Blue EAGLE- bluetooth headset( the old Blue Parrot thead)

[headborg]

Ok, I'm on my 3rd one/try- and I give up- the darn battery goes dead after only an hour of talking, and "standby' mode doesn't work---so it's back on the charger every other hour.

Nice things to say about it-- nice noise cancelling, fits head well.


anyone tried the "JawBone"-----thinking about going to it.

[obiedon]

A co-worker has the Jawbone. The sound is excellent and the battery life is okay, about 4-5 hours of talk time. On the downside, there are no 12v chargers available for it so unless you have an inverter in the truck or are home every night charging may be a problem. Also if you have a beard the Jawbone will not work well as it needs to actually rest firmly against your Jawbone to pick up. I have the Motorola H700 and for the money it works very well. I usually get 5-6 hours of talk time and have put this thing through a lot of abuse. The only downside I have with it is the folding boom tends to get a little slop in it and then it won't turn on, but it was easily fixed by taking it apart and adding some JB weld to the end of the little rod that makes contact with the switch, made it about .020-.030 longer. Plus if you buy it at Amazon you can get it for about $40. Just realise that the H700 will pick up all the background noise of the truck.

[Drew10]

Was shopping around for a new headset, was going to go with the Blue Parrot, however I stumbled into the ICC store and saw their Blue Eagle. Claims better battery life, I think it said 14hrs talk, cant remember standby time. I bought the Blue Eagle. Have been very impressed with the battery life. I talk on it every day sometimes many hours. Only charge it every 2-3 days. Comes with 12v and AC chargers. Have had it for a few months now. Others Ive talked to using it cannot even tell when Im using it when driving, cancels all background noise. I hear the party Im talking to with very good quality, and only need the volume up 1/4-1/2 on the headset. Love it!!!

[headborg]

Was shopping around for a new headset, was going to go with the Blue Parrot, however I stumbled into the ICC store and saw their Blue Eagle. Claims better battery life, I think it said 14hrs talk, cant remember standby time. I bought the Blue Eagle. Have been very impressed with the battery life. I talk on it every day sometimes many hours. Only charge it every 2-3 days. Comes with 12v and AC chargers. Have had it for a few months now. Others Ive talked to using it cannot even tell when Im using it when driving, cancels all background noise. I hear the party Im talking to with very good quality, and only need the volume up 1/4-1/2 on the headset. Love it!!!

thanks, I've look at this too- and now that obiedon has clued in on the " no 12volt charger----this blue eagle sounds better and better. Is it sold by anyone else besides ICC 'rip off central'?

[flood]

we got our blue eagle at the TA in antioch, tn. we looked at both and the blue eagle, felt better, had the 12v charger, longer talk time (some ware about 12hr) standby around a week. i can be talking to someone and get out and fuel with the truck running and i can hear then and thay can't even hear the truck running. we love it.

[obiedon]

Anybody have a link to a website for this Blue Eagle headset? It sounds very interesting. I love my Motorola, but, I get many complaints about excessive background noise since the mic picks up everything in the truck.

[Drew10]

headborg said:
this blue eagle sounds better and better. Is it sold by anyone else besides ICC 'rip off central'?

Dont know, I think they may be ICC creation. They are priced the same as the Blue Parrot $99.00. ICC sales rep said they pattern the Blue Eagle off of the Blue Parrot, But made improvements on talk/standby times, noise canceling etc. Next time in the T/S go to the ICC and "snope" around.

[Malaki86]

I have a Plantronic Voyager 510. It's a behind the ear unit, but I love this thing. I charge the battery 1x per week overnight, then it's good for the rest of the week. My wife can't hear any outside noise when I wearing it, even if I've got the window down while talking on it.

It's worth looking at. Most of the ICC stores have them in stock.

[headborg]

Well I bought the Blue Eagle 5hrs ago...got her charged up, paired up, and what can I say-----another defective product from Interstate Connection---everyone can hear me--but the speaker/headset earphone is dead- broken --defective- No audio at all---will have to return it in morning
(hopefully--ICC in New Paris, Oh will be open.

[Drew10]

Sorry to hear that :sad: (no pun intended). Hopefully after the exchange you'll get a good one :) . Have had mine a few months, works great everytime. :D :D

[headborg]

Sorry to hear that :sad: (no pun intended). Hopefully after the exchange you'll get a good one :) . Have had mine a few months, works great everytime. :D :D


well, made the exchange today at ICC- New Paris, Oh (petro)---so far it's great---this one is working and 8.5hrs of on/off talking time same charge---at least one 2hr sustained connection---yes, this seems to be living up to their 15hr claim. I do believe the Parrot is slightly softer/comfortable resting on my ear-- But since it's battery is crap---this seems to be the ticket-- the noise canceling is excellent- no one can tell the truck is running.

