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When the light on the headset changes from red to blue, you are good to go. Throw it away so that it does not even tempt you.The user manual contains pictures showing how to set up the speaker covers for the left and right ear. I will have more to say about that test a little later.When the headset is turned off, the phone automatically detected that and switched to no-headset mode. As soon as I switch on the headset, the phone asks me whether I want to connect to it. I haven't thrown this one out so far, so read on to figure out why.The headset comes in a very nice package which is far too large for the headset and carrying case. Lots of negative reviews focus on how flimsy the hook is and how often it breaks. The fact is that you can not charge the headset with the hook attached to it, and removing and reattaching the hook for every charge will eventually break the hook, so just ignore the hook. There was no noise even though my phone was on top of my entertainment center and I walking all over the room just to see what the range was.
The bottom-line is that this is pretty much the only button you will use day-in day-out when you wear this headset. No fuss, no muss, it just works. I paired it with my Samsung Gravity in about 15 seconds and tested it out. Enter the Samsung WEP200 mono BT headset.
Along with the charger/carrying case, the headset comes with 3 speaker covers/ear holds, an over-ther-ear hook, a wall-wart charger, and user manuals.Once you unpack everything out, you first set up the charger and charge the headset for a couple of hours. Don't worry about the over-ear hook. The headset fits comfortably in the ear and should fit most people's ears with at least one of the 3 speaker covers included with the headset. You use that button to turn on and off the headset, to make and receive calls, to mute the headset, to place calls on hold and receive a different call, to pair with the phone, etc., etc.
I have never been impressed with bluetooth since the day it came out. This can be quite confusing and also if you are not paying attention, you can easily end up turning the headset off when you intended doing something else and so on. The list of functions that this multi-function key is capable of is listed in the user manual and deserves a careful going over. I did not get any interference even when I went as far as 15 feet from the phone and there were a few obstructions between the phone and headset. There are two volume control buttons on the side of the headset and their functionality is very intuitive.On the test I did, the headset was so clear it was as if someone was standing in my ear and talking to me. First of all, the multi-function button is a pain in the neck to master.
This can mean the difference between being able to answer a call or missing it entirely. When I say yes, it connects instantly and with no hiccups. I figured I couldn't go wrong at the price it was offered at even if I end up throwing it out like all the other BT dohickeys I have dealt with over the years. Combined with the lightness of the headset, this makes it easy to forget that you even have the headset in your ear.The headset has a prominent button on the outside which the user manual refers to as the multi-function key (and it is multi-function). They would either not work or work so intermittently and unpredictably that I eventually threw them all out and swore off bluetooth.Until now. The manual lists a range of about 30 feet and suggests that there be no obstructions between the phone and headset for optimal performance. This is so unlike other BT accessories I have tried that this one aspect alone deserves several stars.Now for the hearing tests. All of its functionality depends on timed presses of this button (4 seconds to turn the headset on and off, a light tap to receive calls, 2 seconds to do this, 2 seconds twice in a row to do something else, etc.
So, if you want to adjust the headset's fit in your ear, you have to be cognizant of how you grasp the thing and where you press on the thing. Every single bluetooth dongle, phone and other bluetooth accessories I have bought and tried to use have been nothing but trouble for me. In fact, most did not believe I was using a bluetooth headset.Before you get carried away, though, there are a few drawbacks you must be aware of. The sound quality was so good, in fact, that I sold my wife on this headset even though she never uses headsets because of an ear problem that makes most headsets unuseable for her.Even though the headset is less than 2 inches long and therefore, the mic is far from your mouth, the headset picks up your talking very clearly and none of my callers had any problem hearing or understanding me. It certainly does not even move even when I vigorously shake my head from side to side or chew food vigorously. It would have been better to have at least a separate on/off button so that you don't have to press a button for several seconds waiting for something to happen.Also, the headset has very little free real estate on it between this multi-function button and the two volume control buttons, given the extremely small size of the thing. I feel that I can play active sports with this thing in my ear if I choose to without it falling out. The headset is literally less than 2 inches long and weighs a small fraction of an ounce.
There is no separate on/off button, so turning the headset on takes at least 4 seconds if it is off. It is a useless red herring that serves no useful purpose. The settings work perfectly and the headset fits in my ear very securely and comfortably. etc). Luckily it hasn't required much adjusting for me, but if it does not fit your ears as well as it fits mine, this could be an issue.
The sound quality is comparable to other bluetooth headsets. It is light and small which is both a curse and blessing- blessing because you don't have this cyborg-looking device hanging off your ear- curse, because it's easy to lose or misplace. However, because it sits in your ear verses resting on it (i.e. Motorola) I am able to hear conversations more clearly, especially when driving at high speeds. Finally, I gave this a 5-star, because of the price point. I bought a black WEP 200 for under $30.
Best Bluetooth headset I have owned yet. It broke after 5 uses. Excellent battery life, range and audio. Only drawback is the snap-on ear clip which you need to remove when charging. The ear clip is not essential but helps hold the device in your ear better. I would definately recommend this item.
best bluetooth on the market. this is the third one i have purchased. lost one and swam with the other. will never use a different bluetooth headset.
Some will be lucky to have a great fitting BT, some won't. Its hard to tell the differences between the sizes of the earpieces but they are actually marginally bigger or smaller than the next. Great bluetooth, super lightweight. I ordered a set of jabra eargels off ebay anyways to try to see if I can get it to stay in my right ear since I prefer it on that side. I'm fairly certain this is not a fake WEP as everything passes the fake/real test with the exception of it coming with a ear hook.Ear hook snapped after 4th time using it, kinda bummed about that but oh well.The BT actually stays really well in my left ear, I can jump up and down and I can't shake it out. Unfortunately this isn't the case with my right ear, not samsung or the BT's fault, I just have differently shaped ears (as does everyone). Range is amazing. sound quality is excellent and my gf can't tell that I'm on the BT when I use it.
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