Reviews for Bose Bluetooth Headset Series II - Right Ear

This is what I wanted out of a Bluetooth headset. The button acts exactly like the mic button for Siri, so you can carry a Siri conversation without touching your phone.

Very comfortable. I leave it in my ear for hours. It does not fall out when you're chewing (like Jawbone).

Battery life is acceptable; lasts a day.

I love the physical on switch that turns it on and off easily. However, it can turn on easily in your pocket. A trade off. I will also be curious to see if it retains its firmness (build quality issue) over the years or if the switch will get all loosey goosey.

Sound quality incoming is better than all the ones I tried. My friend reported a marginal difference outgoing between this and the Plantronics.

Others tried: Old Jawbone Prime, Plantronics Voyager Pro HD, SoundId Six

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I was begining to think that bluetooth ear pieces were a lost cause. Everyone raves about the Plantronics Jawbone and I tried it out last year, and it was horrible. It fell out of my ear as soon as I moved an inch, plus, I could barely hear the audio while on calls.

Two weeks ago a co-worker suggested Bose. I invested in this ear piece and I've got to tell you that I am as happy as could be.

Granted it's not like my Bose sound system in my car, or like my Quiet Comfort 3 headphones, but this earpiece is a home run in my opinion.

They somehow managed to keep the slim and minimalistic look that the Jawbone had without it wobbling in my ear.

As an added bonus: When I press the top button on the earpiece, it enables Siri, which listens to and executes Siri based commands.

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Alf Jawbone ERA
Alf Jawbone ICON
Plantronics Voyager Pro
Plantronics Voyager
Blue Ant Q1 or T1
Motorola 720
Motorola H17txt
Motorola CommandOne

Of all of these, the Bose blows them out of the water. Period. My callers report better understanding me, even in the wind and loud environments, plus I can hear them better. I have less static and the more clarity on both ends with the Bose. The volume is very loud...I have to turn it down past 1/2 all the time since too loud; however, the other models above would max out and crackle since no amount of adjustment was loud enough. The auto adjustment feature of the Bose is very subtle but accurate. I don't have to adjust it up or down a lot since it does it automatically.

The noise reduction is excellent....and I think better than the Jawbones or Plantronics. I would hear before the Bose complaints that callers could not understand me or my voice muffled, but with the Bose I get no complaints and most don't even know I'm on a headset. I have no more people with that "your an idiot for wearing a bluetooth" tone in their voice on the other end mad that my voice is breaking up.

Comfort is superior to all the others except maybe the Motorola H17txt. Moto had an ear loop and was very light;however, it was horrible at noise and clarity. For an "in ear" clip the Bose is excellent at comfort and only a couple times a day do I have to play with it to make sure it's on and in my ear. I forget it's there. It certainly is MORE comfortable than any of the Jawbone hard plastic and uncomfortable ear tips.

You can update via mac or windows the firmware with their software application so the future looks bright for this little bluetooth. A2DP is nice to hear radio over my iPhone. Battery life is about as rated. I wish it had a battery meter but does beep to give you status.

It is not fancy like the Jawbone with apps and voice changes or notifications, but it works better for what it is intended...that's calls and voice. I wish like Jawbone it had a tap to answer and tap to close. The extra apps with Jawbone were largely useless.

On Siri it works great and no problems....the Bose is more accurate with Siri than all the others too. That tells me Siri understands my commands via the Bose better.

Makes my life easier....sure, it's most money but rewarded in productivity and caller clarity and communication worth the extra $40 bucks.

Note: I work over the phone and talk constantly on the go in the car, office or outside. I am a bluetooth headset's worst dream for abuse and critical evaluation, so Bose a winner so far in early 2012.

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I use a bluetooth headset a lot - both for calling and listening to podcasts. I saw this one but thought it was expensive so ended up buying several others and being disappointed before then buying this (so costing me more time and money in the process). It's not that the others are 'bad' but they were just not as comfortable for extended use and the sound quality just not as good.

The others I bought were typically more 'premium' models like the Plantronics Voyager Pro HD (comfortable, bit bulky and sound not as good), Jabra Surpreme (the one I would rate as number 2 to the Bose - Jabra Bluetooth Wave (ok found sound but just did not fit all that well) and a Motorola HX550 (good sound but did not fit as well). Think I also looked at a Jawbone but it only supported voice not sound for music / podcasts etc.