[Drew10]

Good, glad to hear it (pun intended this time). :D
I have to keep in mind how much talk time/standby time has elapsed between charges. Couple times Id forget about it and loose the battery in the middle of the conversation. Gotta agree bout the headband. They could have been a little better. Dont get me wrong they are ok, have worn it many hours both in the seat and in the bunk. Pros and Cons on everything. :)

[headborg]

Good, glad to hear it (pun intended this time). :D
I have to keep in mind how much talk time/standby time has elapsed between charges. Couple times Id forget about it and loose the battery in the middle of the conversation. Gotta agree bout the headband. They could have been a little better. Dont get me wrong they are ok, have worn it many hours both in the seat and in the bunk. Pros and Cons on everything. :)

day 2: same charge/no recharge

couple calls today- AOK

it's slightly less comfortable both the padding on the ear piece and the extra 3/4in in length below the earpiece---guess my neck isn't long enough--kinda rubs collar---but I can get used to it....this is a fine product so far--still need to get around to reprogramming my phone for voice dial--and test the call waiting(if it has that feature)

So everyone go out and get themselves a Blue Eagle!

[CaliTrucker]

can someone tell me where you can get the Blue Eagle. I am a local driver and have been searching for a bluetooth headset that works while in a loud truck.

Does anyone know if they have them at the 49er T/S in West Sacramento?

[Drew10]

can someone tell me where you can get the Blue Eagle. I am a local driver and have been searching for a bluetooth headset that works while in a loud truck.

Blue Eagle is a product of Interstate Connections, (IC)http://www.interstate-connections.com/ic/index.asp?id=55

They are at alot of the truckstops as a stand setup in the truckstop or as a small retail store inside the truckstop. They are not associated with the truckstop itself, but rent or lease the space from them. Mostley at the TA's and Petros.

[headborg]

wife reports today- VXI mailed back a new/ repaired Blue Parrot-- I sent in my old one so they could repair/replace that defective battery( with the 1hr lifespan)-- guess when I go home and come back out-- I'll be able to field test this UPGRADE......but I got to say.... I'm doubting it's gonna match this Blue Eagle or even come close( except in comfort)

[Drew10]

It will be interesting to read your "field test" of the Blue Parrots new battery.

My Blue Eagle is still doing great. I tend to forget all about charging the Blue Eagle because the battery last so long. Then either it disconnects itself from the call or if Im not on a call I notice it disconnect from my phone.
I have found an issue with it though. The "hinge" point on the boom doesnt have stay snug any longer, and am unable to change the booms arch. Fortunitly the boom is bendable if needed. Got to find a way to snug the hinge on the boom.

[headborg]

It will be interesting to read your "field test" of the Blue Parrots new battery.

My Blue Eagle is still doing great. I tend to forget all about charging the Blue Eagle because the battery last so long. Then either it disconnects itself from the call or if Im not on a call I notice it disconnect from my phone.
I have found an issue with it though. The "hinge" point on the boom doesnt have stay snug any longer, and am unable to change the booms arch. Fortunitly the boom is bendable if needed. Got to find a way to snug the hinge on the boom.

yeah, I don't think it will come even close to working as nice as the Eagle-- but got to give it a try- at least they shipped one(or it) back to me... the only complaint i can find with the Eagle is -- it smashes my ear and that leather padding hurts & the longer length body sometimes rubs against your neck- if you try to turn your head side to side or dip your chin.

[Drew10]

the only complaint i can find with the Eagle is -- it smashes my ear and that leather padding hurts & the longer length body sometimes rubs against your neck- if you try to turn your head side to side or dip your chin

I dont get that....mine seems fine, very comfortable for hours on my head. Ear piece padding is fine, and doesnt rub my neck at all when I move my head. However, the head band and the its rubber end piece opposing the ear piece becomes slightly irratable after long period of time over my head. Just got to adjust is from time to time.
The "Lazy" boom mike is going to bug me till I find a way to resnug it.

[headborg]

Ok, Blue Parrot Field test report-

first I started by charging it a full- 3 days while home from AC wall outlet-

it came with instructions to make sure to charge the battery for a full 12 hours before first use.

these instructions also instruct the user to make sure to disconnect every call by pressing the button on the headset.

This morning a 8am I connected the parrot to the DC car charger and charged until I had the greenish/yellow light.

at 10am I paired the Parrot to my phone and began testing...

3 maybe 4 phone conversations today( the usual Buddy driver -- that I can count on for being extra long winded as I-- is busy today and could only be counted on for couple short conversations)

it's almost 8pm and is still showing connected to phone--- which seems to be a great improvement over the old unit-- in standby time-- old unit never seemed to switch over to 'standby'---

the comfort is much better than the Eagle( at least to me) wore it ready most of day.

probably be Saturday before I can really give the 'talk time' a good workout.

