SoundID SM100 Bluetooth headset

Summary: I have used several in the past and most recently the BlueAnt Z9 based on Cnet reviews. However no matter how helpful the BlueAnt people were the unit went back ...

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Summary: I have used several in the past and most recently the BlueAnt Z9 based on Cnet reviews. However no matter how helpful the BlueAnt people were the unit went back due to poor reception by those I called.

This unit is close to land line quality with comfort that allows it to be left in the ear for longer than any unit I have tried in the past. The ease of advancing greater background filtering is better and more assuring with the quality of the button. The charging options are better than most with USB, car and AC. The charge time is better than the others I have used.

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Summary: I have about 10 different bluetooth headsets and the SM100 is the best I have ever had. Callers can hear me as clear as I hear them and noisy backgrounds ...

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Summary: I have about 10 different bluetooth headsets and the SM100 is the best I have ever had. Callers can hear me as clear as I hear them and noisy backgrounds is not an issue with the SM100. Extremely comfortable to wear, I have mine on most of the time at work. I love the environmental modes too.
I do wish it would stay charged longer, sometimes mine is dead after 7 hrs. But I wouldn't trade it for anything on the market at the moment.

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Summary: I honestly tried them all...cardo scala, gennum nxzen, voyager 520, plantronics 655, jawbone, blueant z9, voyager 510. Don't get me wrong, not all of these units were duds.....

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Summary: I honestly tried them all...cardo scala, gennum nxzen, voyager 520, plantronics 655, jawbone, blueant z9, voyager 510. Don't get me wrong, not all of these units were duds..some almost got it but fell a bit short (voyager 510 and 520). I ordered the Sound ID with very little hope. I recieved it a few days ago and used it all day yesterday while I moved. I made and recieved several calls all day and I was very impressed. I could hear the caller loud and clear while in a noisey cube van. But the big test was how the caller would hear me. Not one caller all day asked me to repeat something or said "where are you"? And my wife, my biggest bluetooth headset critic, agrees that the Sound ID sounded the best bar none. I hope this review isn't too premature cause I only had it for a few days...but like I said, I used it call day and I was very impressed. Look no further, this is the unit to buy.

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Summary: I've tried several bluetooth headsets with varying degrees of satisfaction. I've used Mot, Plantronics (a couple of styles) and some other brands, about 6 different sets. Compared to ...

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Summary: I've tried several bluetooth headsets with varying degrees of satisfaction. I've used Mot, Plantronics (a couple of styles) and some other brands, about 6 different sets. Compared to this one, all those others are worthless.

Working environment: Office 25%, Field 75%. Road noise and ambient noise is higher than average (background noise of wind, diesel engines, etc). My work requires hands free communications.

Paired with my Treo700w.

At first I tried with the environment filter turned off per other reviewers recommendations. I got a terribly tinny sound reception and was getting worried that I wasted my money. Then I tried it with the first level of the filter turned on I am ecstatic. Battery life not an issue.

I don't even know I'm wearing it as the weight is negligible and the fit is superb.

The best feature is that the bluetooth connection is always solid. Some other headsets sometimes wouldn't establish a good connection and I'd have to call my voicemail to see if there was a connection! Never a problem with this guy.

The unit is pricey when purchased at the local discount electronics store. I couldn't wait for delivery from "that big river in South America.com" as my previous POS headset was crushed in the field and I needed a replacement that day. Worth ir? Yeah.

A solid "gotta have" reommendation.

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Summary: I tried at least three other headsets before being told about the SM100. I was beginning to lost hope. Since it has arrived I use it constantly. I use mass ...

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Summary: I tried at least three other headsets before being told about the SM100. I was beginning to lost hope. Since it has arrived I use it constantly. I use mass transit and walk alot and it is wonderful to not have to hold my phone and still be able to hear clearly. The size is perfect and charging comes in three different options. I wouldn't be without mine.

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Summary: (THE REVIEW by CastingYou) I have about 10 different bluetooth headsets and the SM100 is the best I have ever had. Callers can hear me as clear as I hear ...

