What Bluetooth headset to buy?

[mottmcfly]

Originally Posted by Shu

I found the Plantronics online (eBay) for $64 shipped....it works good

You crack me up! No one and I mean no one texts like Shu while doing 75 MPH and I am not kidding. The man is a master.

[Shu]

Originally Posted by mottmcfly

You crack me up! No one and I mean no one texts like Shu while doing 75 MPH and I am not kidding. The man is a master.

What can I say I'm a 41yo teenager....

[DirtymikeTDB]

Ok, I didnt read this at all, just the Original post. So if someone else already said this I apologize.


The law DOES NOT SPECIFY that your handsfree device must be wireless. Speakerphone functions qualify for the law while your driving, answering your phone on the speaker is allowed, its the holding your phone to your head that is the problem. The Local sherrif has told me that they will be looking for those who are talking on the phone holding it to there ear, and those who are talking with the phone in there hand. How he put it was basically, you can answer the phone, you can Dial the phone, but you need to set it somewhere once you have done so while you continue to talk, if you are using a headset, and you keep the phone held in your hand while driving, then you are still guilty of not having both your hands on the wheel while driving.


Personally, Bluetooth is cool, but I ahve tried more than a couple headsets, and there just too much of a Pain for me to get another wireless. SPecially when I can get a very comfy, very functionable wired earpeice for ten bucks, that has beter clarity, One button operation, and I can just leave it in the car, and not ahve to worry about charging it up.






On a side note, Jack FM is giving away free headsets!!!

[autoduel]

Every new phone comes with a wired earpiece. Time to dig it out of the box and play secret service. Personally I don't use the phone enough to justify a bluetooth earpiece. Putting it on while driving is probably just as much of a pain as a wired one. Personally I'd go with the speaker route. Using bluetooth also cuts your phone's battery life considerably.

[tehelmo]

Originally Posted by BrewMaster

Jawbone. Our company just bought them for everyone with a bluetooth phone. Works well.

But please people, don't walk around with your headset in your ear. No, it doesn't make you look like a cool guy. It looks retarded when you are not on the phone.

Resistance is futile!

[SheDevil]

A while ago I went looking for an ipod plug....my new truck came without one. (very annoying) Then in the middle of that I started considering the handsfree kits...well....if you price out the new stereos, you'll find many with bluetooth built in and ipod connections. So basically.... (for me I stripped out and rewired the whole thing BUT) I found it cheaper to get into a new headset (stereo headset) that runs through the car speakers than to start looking at all of the accessories. I needed my ipod running so...it all fell in line. The average stereo these days starts at 250 bucks.... a jawbone is around 100??? I'd rather have the thing in the dash than hanging off my head personally...

[drclark]

This shining turd of a law a great example of useless "feel good" legislation. The news has been pointing out all morning that its still legal to txt message while driving along with a whole host of other things (like changing your clothes, eating, knitting, etc) that you can still do while driving.

Personally, the cops shouldn't need a specific law on the books to enforce. They can already cite you for reckless operation. If you're on the road driving like a jack-ass (regardless of whether or not you are on a phone), they should just pull you over and cite you for reckless op. Problem is, that is open to officer discretion, and hence would result in a flood of lawsuits... so we get stupid laws like this. Wonder how long it will be until they pass a law that we have to have both hands on the wheel at all times; 10 and 2???? It will be like the seat belt law.... they'll enforce it heavily for the next couple of months, but I bet a year later, most people will still be driving while yaking on their phone. It will only be selectively enforced or tacked on to who gets cited in an accident.

I'm half tempted to drive around today with my hand to my head and see if I get pulled over. I wonder if they could ticket me, if there is no phone in the vehicle at all?

drc

[1TrackMind]

Originally Posted by DeeZee

hey knucklehead what model did you get

I got the CK 3100

[1TrackMind]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

well said...please let me see a show of hands of how many STR folks are a Chief of Surgery where you can actually justify the need to be available at any time? I didnt think so...none of you toolz, self included, needs to be on the phone for any real reason. There is nothing you do that warrants you being on the phone while driving (booty calls exempt of course), and if you think what you do is that important you are more delusional than i thought

No, I am not a chief of surgery but when one needs to get a hold of me I need to be available...If I am not the GE or Seimans rep probably will be. It's not how important I am...it's how impotant the person trying to reach me is.

