| | |  | Cordless Headsets | Home » » » » Plantronics Explorer 220 Bluetooth Headset (Black) | | | | | | | Description: | | Enjoy comfortable, easy-to-use wireless freedom with the Plantronics Explorer 220 Bluetooth headset. With great style and an affordable price, the Explorer 220 fits your active lifestyle. | | | Features: | |
• Unique ear bud design focuses sound so you can concentrate on the conversation, not surrounding sounds
• Simple to use easy to put on and take off, easy to pair, easy to make and answer calls
• QuickPair technology lets you easily pair your headset with your Bluetooth cell phone
• Talk all day with up to 6 hours of continuous talk time with a rechargeable battery
• Freedom to roam up to 10 meters from your Bluetooth device
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 1.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.38 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.03 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 69 reviews |
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30 of 33 found the following review helpful:
 Servicable, but by no means impressiveOct 18, 2007
By Pinbyte
This is my first BT headset ever. At $26.88 at the Wal, it seemed a wortwhile risk. I think I am going to keep it. I have nothing to compare it to though. Getting it working with my LG VX-8300 was a snap. It was still going strong after 3 hours (it is rated for 6).
It is light and comfortable. At least for me, the fit and comfort are pretty surprising, warranting a 3 instead of a 2 rating. Audio quality is acceptable. At first I did not think so, but it seems to have worked out after a bit of use (why, I do not know). I would not call it consistent at this time.
It has only been a couple of days however. The volume control seems to do nothing, but it is just (barely) loud enough to be usable without being too loud. It is easier to adjust the volume by repositioning it. The ear audio port is not held in place by your outer ear... somethihng that I hate about earbuds like those for MP3 players.
The people I have called to test it generally judge it to be okay, but not nearly as good as talking direct into the cell phone (which is inherently barely acceptable to start with). Echoing in my short evaluation has been noticed only one time. When driving, noise interior to the car due to AC and other factors does interfere slightly with the called person being able to hear clearly.
The interface has proved to be simple to understand and I can do voice command dialing making it essentially hands-free after the initial 2-second multi-function button press. I can walk 20 feet away from my cell phone before offensive amounts of static are heard.
This is my first ever BT device and I must say that the technology is welcome. I used to use $0.99 wired headsets that could (barely) get the job done... but at least I could say... "I'll pull over and call you back".
If you have a BT capable cell phone, and your are generally using the headset to be hands-free so you can pull over while in your car, crack a bottle of wine or cut veggies at home while your making dinner, this product may be for you.
It won't offer stellar performance... but it is shy of being a disappointment. If you want to use it for other purposes, get a unit with more controls and multiple pairing options. As an introductory set, my initial impressions are that this choice is no mistake.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Good for it's priceMay 06, 2008
By Daniel T. Ferry
"Casual Reviewer"
I purchased this through Verizon Wireless, thanks to several giftcards and a corporate discount. Now, I paid about $13 for this, but am rating this based on paying about $30, as most people will pay around $30.
Fit - It fits well enough. The "over the ear" clip isn't uncomfortable to me at all. Even with sunglasses on, though this may hinder other people. As for the earbud itself, it fits me well enough. It doesn't fit as snugly as an iPod earbud, but it seems to do it's job.
Look - I think it's a pretty good looking headset. Some of the headsets out there look pretty strange but work extremely well (jawbone). this particular one doesn't look cheap to others, nor does it handle cheaply, and seems well made.
Volume Control/Incoming sound - The toggle switch is a bit frustrating. I attempted to turn the volume up when talking to my mother, and hung up on her. The volume, in my opinion, should be able to go a little higher than it's capable of. Instead, I have to occassionally adjust the fit in my ear to make it seem louder.
Pairing - Pairing this with my new LG enV was a snap. You turn the headset on, set the phone to pairing mode, enter the access code, and you're all set.
Outgoing sound - The people I've spoken to say I sound just fine. While the "noise reduction" could be a little better on this phone, it does pretty well for the price you pay. If you want better noise reduction (using it while on a Subway for instance), you'd be better off paying the extra money for the Jawbone. If you're driving in a car with the windows up, this phone should do you well enough.
Overall - I must say, this is a fine bluetooth headset, if you're getting it for $35 or less. If you can't get it for less, I'd suggest a different headset. Noisier environments (construction yards, subways, busy city streets) won't serve this headset well. This works fine for everyday use in a normal environment (grocery store, car, office work).
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Lightweight and comfortableDec 27, 2007
By Camille Yuasa
Plantronics is very comparable, if not better, than Jabra headsets. This particular model (220) is very lightweight, comfortable, and discreet. So small and inconspicuous, I can wear it w/o anyone seeing it beneath my hair. I purchased this earpiece in order to have my hands free to take notes when working via phone with my co-workers, as well as talking while driving (although, I find that difficult w/ or w/o a headset). I bought this headset at a local electronics store and their warranty is, 30 days if I wish to return it. So far, I see no reason to return it. Their more expensive model supposedly muffles any extraneous noises, etc., but it is about $40 more than this model.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Best Bluetooth Headset I've ever owned - so farJun 12, 2008
By N. J. Simicich
"Gadget Geek"
I'm comparing this with a Motorola H300. Currently it is hooked to a Nokia from T-Mobile.
1. It is much lighter and fits much better than the H300. It seems more secure - the rubber earbud does not block the ear canal (on purpose, for driving - you need to be able to hear around you) but it provides a stabilizing point. The Motorola system is just to hang on the hook - one point of stability plus gravity. The Jabra has like a two point of stability deal, plus gravity.
2. The hook is easy to switch around so that it goes on the left side.
3. It fits well even though I have glasses on.
4. It supports all the basics: voice dialing (who knew this phone supported that - but it only works, approximately, when things are very quiet. Speaking a short sentence is amusing - it brings up a ton of things), answering hand free, hanging up, and switching a call to and from the earpiece.
5. It practices serial monogamy. It can pair with one device at a time, and the same single button that hangs up or answers the phone with a momentary press, and redials with a double tap, and goes into voice dial mode with a 2 second press when you start by being on hook, and switches the call to the handset with a 2 second press when you are off hook, and switches the call from the handset back to the headset with a three second press, and turns the earpiece off with a 4 second press, with an even longer press, goes into discovery mode (for about 120 seconds). When you read about how many things the single button can do with different length presses, you might begin to wonder, "will I accidentally turn off the headset trying to voice dial?"
Yes you will - unless you carefully listen for the beep and release the button when you hear the beep. So far, the disconnections have been amusing and have only happened when I was distracted.
6. People have said that "there are only four volume positions". What the earpiece has is a button that transmits "volume up" and "volume down" to the phone. It gets back a message that says "ok" or "end of limit". My phone has eight volume steps and when I adjust the volume, the adjustment steps appear on a slider on the faceplate. I also suspect that on the phone is where the volume adjustment is happening. So how many volume steps you have is based on what your phone can do, not on what the headset can do. (I'm a little hard of hearing, in a quiet room, I find that six of eight is about right, in a more noisy area, seven of eight).
7. Voice dialing is a joke. It brings up almost random numbers that only rarely even sound like what I said. I think that the failure is in the phone and that this is something that they added to make regulators happy, and that it is tested with five radically different sounding names. But that is not the headsets fault.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Excellent headsetJul 27, 2007
By Don E. Knight
I just purchased this headset today, and I love I am returning a Jawbone too heavy will not stay in your ear. The 220 is light weight in you have trouble hearing you will love it, sound quaility great on both ends,fits so well you don't know you wearing it until your phone rings.
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