David Swan
Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:57
Your IT -
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What is the Jabra Go, and why do you need one? It's an
all-in-one Bluetooth system designed to handle your home phone, business
phone, mobile and Skype all in one. If one thing's for sure, you'll
always be connected with this little baby. Just don't let the teenage
girls find out about it...
The large box arrived in the mail and
despite the classy, upmarket appearance of the box, its interior was a
bit confusing, with many layers of, well 'stuff'. The included 'quick
start' guide folded out to be comparable to a broadsheet newspaper, and
could've been simplified or at least more colourful. What's included are
four different cables (two power cables, a USB cable and phone cable), a
docking station, a separate, smaller charging station, startup CDs and
manuals, and of course the headset itself along with a couple of
different sized ear pieces. Unpacking the system and setting it up was
slightly intimidating with all the bits and pieces involved, but I'm
confident Jabra included everything necessary and nothing more. It just
could've been set out a bit more nicely.
Setup is done through a
step by step process using the system's touch screen, and the "smart
setup wizard" makes the process as easy as plugging in each phone system
when prompted. It took about 5 minutes.After setting up the system I
had the sudden urge to flip through my phone book and ring people,
offering them discount internet or ask them if they would like a
donation to my charity. The Go does oddly make you feel like a
telemarketer, although it's people that are constantly on their phones
for their profession that will make best use of the hardware, such as
telemarketers or perhaps small business managers.
I made a call
to my girlfriend and then (relucantly) an obligatory call to Mum, as
those Telstra ads keep reminding me I should do. Call quality sounded
good, but at first it took a bit of fiddling to ensure the headset
rested on my ear properly. Once it got going, there was no discernible
hiss or fuzz whatsoever and I now prefer using the Jabra headset rather
than talking on my phone 'normally'. Apparently the lack of noise was
due to Jabra's "Noise Blackout system", and whatever it is, it seems to
work great. Answering a call, via whichever phone is calling you, is as
simple as pressing the 'answer' button on the rear of the headset.
The
headset can be worn in two different ways, depending on your situation
(and level of fashion conscience). The first is simply wearing the Jabra
headset in the same way that a traditional Bluetooth headset is worn,
with a large plastic loop connecting to the headset and being worn
around your ear. Businessmen and women on the go are probably already
used to this, but it took some time until I was relaxed with wearing it
and talking, but soon I forgot it was even there. That said, I'm
certainly not going to be walking around in public wearing it any time
soon. Maybe on the same day that I wear track suit pants.
The
other method of wearing the handset is considerably more comfortable,
but also considerably more daggy. Often seen in call centres and fast
food drive-thrus, the small Jabra headset attaches to a larger
headphone-esque headset, which fits around the skull and has a soft
cushion against your ear. The cushioned side fit snugly against my ear
and is now my mode of choice, provided no-one else is in the house. This
mode will definitely suit those who work from home or work in the
telemarketing field.
So, is the system worth purchasing? What was I unhappy with? Find out on the next page.
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