It's called making a living and if you spend an hour to an hour and a half driving to one Hospital that's just too much time to not be available. Not to mention that would add to the amount of time I would have to be on the phone once I got home...it's hard enough to find time to ride.

[autoduel]

Originally Posted by drclark

This shining turd of a law a great example of useless "feel good" legislation. The news has been pointing out all morning that its still legal to txt message while driving along with a whole host of other things (like changing your clothes, eating, knitting, etc) that you can still do while driving.

Personally, the cops shouldn't need a specific law on the books to enforce. They can already cite you for reckless operation. If you're on the road driving like a jack-ass (regardless of whether or not you are on a phone), they should just pull you over and cite you for reckless op. Problem is, that is open to officer discretion, and hence would result in a flood of lawsuits... so we get stupid laws like this. Wonder how long it will be until they pass a law that we have to have both hands on the wheel at all times; 10 and 2???? It will be like the seat belt law.... they'll enforce it heavily for the next couple of months, but I bet a year later, most people will still be driving while yaking on their phone. It will only be selectively enforced or tacked on to who gets cited in an accident.

I'm half tempted to drive around today with my hand to my head and see if I get pulled over. I wonder if they could ticket me, if there is no phone in the vehicle at all?

drc

I disagree.
I don't know your experience, but 80% of the drivers that cut me off are on the phone. Even after laying on the horn, none of these drivers probably think they were guilty of "reckless operation" much less know what it means. People need things spelled out for them.
I agree that people don't get ticketed for seatbelts much anymore, but how many more people now use seatbelts than if the law never required them to wear them? That law saved many lives. Just as this law will prevent many accidents. Ticket or no ticket, people will be less likely to use the phone when driving. Sure people will still eat, change clothes, and knit, while driving. But there will less of those than cell phone users.

[mtbchip]

Just wait until the distraction is "texting" VS talking. There will be a whole lot more serious accidents.......

ME.... I just talk to myself...that in itself is a big distraction!

[wheels]

I drive a lot(3 hours, 120 miles a day) for work this rule is great, as someone stated 80% of the people that are driving oddly cutting peeps off are on Cellios...its about time, its inconvenient but I think it will improve the road ways...Im willing to put up with it, to be safer.

[ShinKen]

Originally Posted by jasonmason

You beat me to it...like i ever felt bad about not answering the phone anyway. Everybody walking around with those bluetooths (blueteeth? what is the plural?) look pretty silly anyway. Call me a luddite, but I want to be inaccessible some of the time.
It can ring all it wants - i'll just turn the music up louder...

yeah plus u know what this guy said about GUYS that wear this things!!

[wheels]

Originally Posted by ShinKen

yeah plus u know what this guy said about GUYS that wear this things!!

his first stand up was freaken funny, the last one I saw was kind of meh, I still refer to moments when I can understand someone as a yumbo yack moment!!!!

[Shu]

http://www.break.com/index/hands-free-safe-drivers.html

[DirtymikeTDB]

So, just a little update an officer friend of mine, who is pissed about this law, told me that since he is being forced to enforce it, he is taking it to the full extent he can. He is siting drivers for Use of a cell phone as well as wreckless driving, and wreckless endangerment!!!!!!!

[audiopablo]

Originally Posted by DirtymikeTDB

if you are using a headset, and you keep the phone held in your hand while driving, then you are still guilty of not having both your hands on the wheel while driving.

My first two cars were stick. I only have one hand on the wheel even now as that's how I was mechanically forced to drive for five years.

I always did feel distracted while holding the phone, though. It was just uncomfortable and I didn't like it. I like using the earbuds that came with the iPhone. I think I can only have one ear plugged in, but who knows? My FJ has an mp3 in jack and I plug the phone in there and talk while hearing the person through my stereo. It really works great, but I don't recommend trying to plug it all in while driving.

Instead of the cell phone law, I'd rather a law outlawing DVD players that I can see through people's back windows, all billboards, roadside neon signs, and any font of any size on a moving car. That s**t is really distracting.

Oh yeah, add 30 ft tall blow up gorillas to that list and any roadie wearing more than five colors at once.

[DirtymikeTDB]

Originally Posted by audiopablo

....... any roadie wearing more than five colors at once.

Hey now, I resemble that remark!!!! I use my retired DH clothing for Road!!!!!