Jabra JOURNEY Bluetooth In-Car Speakerphone - Retail Packaging - Black

My wife frequently travels in states with hands-free laws, and she does not like Bluetooth devices that stick in her ear, so a speakerphone was the ultimate solution.PROS:Quick and easy set up, was paired to her phone in 10-sec, following voice prompts.Answer, volume up/down are easy to reach, and easy to operate.Motion sensor works great! Sit in the car, and the BT connects to your phone... its that easy.Slim-profile is not obtrusive on the visor.Visor clip is metal, and sturdy... should hold-up well over timeHave not fully tested talk-time or stand-by, but Jabra is usually spot-on in their descriptions!CONS:Disconnecting BT occurs only after you exceed range of device (about 35')... so if you get a call as you're exiting the car, it goes to BT to answer it (in the car) unless you can remember to switch to phone as you answer it. Not really a CON, but more of an inconvenience... The only real inconvenience she's seen so far, is she forgets to activate the BT on her phone... and can't figure out why the BT speakerphone won't answer the incoming calls :DFor the price and features, quality of build and sound... this device is a fantastic value!

I am using this unit with an Iphone 5.First of all let me say the unit does not have a sensor that detects your motion. What it does have is a switch that detects sudden bumps. If you sit in your car slowly it will never turn on but if your tap the case with your finger it switches on or when you slam the car door it comes on.What I Love:Callers say I sound good and they sound good to me (Provided volume is set right (see below))Nice looking designBattery life is greatworks with my iPhone 5Volume buttons are easy to reach.What I Hate"Uneven volume from different sources. The Voice prompt from the phone are super loud then the callers voice is low. If I use SIRI then I find siri's voice to be very low and I have to turn up the volume to the point that the callers voice is too loud.The button out lay for dialing is placed poorly. I really prefered my old Jabra that just had one button, this two button thing does not work all that well, I constantly hit the wrong one unless I look up which defeats the purpose.People on the other end say I sound loud but they say I sound somewhat distorted, like the volume is being overdriven.Blinking icon during call is distracting.Turning up the volume can cause caller too hear their own voice echoing back.Voice prompts seem to change pitch tending on how charged the batteries are in the Jabra (very odd problem!)Conclusion:In this price range it's probably the best you can get right now but it really needs some tweeks to the design.

I wanted to like it, I did. I got a new car with bluetooth built-in, so I wanted something for my wife's car. To make a long story short, someone who keeps their phone outside of BT range of their car when they are at home will probably have better luck than I did.PROS:+ easy to pair phones+ fast charging time+ micro USB connector (nothing proprietary)+ free shipping on amazon.com returnsCONS:- immediately had to download/install new firmware from jabra to get it to work with iPhone 4S. Volume was maxxed out until doing so.- battery drained after less than 2 days of non-use (supposed to be 45 days). I suspect this is because the car is parked in an attached garage within bluetooth range. The phone on the kitchen table was still connected to the bluetooth, so it probably never disconnected.- to get around above item, I tried manually powering on/off when using. Powering on caused the iPhone to start wirelessly playing music though the jabra even though the iPhone was hardwired to the car.- you can't set up a "preferred" paired phone. (or any preferences) I paired both my wife's and my phone. When turning off BT on the active phone (to simulate one of us exiting the car), it took a minute or so for the other phone to become the main phone for outgoing calls.________we are not frequent cell phone users so battery life was a major issue. So, this unit went back and I'll keep looking for something that perhaps uses motion sensors to auto-power-off.

I give this product an extremely hi rating. I have owned it for almost a year now. Good battery longevity to start with. Synched with no problem to my iphones, my android phone, my ipad and blue tooth on my laptop. Excellent audio quality and clarity. Does not cut out or appear to be bothered by immediate road noise or car noises, When I drive with the window open, is not affected. Excellent voice recognition capability, works well with audio commands and speaks commands clearly on incoming calls. Does not appear to be affected by extreme heat when the car parked outside in extreme cold or hot weather. I have owned 3 blue tooth headsets and 2 other blue booth car phones and this one is by far the best performer yet.