Customer Reviews:
 High-quality, affordable headset November 2, 2008
THE GOOD
Good sound quality
Easy to use buttons
Generally comfortable
Long battery life
Excellent range
THE NOT-SO-GOOD
A bit loose
Gets uncomfortable after long periods of time
WOULD I RECOMMEND TO A FRIEND? Definitely.
I live in a basement apartment with poor cellular reception, so decided to get a bluetooth headset to allow me to keep my phone by the window without pinning myself down. I purchased a the HS850, and have been very happy with it. I have been able to leave my cell phone in one place and wander the rest of my 800 sq ft apartment without losing the signal. I'm also pleased with the sound quality. It lacks bass, but pure vocal sounds require mostly treble, making the bass a non-issue. I've always been able to hear others clearly and those I call with the headset have reported the same. I also like that the buttons are designed and placed that I am able to easily find and press them with the headset on my ear. On other headsets, I've had trouble keeping straight which volume button is which as well as managing to press them down while the headset is on my ear. The buttons on the HS850 are easy to press and separating the volume buttons by placing one on top and one on bottom makes it easy to keep track of which is which.
My main complains come from the earpiece. It has never fallen off, but it does feel loose causing the headset to flop around a bit. I also have found that if I wear the headset for more than about an hour, it starts to feel a bit uncomfortable.
Overall, I find the positives far outweigh the negatives. For the price, this is a very high-quality and reliable headset. I would not hesitate to recommend it to others.
 Terrible audio October 30, 2008
The audio on this unit is terrible. I used to have an H700, which I loved. I thought a newer model would be even better. Wrong! There is a delay in responding to the phone. When my phone says, "Please say a command.", all I hear is "...mand." I did not have this problem with the H700 using the same phone.
There is a lot of static on receive. The audio level is too low to hear, even at the highest volume setting. This must have been known by Motorola, but their solution was to add a little rubber gasket around the speaker. Very uncomfortable on my ear.
The store (DBROTH) I bought it from does not take returns unless it is unopened. Do not buy anything from DBROTH if you want the option of returning it if you are not satisfied.
Motorola HS805-Can't Stay On My Ear October 26, 2008
The Motorola HS805 does not work for me. It simply cannot stay on my ear. I tried numerous times to hook it on; sometimes it hooks on but ultimately falls off when I press the button or turn my head. Even when it hooks on, it feels unsteady. Too bad, because the call clarity was quite good and was easy to use. I finally gave up on it and purchased a Bluetooth speakerphone for my car, which works great. See my review on Motorola T305.
Bottom Line: I would not recommend it.
 EXCELLENT! October 26, 2008
The color, the sound, the quality, everything is great! I have no problems hooking up to Cricket STARCOM phone or my Motorala Krazer.
Lasted three and a half months October 21, 2008
I bought this bluetooth in July, when California law mandated use of handsfree cell phones while driving. I actually enjoyed the bluetooth and the sound quality was great, but it literally fell apart the other day (and it's mid-October of the same year!) I won't be buying this again.
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