Bluetooth headsets- real outdoors/wind.
I've searched high and low for a good BT headset that would work as good as my Plantronics MX-505 wired headset does in outdoor conditions.
I mean real outdoor conditions- bicycling at a normal rate, up and down hills and roads in Maui with typical Hawaii wind. 25- 30 mph wind.
I tried everything. The Plantronics Voyager 510 worked ok in light winds, so did the Logitech mobile Traveler. The Cardo Scala 500 was ok in a breeze, like the rest up to about 8-9 mph.
Unfortunately none had any volume to hear soft spoken folks, like my wife's assistant or my 84 year old Mother, who likes to hear about my cycling escapades.
The Plantronics wired headset worked well with the Samsung 650 or 670, as these phones have auto level control giving...
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I mean real outdoor conditions- bicycling at a normal rate, up and down hills and roads in Maui with typical Hawaii wind. 25- 30 mph wind.
I tried everything. The Plantronics Voyager 510 worked ok in light winds, so did the Logitech mobile Traveler. The Cardo Scala 500 was ok in a breeze, like the rest up to about 8-9 mph.
Unfortunately none had any volume to hear soft spoken folks, like my wife's assistant or my 84 year old Mother, who likes to hear about my cycling escapades.
The Plantronics wired headset worked well with the Samsung 650 or 670, as these phones have auto level control giving...
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The Motorola H700 is also supposed to be awesome in noisy environments. I've heard great things about its noice cancellation. People have said you can drive down the road with your windows down or literally on a motorcyle and the person on the other end can hear you just fine.
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Yea, but driving down the road with your windows open provides little or no wind, just road noise. On the motorcycle is a different thing. Motorola has the 830, I believe that also is for motorcycles.
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i would beg to differ. i own an H700 an quality is poor. i was walking in a parking lot outside of a store on a windy day and the headset was completely useless. because of the wind. i even tried to put my back towards the wind and cover it with my hand to block. i can't believe i paid $90 for this headset.
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Come one man. 20-30 mph winds?
Post up the pictures on www.photobucket.com and link them here.
Post up the pictures on www.photobucket.com and link them here.
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Yes. It really works that well. They say voice recognition will work up to about 44 mph driving a motorcycle.
Take a look at the winds on Maui. OGG is the airport identifier. They're often very brutal.
Take a look at the winds on Maui. OGG is the airport identifier. They're often very brutal.
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Hey,
I read my post. Usually I'm not doing 25 to 30 in the 25 to 30 mph winds! One of the long stretches is right into the prevailing wind and often it is between 25 & 30 mph. Pushing into that wind is certainly at less than 10 mph, but the wind is incredible. And the rider worked perfectly.
I read my post. Usually I'm not doing 25 to 30 in the 25 to 30 mph winds! One of the long stretches is right into the prevailing wind and often it is between 25 & 30 mph. Pushing into that wind is certainly at less than 10 mph, but the wind is incredible. And the rider worked perfectly.
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