Product: Motorola H700 Bluetooth Headset
Manufacturer: Motorola
MSRP: $99 [BizRate]
Lowest Historical Price: $20 History
Introduction
Continuing our examination of "tiny headsets," we decided to check out the Motorola H700. The device itself, when closed, is fairly compact but the clunky earpiece (which must be used) and the flip-open mic gives this device a bigger footprint. Click through to see our thoughts on this bluetooth headset.
Setup
The package includes the H700 and the accompanying mini-USB wall charger and manuals. To use the H700, you must first pair the headset with your bluetooth compatible device. This can be achieved by holding down the call button until the purple light comes on, and then flipping open the mic. This puts the device into discoverable mode. If your device asks for a code, just enter 0000.
Design
The Motorola H700 has a foldable mic that also turns the device on and off when you deploy it. It's a useful feature since you don't have to fumble with pressing and holding a button to turn the unit on. Motorola has kept a fairly conservative and consistent look and feel, when compared to other Motorola-designed headsets - It looks like a scaled down version of the HS-850. It weighs only 0.2oz, so you can comfortably wear it on your ear for long periods.
Those who hate having earbuds shoved into their ear canal can rejoice, as this headset sits over your ear instead of inside. The ear hook can also be adjusted so that you can use the device on either ear.
The H700 has three buttons (no surprise here): two for volume adjustment and one multi-function button. The multi-function performs four tasks: answer calls (short click), hang up calls (short click), activate voice menu (short click), and redial last number called (long press).
Review
The sound quality from this headset is good. In a quiet to somewhat noisy environment, I was able to hear the caller clearly, and the caller was able to hear me. In a noisier setting, the headset doesn't perform as well. My voice cut out slightly every so often, and it was difficult to hear what the caller was saying, even with the volume turned up all the way. This may be a result of the device sitting on top of my ear instead of inside. I still haven't found a headset to rival the speaker output of the Aliph Jawbone, which fits snugly into your ear and can be turned up fairly high.
I was also able to use it as a mono headphone with the AT&T Tilt. I could hear the music with little to no static, but the sound quality is terrible (think mono and hollow, with some static here and there). That is no fault of the manufacturer, as it sounds great when used for its actual purpose: talking on the phone.
Conclusion
For the size and price-range, it's a decent headset. You can charge the device using any standard mini-USB cable, which is convenient if you already use a device that charges through that cable. Overall, I have no complaints about this device other than it can't really be used in a noisy environment, but most devices fail in that setting anyways.
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Manufacturer: Motorola
MSRP: $99 [BizRate]
Lowest Historical Price: $20 History
Introduction
Continuing our examination of "tiny headsets," we decided to check out the Motorola H700. The device itself, when closed, is fairly compact but the clunky earpiece (which must be used) and the flip-open mic gives this device a bigger footprint. Click through to see our thoughts on this bluetooth headset.
Setup
The package includes the H700 and the accompanying mini-USB wall charger and manuals. To use the H700, you must first pair the headset with your bluetooth compatible device. This can be achieved by holding down the call button until the purple light comes on, and then flipping open the mic. This puts the device into discoverable mode. If your device asks for a code, just enter 0000.
Design
The Motorola H700 has a foldable mic that also turns the device on and off when you deploy it. It's a useful feature since you don't have to fumble with pressing and holding a button to turn the unit on. Motorola has kept a fairly conservative and consistent look and feel, when compared to other Motorola-designed headsets - It looks like a scaled down version of the HS-850. It weighs only 0.2oz, so you can comfortably wear it on your ear for long periods.
Those who hate having earbuds shoved into their ear canal can rejoice, as this headset sits over your ear instead of inside. The ear hook can also be adjusted so that you can use the device on either ear.
The H700 has three buttons (no surprise here): two for volume adjustment and one multi-function button. The multi-function performs four tasks: answer calls (short click), hang up calls (short click), activate voice menu (short click), and redial last number called (long press).
Review
The sound quality from this headset is good. In a quiet to somewhat noisy environment, I was able to hear the caller clearly, and the caller was able to hear me. In a noisier setting, the headset doesn't perform as well. My voice cut out slightly every so often, and it was difficult to hear what the caller was saying, even with the volume turned up all the way. This may be a result of the device sitting on top of my ear instead of inside. I still haven't found a headset to rival the speaker output of the Aliph Jawbone, which fits snugly into your ear and can be turned up fairly high.
I was also able to use it as a mono headphone with the AT&T Tilt. I could hear the music with little to no static, but the sound quality is terrible (think mono and hollow, with some static here and there). That is no fault of the manufacturer, as it sounds great when used for its actual purpose: talking on the phone.
Conclusion
For the size and price-range, it's a decent headset. You can charge the device using any standard mini-USB cable, which is convenient if you already use a device that charges through that cable. Overall, I have no complaints about this device other than it can't really be used in a noisy environment, but most devices fail in that setting anyways.
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I found the H700 noise canceling completely unacceptable. Too many complaints on the other end of the phone, and I agree about the difficulty hearing conversation in a noisy environment on my end. Since every headset is a compromise of one sort or another, I personally find the Plantronics Voyager 520 to be the best compromise of sound quality, comfort, and noise canceling. It easily outperforms the Motorola H700.
Don't travel far or you'll receive too much static. However, people that are talking to me with it on complain almost half of the time that they can't hear me over the slight static but I don't hear it on my side at all. A light headset but it doesn't fit my ear well.
I'm waiting till they come out with the Lobot model.
I had one of these for 6 hours. It dropped out of my pocket, hit the ground and split apart in the dark. I gathered up the parts and put it back together, but I missed the itsy-bitsy plastic part that signals to the device that the headset is flipped open or closed. Without it, the headset was useless.
The older, bigger model was held together with a screw and could not fall apart like this, but this model is simply a bunch of plastic tabs that can easily be forced apart. The sound quality was good for me, but I don't recommend this product because it can't take any abuse at all. Frankly, small, pocketable devices like this NEED to be able to take some abuse.
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We bought 2 of these, for me and my husband. They lasted no longer than 1 year. I decided to try it again, and bought the 3rd one for myself (the price was too good)... lasted less than 2 months this time around... Would not recommend it at all...
I have had one of these for about a year now and it works great. I am also impressed with the sound quality and battery length.