Overall the Bose won - it's small, best sound (both for calls and podcasts / music) and most comfortable. Yes it's the most expensive (about twice the price of most of those listed) but if you use it a lot it's worth it.

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This little thing is expensive. And it's little. But it does work very well. The sound quality if great, for both you and the person you're talking with. The noise canceling seems to be very effective, but why is love this one the most, is it is comfortable; even after an hour long daily drive with it in the whole way. My ears seem sensitive and things like headphones and sunglasses will irritate them, but once I put this headset in then pull out on it just slightly, I don't even feel it.

I didn't think I'd use the A2DP at all but it is a nice feature and I have used it a few times. I also thought the right-ear only design would bother me some, but it hasn't yet. The buttons are intuitive and the on-off sliding switch is nice. Works perfectly with my iPhone 4 (iOS5).

The headset is very small though and I've lost it for a few days only to find it in a jacket pocket that I had checked a few times. The case it comes with is probably a good storage idea, not so much for protecting it, but so it doesn't get lost as easily.

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The price deters most but you get what you pay for. I have tried many earpieces through the years and they never lasted more then a couple days because of complicated use or uncomfortable to wear. I have used this earpiece every day for about 2 months.

It's extremely comfortable. I wear it approx 9 hours a day.

The battery lasts me all day. I charge it when I get home from work.

I have gotten out of my vehicle walked two car distances away and have received phone calls on it.

The sliding power button is great. The answer/end call button is readily accessible.

My favorite feature is listening to music and having my other ear free to listen to dispatch over the air.

The person I am talking to never knows that I am on a Bluetooth earpiece.

If I am out of the vehicle and traffic and wind is loud, the other person can hear me clearly just by me speaking normal and soft. Sometimes I think I must yell because of my environment and they ask why am I yelling.

Bottom line don't let the price scare you away. After you've used this you'll feel that $150 was a bargain

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I just want to share my experience with you regarding my recent purchase of the Bose Bluetooth Series 2 headset.

As a iPhone 4s owner I need to be completely hands free while on the phone as I need to accesses information on the phone while talking and more so when driving. I have been through dozens of bluetooths over the years, and only buy high end gear such as Jawbone Era, Jabra Stone 2 and Plantronics.

Had them all but not all met my expectation as a hardcore user, the Jawbone had great style but as I wear specticles I was unable unable to use the ear hook supplied and the rubber earbuds made my ear sore after 15 minutes of use and the sensor nib pressed on my cheeks and made it sore after a while. The Jabra was discreet but sound quality and battery life was terrible even though it had a charging stone, again this has to go over the ear and compromised my wearability as I wear glasses. The Plantronics had good sound quality but was heavy I looked pretty redicoulous walking down the street, makes me look TREKKIE!

But now I bought the Bose and WOW!, amazing sound quality on conversation sensational when listening to music and I'm a big R&B fan, It blows any other headset I have ever owned full stop! Build quality is great and foremost the ear fitting is so comfortable you hardly notice you are wearing it and because it's also so light.

My only negative comment would be if it was able to have caller ID like the Jawbone to let me know who is calling on my contact list and a battery meter on the iPhone and that would be the worlds perfect Bluetooth headset regardless of price.

I hope Bose address this issue on future updates or future replacement models.

OD

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it is perfect. very clear sound quality. the best headset especially for drivers.

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I've owned Bose BT series 2 for 2 weeks, it works great.
I can easily connect / disconnect it between my Iphone and my Nokia cellphone.
clear voice of the headset and the microphone.
battery life last a day ( talk about 4 hrs ).
very durable in my ear ( I almost wear it 6-7 hrs ).
I can talk while my iphone is 18 ft away without call interruption!
light weight and looks nice on my ear.

I HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

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I just swapped the Jawbone ERA for the Bose. The price is what kept me from getting it but the Jawbone wouldn't stay on my ear.

As soon as I put the Bose on I knew it would be a keeper. The fit is awesome right out of the box I didn't have to try any of the other attachments.

Another awesome benefit of the Bose is that it works with my iPad 2 and my iPod 4g. From the what I have figured out so far you have to turn off Bluetooth on the other devices for it to work on the one you want to use at the time. Today will be my first full day with it and I am sure there is more to discover.

Music sounds awesome, I can hear my games the buttons are easy to use I would say it is worth the price as I can use it with all of my Apple products.

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