[headborg]

on day 2 of this battery life- field test of the new blue parrot battery... still working.. but still no LONG..LONG..LONG conversations.-- requiring a 12v recharge..

[Malaki86]

I use a Plantronic headset. I charge it up on Sunday eve in the truck when I park. Other than that one charge per week, I have no probs with it.

[headborg]

ok-- the battery gave out this evening at 8:30 pm during a long 2.5 hr converstation-- so that's about 3 days standby/ talk time before recharge of the Blue Parrot-

so the Blue Eagle-- does beat the Parrot by leaps and bounds( Days & hours)

now, I'll see how long it will work off a 12 cig charge.

[headborg]

well this is the pits.... BOTH the Parrot & the Eagle are starting to give me problems holding a charge from the 12v cig/lighter . Eagle still holding out for little over a day-- heavy use. But the Parrot is dropping after 3 or 4 hours & failing to go to standby sometimes( or maybe, I just forgetting that I have to disconnect "hang up" the calls with the button on the headset.)

[headborg]

Does anyone know where to send the Blue Eagle headset for repairs now that Interstate Connections has gone out of business?

[Sabine]

Flying J still sells the Blue Eagle. Look at a package there, and see if you can't find the contact info. Mine broke, and that was right about the time IC closed, so I bought a Blue Parrot to replace it. By the way the new Blue parrots are awesome, they compare to the Blue Eagle as far as battery life goes.

[headborg]

Flying J still sells the Blue Eagle. Look at a package there, and see if you can't find the contact info. Mine broke, and that was right about the time IC closed, so I bought a Blue Parrot to replace it. By the way the new Blue parrots are awesome, they compare to the Blue Eagle as far as battery life goes.


Yeah, I have a new Parrott BT-250XT -- it is improved + mike boom is far tougher than the Eagle + more comfortable. Yet, the power time is still better on the ol broken down Eagle( only thing broken is the weak mike boom) and the mini-usb charger connection on the Eagle is much better than the parrot.

But, atleast I can still send my old Parrott off to Connecticut to get it fixed..

Yeah, I found that New IMproved Blue Eagle II at Flying J and yes-- I saw the name of the company that's making it... but forgot to write it down- problem is the company is located in China!

[Sabine]

Blue Parrot customer service is awesome. Mine broke, I have only had it for about 3 months, it was great on my end, but others couldn't hear me good.

Called them, got a return authorization, and they sent a replacement before I returned mine. Had a new one in 2 days.

We fixed the old Eagle headset for a spare. Superglue and some kind of epoxy, I don't know what he used to fix the broken boom. Mine broke clear in half almost back where it is connected to the rest of the head set.

If your battery life is not as advertised, call them, because mine well exceeds the other one. Or if it is within exchange period take it back to where you bought it and exchange it.

[headborg]

Blue Parrot customer service is awesome. Mine broke, I have only had it for about 3 months, it was great on my end, but others couldn't hear me good.

Called them, got a return authorization, and they sent a replacement before I returned mine. Had a new one in 2 days.

We fixed the old Eagle headset for a spare. Superglue and some kind of epoxy, I don't know what he used to fix the broken boom. Mine broke clear in half almost back where it is connected to the rest of the head set.

If your battery life is not as advertised, call them, because mine well exceeds the other one. Or if it is within exchange period take it back to where you bought it and exchange it.



Guess I could try the super-glue route on the Broken mic boom problem( on the Eagle)- but still the boom swivel is so loose the mic won't stay up in front of your mouth-- very poor design. I found the name of the company that's marketing the Blue Eagle II in US. It's Pana-Pacific out of California. If anyone can get me a lead on the actual manufacturer they should be able too (if they will). Since it's practically the same design-- they sould be able to fix it.( If they would ).

Yes, agreed VXI( blue parrott) customer service is pretty nice. I've already returned my origional model to them.. this will be second go around.

[Sabine]

My mike won't stay up in front of the mouth anymore either, I just bend it up to where it needs to be. My better half has my brand new Parrot while I am at home recuperating, so I am using the old one again, and it does work, despite superglue, some kind of silicone (it's blue) and just bend it in the shape I need it.

It ain't pretty, but it does the job.

I still don't know who makes them, despite hours of research. I don't like the blue beacon light on the parrot, my boyfriend would like the blue eagle because of the very bright blue light on the parrot, but I can't see wasting more money on a product that will have no customer service to support it.

It looks like the boom is still the same on the eagle 2 as on the first one, which is the main weak point on this.

If I ever find more info, I will let you know.