- H560 Bluetooth Headset -Silver
Product Description
The ideal blend of clarity and comfort for conversations on the go. The H560 automatically reduces background noise and adjusts volume, improving call clarity on both sides of the conversation. TrueComfort design helps ensure a snug and secure fit. Life on the go just took a major step forward.
Motorola H560 Bluetooth Headset
Sorry but I expect better from the name Motorola. In fact, by now they should be the leader in the bluetooth category. STAY as FAR AWAY from these devices as you possibly can. I will no longer be using ANY motorola bluetooth devices as a result of my experience with this one. Plantronics Discovery 975 destroys the competition.
Anyway, on to the review:
I bought 3 of these for myself and my family. They are ALL in the garbage now within 5 months for various reasons.
I will try to be brief. Trust me the time it’s taking to write this review isn’t even worth it.
Pro’s
Talk time is about 8 to 10 hours. Pretty impressive.
Con’s
Noise cancelling is a joke on this device. It absolutely does NOT function as advertised. In light wind the person you’re talking to will absolutely complain that they can not hear a word you’re saying… the wind is actually STRONGER than your conversation!! Unacceptable. Not even close to as advertised.
Rubber ear pieces slip off very easily (we spent a lot of time searching for them in the house when we realized they had fallen off the device), are left in your ear when you remove the device, are extremely uncomfortable due to size, shape and rough/sharp edges (yes rubber sharp pinchy edges). I had to smooth them down with a nail file and once I found ONE that fits the BEST (not comfortable still) I had to crazy glue the rubber ear piece in place so not to lose it. This seemed to help a lot.
Plastic wire thing that wraps around the ear is extremely uncomfortable and if you’re a heavy bluetooth user/talker it won’t take long for your ear to experience pain from the plastic piece squeezing down really tight around your ear.
If you leave this device on in your ear and listen carefully you will hear a faint digital noise coming from the device. It’s kinda like a bleeping sound… like digital morse code type of beeping… dots and dashes… This occurred on all 3 of the devices we owned so it is most certainly a design flaw of some sort. It’s ever so faint. However, the problem with this is that after a while of subconsciously hearing this in your ears, when you remove the device from your head completely, you still have the sound in your head. ANNOYING and completely ridiculous Motorola!! come on!!
On of the three, the volume button malfunctioned and was constantly turning the volume UP too high without even pressing the button.
On another of the three the on/off slider switch was malfunctioning so we couldn’t turn on the device without tapping it with a screw driver or on a table or something.
ALL THREE of them are now in the garbage…and if you want a REAL bluetooth headset that works reliably you should absolutely checkout the plantronics discovery 975. I use that one now and it’s absolutely amazing in every way. I will be writing a review on that as well today.
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought my first Motorola H560 Bluetooth headset at Target for about $50 (sale price) when this model first came out and was very happy with it. I could hear clearly even while driving (I only take incoming calls and keep them short which I recommend everyone should do; I am an auto appraiser for a major insurance company and have seen the results of driving while talking on a mobile phone and/or texting and it ain’t pretty…but I digress) and more importantly nobody has ever indicated difficulty hearing me. When the battery went belly-up on the first unit I just wanted to get the same thing and this purchase was the lowest price I could find anywhere on line or in stores. The packaging was different from the first one I bought which made me worry that it might be a knock-off or some sort of surplus item but so far it performs just as well as the one it replaces.
Rating: 4 / 5
Never had a bluetooth device before, so I didn’t know what to expect.
The reviews were great, but my experience has been so so. I get complaints that the sound breaks up and I can’t be heard or understood. The volume is hard to adjust when wearing the device without tweaking another button. It’s ok, not great. Maybe that’s as good as the technology gets?
Rating: 3 / 5