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Plantronics M2500 Bluetooth Headset
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List Price: $69.99
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$37.99
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Features
• Bluetooth wireless freedom
• Up to 5 hours of talk time, 120 hours standby
• Easy to use controls for volume, mute and call answer/end
• SoundGuide™ earpiece for comfort and performance
• Compatible with Bluetooth devices supporting the headset or hands-free profile |
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Plantronics M2500 Bluetooth Headset description
To take full advantage of your Bluetooth-equipped phone, the first thing on your list should be a comfortable, easy-to-use wireless headset. That's where the Plantronics M2500 comes in. With up to five hours of talk time; a comfortable, lightweight and ergonomic design; and a price that is just right, the M2500 will take your mobile life to a new level. In addition to providing maximum comfort and sound performance, the M2500's "SoundGuide" earpiece is designed to fit in either ear. Meanwhile, a multifunction toggle simplifies the headset's functions by combining power, volume and mute into a single, easy-to-use control. An LED status indicator keeps tabs on battery life and power status, while a convenient call answer/end button on the M2500's boom makes it easy to accept and end calls. The device works up to 30 feet away from your mobile phone, so you can talk and walk freely even if your phone is inside your briefcase, pocket, or across the room from you. And with a weight of just 23 grams, you'll hardly know you're wearing anything on your ear! In addition to five hours of talk time, the headset's NiMH rechargeable battery supports up to 120 hours of standby time so you'll always be ready to receive a call. The M2500 supports Bluetooth headset and hands-free profiles for universal compatibility with Bluetooth mobile phones, computers, PDAs and more. What's in the Box
M2500, AC charger, user's manual |
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Plantronics M2500 Bluetooth Headset Customer Reviews
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After owning a Motorola model headset that was hands down, the easiest to operate (flip open the boom and it's on and connected, slip the thin earpiece over your ear and start talking...), it also had sound quality issues (few people could hear my end of the conversation), I had high hopes for the Plantronics M2500. I have owned Plantronics wired headsets and figured only good things could come of a next-generation product like this. Unfortunately, this was not the case.
Firstly, the large portion of the headset where the battery and electronics are is bulky and difficult to put on with one hand particularly if you're a glasses wearer like myself. Since I typically don't wear the headset full-time when in the car, I often found myself struggling to get it situated while driving. If I was going to take the trouble to pull over to put it on when I got an incoming call, I might as well just use the handset at that point. Though it was easily adapted to the left or right ear, it wasn't comfortable enough to wear full time.
The on/off/volume switch is a multi-position/rocker switch. Rock it forward or back to control the volume and press it STRAIGHT down to turn the headset on or off. Now, when I say STRAIGHT down, I mean STRAIGHT down. Rock the switch one way or another to cycle the power and the power switch just doesn't work. This too becomes a difficult, two-handed operation. Also, the multi-colored LED that let's you know the unit's coming on or turning off winds up under your fingers. If you're still set on attempting this operation with one hand, you don't know whether or not you've succeeded in turning it on or off.
Once the unit's turned on and situated on your ear, you then have to depress a switch on the boom to connect it to your phone. Unfortunately, the plastic button that's on the boom catches on the housing (effectively sticking) and you have to wiggle it to get it positioned so you can actually depress it to make contact with the switch. There's so much wrong with the mechanics of this device it makes you wonder if anyone at Plantronics actually gave it a try. FORTUNATELY, what it lacks in physical usability, it makes up for in sound quality and connectivity. While I had no issues with either of the latter points, everything else made this headset a chore to use. |
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