Blackberry Storm and Jawbone 2. Review
I picked up the Jawbone2 over the weekend. It was 129.99 but with my company discount I got it for 97.xx at the verizon store. I think I paid about 20 bucks more than what I could have gotten online but it's okay. I had a tough choice between the blueant v1 and this particular unit. I decided to go with the Jawbone2 as they sell it at verizon and I get a discount.
Open box: The Jawbone 2 comes in a nice plastic box and comes with 2 different size ear pieces, 3 different size ear hooks (leather and non leather) and a magnetic charger.
Looks: I picked this one becuase of its professional appearance (I got the black one). Yes, the blueant is smaller but I believe this one has a bit more of a stylish appeal. I love the 3D diamond pattern it has as well as the hidden LED that blinks white not blue. It is about half the weight of it's older brother (the original jawbone) and is about half the size.
Setup: Setup was a breeze. The first time you turn it on it goes straight into pairing mode. The Storm had no problems picking it up. Charging the unit is also very quick. You get around 4 hours of talk time because of it's smaller form (which went down from 6 hours from the original version) and about 8 hours of claimed standby time. A full charge takes under an hour (per users manual) and it seems to hold true.
Usage: The controls are a bit funky as you can't see any physical buttons on the unit. there's a "noise assasin" button on the back and a answer/end call button in the middle area, both of which are not visible. I won't go too much into detail on the controls as I'll just be repeating what the users manual states.
Calls: I called a bunch of different friends, my gf, my mom and my sister. I had no serious complaints except from one of my friends (and he's anal). Most everyone said that the voice quality was clear and they could understand me with no issues. My friend who complained said that it sounded a tad muffled but was no big deal. I drove home with the windows down and music blasting on the hwy doing about 65mph and all my gf could hear was some static but said that she could hear my voice clearly over it.
Conclusion: Great unit. I would recommend this to anyone.