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Summary: (THE REVIEW by CastingYou) I have about 10 different bluetooth headsets and the SM100 is the best I have ever had. Callers can hear me as clear as I hear them and noisy backgrounds is not an issue with the SM100. Extremely comfortable to wear, I have mine on most of the time at work. I love the environmental modes too.

The SoundID SM100 Bluetooth headset has a comfortable fit and excellent performance; with wind noise reduction and voice capture technologies that enhance audio clarity. It adjusts to different noise levels, plus there's an environment-awareness mode so you can hear your surroundings with headset still in the ear.

Designed for versatility, the SM100 offers three modes of use,Mobile Mode, Environmental Mode, and One2One Mode.This lightweight and Ergonomic in-ear Headset can wirelessly connect to compatible devices, amplify surrounding Sound when not being used with a mobile phone for enhanced in-person communications, as well as link to another SM100 Ear Module to form two-way radio connections.

Features:
* Personalized Sound: With the SM100, a User can personalize the headset to address his or her specific sound preferences resulting in crisp, clear Audio across mobile communications settings.


* Environmental Mode: When a user is not on a Cell Phone call, the SM100 amplifies the environment to allow both ears to work together and eliminate the occluded effect associated with traditional headsets improving everyday in-person communication


* Noise Navigation System: Sound IDs Auto Focus for your Ears, determines the loudness frequency, Pitch and tempo of incoming sound so the SM100 can initiate counter measures reducing wind and background noise while improving speech understanding and sound quality

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Summary: I had high hopes for this one. I have owned and used more than 6 BT headsets. I have to say that it is the most comfortable in ear set ...

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Summary: I had high hopes for this one. I have owned and used more than 6 BT headsets. I have to say that it is the most comfortable in ear set I have ever used. However, the unit produces a high pitched whirl sound and seems to constantly be emitting very low volume high pitch noise while talking or when in standby. Even with environmental mode off it makes this noise. this makes the unit in my opinion not useable.

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Summary: For the high price of $100, audio quality is great but this one needs to have excellent battery life too.

Summary: For the high price of $100, audio quality is great but this one needs to have excellent battery life too.

Summary: I like this earpiece. Good clarity, very comfortable, everybody I talk to never knows I am using it. Very easy to position comfortably in my ear. Very clever design not ...

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Summary: I like this earpiece. Good clarity, very comfortable, everybody I talk to never knows I am using it. Very easy to position comfortably in my ear. Very clever design not to need the over the ear support to keep it firmly in place. I can put it in my ear without thinking in one-tenth of a second, and take it out just as easily. Enviromental mode has static. Basically enviromental mode is an amplifier to replace the fact you have something blocking your ear. I do not notice any problem with hearing when wearing it and the enviromental mode is not needed.

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Summary: First, the bad. In very noisy environments, the SM100 picks up what's around you a bit so the caller on the other end sometimes has a bit of trouble ...

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Summary: First, the bad. In very noisy environments, the SM100 picks up what's around you a bit so the caller on the other end sometimes has a bit of trouble hearing you. That's it. That's the only criticism I can level at the device.

The Good.
This device has exceptional clarity. I've used countless Jabra, Plantronics and Motorolla headsets and this blows them away. The call clarity on both ends is simply remarkable. People swear you're sitting in a quiet room when you're shooting down the freeway with road noise all around. The buttons to amplify the other caller are indispensable, you can hear them extremely well if they're talking quietly or they have lots of background noise.

The second part of the equation is the bluetooth power. I mostly use PDA's. Samsung i700, i730. Treo 700wx. I've also used the Samsung SCH-a990 music/camera phone. Without fail, all other headsets I have used crackle during calls when I walk with my phone/PDA in my pocket. Not the SM100. It's clear as a bell. I highly recommend this as a bluetooth cell phone headset.

Listening Mode: I didn't have much use for it's environmental boost mode. It lets you amplify everything you hear through that ear so A. You don't miss anything because of a little bud in your ear and B. You can boost whatever is coming into that ear if you are hard of hearing. It's fun to have, I just didn't use it that much.

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