Jawbone Icon A2DP added

[kokiangel]

The "Bombshell" voice is sexy to hear on a regular basis, that one is worth the DL.

Nah, I prefer to have a man talking in my ear, thank you very much. So I chose the hero.

 

[inssane]

Nah, I prefer to have a man talking in my ear, thank you very much. So I chose the hero.

Haha
Well if you chose the hero, I haven't gotten a call yet.

 

[kokiangel]

*perk* You a real live hero? Probably just couldn't hear me calling from so far away. Will use my jawbone icon next time LOL!

 

[inssane]

*perk* You a real live hero? Probably just couldn't hear me calling from so far away. Will use my jawbone icon next time LOL!

 

[summerfish]

From my personal experience it's OK. I had been shopping around for a bluetooth headset, mainly with A2DP. Once I saw the Icon supported it now I jumped on it. Let's just say it's not for the music lovers. I like my music with that Boom Boom Pow, and a THUD. I like Bass. The headset isn't far enough in the ear canal to give the overall quality sound. It's great on calls, but if you're bored walking around the store it's ok for music, but not for quality. If you want quality music, just stick with other in ear headphones.

 

[inssane]

It is a communication device, it's not a music audio headset.
Utility such as caller ID being read and navigation instructions are it's purpose with streaming audio as a perk. What did you really expect from a piece like this?

That being said - I do say that the volume at highest is subpar as a whole.

 

[kokiangel]

Agreed about the volume. I do like being able to listen to an audio book on it though and quickly stop to answer the phone at work without having to disentangle myself from my headset first. Really cuts down on the between calls boredom factor.

 

[Haywire]

I'm picking mine up tomorrow or Friday, I can't wait!

 

[kokiangel]

I know how you feel. Congratulations and I hope you love it as much as I love mine.

 

[inssane]

***New Update***
Go to MyTalk - plug in Jawbone Icon - edit advanced settings - option for long press volume control or noise assassin toggle.

Choose volume control, update the headset and DURING a call you can raise and lower volume. I *believe* that it does make the set louder as well as enabling volume up and down remotely.
Mine sounds louder but maybe it's the placebo effect.
Nick

 

[chrisinsocalif]

The Icon's battery level appears in the iPhone's status bar, has there been an implementation for the Android with this feature? The biggest grip I have with the Icon is the horrible battery life. Sometimes I go about charging it 3 different times in a day.

 

[thegadgetguroo]

Not on the Droid unfortunately. There is alot of reading on it here if you search.
I tried because I wanted to and no dice.

It is my understanding that the new 2.2 update for Droid will include blue tooth voice dialing(finally).

 

[thegadgetguroo]

The Icon's battery level appears in the iPhone's status bar, has there been an implementation for the Android with this feature? The biggest grip I have with the Icon is the horrible battery life. Sometimes I go about charging it 3 different times in a day.

Mine easily lasts the whole day and I use it constantly. Maybe its your settings.

 

[Shootr]

Just got mine, also happy with it so far.

Question, how long did it take your ear to get used to it? I'm using the inner ear holder (no ear loop) and my ear gets a little sore after an hour or so. No big deal but was wondering other's experiences.

Thanks.

And no, ISSANE, I didn't bother to search it.

 

[inssane]

Just got mine, also happy with it so far.

Question, how long did it take your ear to get used to it? I'm using the inner ear holder (no ear loop) and my ear gets a little sore after an hour or so. No big deal but was wondering other's experiences.

Thanks.

And no, ISSANE, I didn't bother to search it.

Thanks for respecting the board's bandwidth.
Despite that a$$ of a comment, I will give you actual feedback.

Everyone's different. I use the bud designed to sit in your ear (the pointy one) WITH the earloop most times. I found myself going from the medium to the big, to the medium and now back to the big. I am still adjusting myself.

 

[chrisinsocalif]

Mine easily lasts the whole day and I use it constantly. Maybe its your settings.

Maybe you are right, but in the forums for Jawbone many users are having the same problem. I work in Real Estate and use my headset a lot. There are a few variables that help drain the battery of my ICON faster, but the battery life is not very good. Other headsets I have used have lasted much longer, but of course do not offer the same voice quality.
It could also be cause I am using an old Motorola phone and perhaps that is also a contributing factor. Hopefully if the Galaxy S is released for T-mobile, maybe the bluetooth will be more efficient and allow better battery life. I get around 2.5-3 hours talk time, not the 4.5 of what they claim.

 

[chrisinsocalif]

Just got mine, also happy with it so far.

Question, how long did it take your ear to get used to it? I'm using the inner ear holder (no ear loop) and my ear gets a little sore after an hour or so. No big deal but was wondering other's experiences.

Thanks.

And no, ISSANE, I didn't bother to search it.

My ear used to hurt with the inner ear, but after a week of using it quite a bit my ear must have gotten used to it, because it no longer hurts.

Fyi, my headset broke, i can no longer get any sound. A technician tried to help me but I am getting it RMA'd. I had it on my desk and the next day it stopped working. Hopefully the new headset will have a better battery time.

 

[kokiangel]

The largest ear bud was very uncomfortable for me and the smallest was way too small. The mid size is just a tad too small but will work unless I am moving about too much. Then I just have to keep adjusting it. I need another option. Any suggestions? Please be nice!

 

[chrisinsocalif]

On the forums they suggest you can get custom made ear gels which help with sound and much more comfortable.
Here is an example
Custom Eargels

You can also find some on amazon. The only problem is that some eargels can be expensive.

 

[kokiangel]

Expensive is right! They want $79 for an eargel? I guess if they have to make it special just for me that seems reasonable to them. But I think an old Jabra eargel might do the trick just as well.

 

[inssane]

I "think" people have used these with ICONs
Not sure though

Jabra eargels

 

[funnymatt]

Expensive is right! They want $79 for an eargel? I guess if they have to make it special just for me that seems reasonable to them. But I think an old Jabra eargel might do the trick just as well.

I spent about $80 on a custom eargel, and it's one of the best phone related investments I've ever made. I got mine to work with a Jawbone 2 a year ago, and just upgraded to a Jawbone Icon and the eargel works perfectly. It isolates the sound so well that you can lower the volume significantly, and because it fits my ear perfectly, I can wear it for hours at a time with no discomfort. And as long as they use the same size earpieces, you can upgrade your headset and keep the same eargel.

 

[kokiangel]

I don't wear a headset for long periods of time though so I guess it is all in what you need.

 

[LZeitgeist]

Had a Jawbone Icon for a few weeks now and I absolutely love it. The absolute best BT earpiece I have ever used.

BTW, last week or so, there was a MyTalk update that apparently addressed the volume problem. If you haven't plugged into MyTalk in the past week or so, do so.

 

[chrisinsocalif]

I received my replacement Jawbone today, I sure hope it works better than the last one. The RMA process was relatively simple and the Jawbone staff were very nice.