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| Brand: Jawbone
Category: Wireless
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $81.99
You Save: $48.00 (37%)
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Rating:  286 reviews
Sales Rank: 5
Format: Cd
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: N/A
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 0.5 x 1 x 2
MPN: Jawbone II
Model: Jawbone II
UPC: 822248988861
EAN: 0822248988861
ASIN: B001AQYUWC
Release Date: June 28, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Reality of the Jawbone 2 December 1, 2008
As an avid bluetooth user, after reading countless reviews, and taking the chance to find out if this product would live up to reviews and standards, I am very happy.
The key- if you want to use this product sucessfully...GET THE EARBUDS!
Don't waste time with the supplied ear hook and ear nub. They will not work and what is (to me) a very good product will only become frustrating to the customer. I have NO idea why they just don't give you the earbuds, 5 dollars on amazon (6 sizes)?!
-note- upon getting the earbuds, sometimes you have to order another set due to the inconsistencies of the cheap earbud product, but well worth it once it works
-I will tell the good, and bad
Good: absolutely cannot tell its in my ear, doesn't flash annoyingly when wearing, i work in construction and on the road, never any complaints, has 4+ hrs of talktime per charge, charges 30-45min, easy to sync
Bad: you have to hold the SIDES of the earpiece when adjusting during a call in order not to lose your call, the button for the volume can be tricky at first, but after 5 min you should be able to figure it out. its kinda small, but that is also a good thing
Overall- if you get this product, find a compatible earbud and you will probably never get another bluetooth for a while. but who's to say, alot of different ears exist, so try one out at a local cell phone store AFTER buying the 5 dollar earbuds and placing them on the jawbone.
amazing noise cancellation November 30, 2008
Like many others, I need to use the Jabra gel inserts for it to fit my ear correctly. I originally used the smallest earpiece that came with the headset, but it still didn't fit into my ear well enough. I just have really small ears I guess. This was working out fine for me, but the problem I was having is it was difficult to hear everyone even with my volume all the way up. Once I started using the Jabra gel inserts (I had some at home) the fit was amazing and I actually had to turn the volume almost down to the lowest setting, so I have much more volume range to work with now.
I have had no other issues with it besides my ears being too small. I have to say that I would never feel comfortable wearing it without the earloop; it feels like it would fall out. I wish it came with a small earloop. It does have 4 earloops, but it was 2 mediums, a large and an extra large (where's the small??).
The noise cancellation is quite amazing. I have tested it with the radio blasting in my car, I have answered the phone while vacuuming, and tested in the worst of my conditions which was just walking outside or driving in my car (ambient wind noise). All of these situations proved to be extremely clear and crisp to my callers. You can hear some noise very faintly in the background (the caller can) but you can't really make out what it is and my voice is loud and clear for the caller. It's absolutely amazing and what I really bought the headset for. I was waiting for a 2nd edition to this since I heard mixed reviews of the first Jawbone with wind noise.
As far as what people say about hitting the wrong buttons or buttons by accident when adjusting the headset, I don't have any of this or see where you could have an issue unless you had huge, clusy fingers. I hit the rear button sometimes when I adjust the headset, but this won't send any functions unless you're in a call, which will just cycle the volume control once. If you're not on a call it won't do anything since you need to hold it or press it at least three times to get a function command. So, I can't see this ever being a problem because it's not easy to hang up on someone accidently just by adjusting the fit during a call.
One negative since there must be something, right? I wish it came with a small travel USB charger. My old jabra came with 2; one for home and one for travel. I leave the small one in my laptop bag so I can charge off my laptop when travelling or at work. I leave the other one at home to charge at night (by the way, battery life is excellent on this thing!). The Jawbone only comes with one. I guess this is good if they're trying to go green. I must add that the one will work in an outlet or USB, since it is a USB cable (proprietary charging end) that plugs into the AC adapter, but I'm not going to take the cable with me every day in case I need it for work, and then plug it back into the wall when I get home. I guess I could just leave it in my laptop back all the time and only take it out at home when I need to charge it. It would have been nice if the charging connection was just standard mini-USB or something so I could just use a small cable I already have.
Hope this helps! Enjoy your new headset!
A Bluetooth that WORKS. November 30, 2008
I bought the jawbone 2 hoping to find a better product than my old plantronics bluetooth. Man, does this thing do what it says it will do. I called 3 different people and they all had the same response, "It sounds good, but you should try it when you're in the car driving and listening to the radio." My response? "I am in the car driving and listening to the radio!" In one case I was even blasting my radio, and the person on the other end of the line didn't even notice that it was on. I think that the most important part to make this work for you, is to make sure that the noise assassin button is touching your cheek. With all of the different ear size pieces involved, it should be possible for everyone to do.
I love this thing, it works.
 Jawbone 2 Headset November 29, 2008
I thought the unit sounds fine, and from what I've been told it sounded good on the receiving end too. It's pretty easy to set up and the unit recharges quick too. The only issue I have is it just doesn't fit well in my ear. I have relatively small to normal sized ears and I just cannot seem to get this to fit perfectly. I would get it to fit properly (to a point where is stays in my ear and touches my cheek as required), but after about 30 minutes it would just be too painful to keep in my ear. I have since went on line and found a company that manufactures custom made molds for the Jawbone and Jawbone 2 as well as most other headsets on the market. I think after having done that my complaint will be the amount of money I had to spend to get it perfect.
I think what they Aliph should do is redesign their ear piece to either a custom mold or the ones that expand in your ear as you insert it. This will give a more perfect or custom fit to an otherwise almost perfect Bluetooth headset.
 Bad ear clip November 29, 2008
According to my friends, my voice on their end was fantastic. However, the ear clip on the Jawbone 2 was totally unsatisfactory. The headset would not sit securely and would flop around. The sound quality on the speaker was also under par, sounding like a really cheap speaker.
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