w/o concerns for my surroundings. It's the only one I found that is great for windy outdoors.
Buying it on Amazon was the least expensive and easiest.....
Now, Plantronics, if you can only make it smaller.....
(5 out of 5)Best BlueTooth Headset for Skype and Mobile Phones
This is a great headset for Skype as well as your cell phone. I fits comfortably over your ear and stays there securely during all but the most athletic movements. Unlike many other headsets, this places the speaker on your ear canal and not in it. (This may be why some others feel that it doesn't fit well for them.) I find that it blocks a lot of wind noise from being transmitted. Maybe not as much as the Aliph Jawbone, but pretty darn good. It is bigger than some other headsets, but if you fold it halfway between left and right it gets fairly slim and seems durable. (I've broken some others by putting them in my pocket.) Interesting enough, when you set the BlueTooth dongle in Skype, the primary sound output for your PC is the 910. Not so good for music or movies, but kind of nice for listening to things when you don't want others to hear.
My "bads" are that I don't like the charger connection. It is a small, short pin/sleeve. I have had some occasional troubles getting a good tight connection. Not often, but a mini-USB charging port would be welcomed. That would be more "universal" as well. I've had some problems switching from PC connection to cell phone. Not enough to give it a black mark, but enough to note to you.
If you don't do Skype, VOIP, etc. then I'd suggest that you buy the Plantronics 510 instead. It is the same headset without the BlueTooth dongle but it has an AC charger instead of the one that plugs into a USB port.
(5 out of 5)Great sound quality, easy to setup and use
I offered this headset to a friend so we could talk on Skype. He was recovering and couldn't sit at the computer for long stretches of time, so the gift was very timelly.
We had no trouble setting it up on the computer, only a question of charging and plugin the USB Bluetooth adapter, really, and could then enjoy long conversations.
It ended up being the most perfect of gifts, and we we're both very pleased!