The Blue Parrot Blue Tooth
 

Quick question for those that have one, is the noise canceling ok on the normal model of the B250-XT or should I go with the XT+ model for better noise canceling?

dont have any experence with this one.. but i highly sugest the bose.

I have the XT and from what I've been told it works well.

The new XT+ version has stronger noise suppression and is only 20 bux more.
How much of that claim is marketing the new product? The additional suppression is suppose to be good if you are in windy environments.

...or maybe a firefight.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../madgunner.gif Mom... I'm kinda busy right now... can't you hear the gunfire? ...lemme call you back...okay?

Yeah I saw that Roadie and was wondering if it was worth the extra $15 on Amazon if the noise suppression was slightly better. My decision is made, stick with the XT because I don't run with my windows down and anything is an improvement over the tiny little bug I have now. I can't hear who's on the other end at all and they can hardly hear me.

Then again, you never know when you might drop into a firefight............maybe that XT+ is worth it ;)

Did you go with the regular one or the plus model Ford?

I just noticed this thread or I might have asked sooner. I took delivery last week of the regular xt model and I've had trouble connecting with it. I guess I just got a lemon, I'm sending it back. The one time I was able to use it, it worked very well though. I could hear the person I was talking to very clearly.

I might try the plus model now.

Sorry Michigan totally forgot about this thread. :D

I ended up with the higher end model and absolutely love it. I had a re-think, what if I'm on a piece of equipment? The noise cancel is out of this world, I was on a skid steer loader with the rpm's pegged just gettin it all the while on the phone talking with my dad. He had no clue I was on the loader until I told him. I was wearing it on our curbmachine with it just revved up to the max, can't hear a thing at the end of the day because your right in the heart of the noise. Called the office to tell them I needed another load of concrete added on, talked in a normal indoor voice and they heard me crystal clear, the guy standing right beside me had no clue what I was saying though. The hidden gem, if you have an iPhone with music on it or a Pandora/iHeartRadio app, you can play it through the head set if you don't have a line in cord hooked to your stereo. If a call comes in, the music cuts out until your off the call then it comes right back on. If you make a call though you have to manually turn it back on. Works great for my truck since I can't hear the radio normally, I can turn an app on and listen away. Of course if you get stopped by the cops you can quickly "kill" the music by simply holding the power button down and they are none the wiser.

It does make you look funny with the headset on. It took me a few days to get used to having it on my ear, my ear actually started hurting. Personally I like to wear a hat when I'm using it, it's not the most comfortable thing without the hat, gives me a headache. With the hat on, I sometimes I forget I'm wearing it unless I have music playing on it.

Good review - thanks bud.

That settles it, I'll get the good one as soon as I have a few extra dollars.

Good review, but still not a comparison to the regular XT. I have the XT, not plus, and my wife can't tell if I'm parked or driving. No truck noise at all.

A few years back I had one of those tiny ear bugs too. It went in the garbage quickly when I got home one time and heard a message that I left on my answering machine, and couldn't even understand myself on it.

My B250-Xt headsets have a 20 hour talk time now, just like the plus models! (YAY)
 

I have two B250-XT headsets and one of the B250-XT+ headsets. I have my drivers using the B250-xt headsets nad they love them. I ran across a website where a guy has been selling extended life batteries that bring the talk time up to the same 20 hours as the B250-XT+ models at EXTENDED LIFE BATTERY for Blue Parrot B250-XT,B250-XT+ & BT900 / HS393 Headsets and they are working great. In fact, he even sent me a free replacement foam cover for the microphone to boot! I highly recommend them because he has a 1 year warranty on top of it all.
:cool:

So, okimar, let me see if I've got this straight. In your very first post on this forum, you lie about who's website it is that you're posting a link to and yet you think people will believe your claims that your product is superior? You're probably right. :)

Let me see if I've got this straight...REALLY?
 

There must not be enough work in Michigan to keep the idiots from sharing their hateful stipidity on every blog they can find?

All I did was post a message about a good experience with some batteries that people that are out here can get for $13.99 instead of the $50+ dollars the VXI Corportation would charge and without the delay of having to mail the headset to them and out come the fools...

WHATEVER. Grow up and get a job bubba. FOTFLMFAO

FOR EVERYONE ELSE: These batteries are listed as working in these headsets: (Cut and pasted from the site)

VXI BlueParrott Roadwarrior B250-XT Bluetooth Wireless Headset

VXI BlueParrott Roadwarrior B250-XT+ Bluetooth Wireless Headset

VXi BlueParrott Xpressway

Blue Eagle II BT900 Bluetooth Headset

Silverado Blue HS393 Headset

Let me offer an observation for ya. It's not good to misspell the word stupidity, it kinda looks bad on your resume. :)

I'm not a guy that goes in for earbuds and headsets and stuff like that. Holding a real phone to my ear is more my style. But with the laws the way they are...

But having said that. I received the XT + model a few weeks ago and I find that I'm using it more and more. I think calls on it sound better than they do on my original Droid although once in awhile the person I'm talking to sounds bassy and muddled. Maybe that's just when reception is weak. I'm not a headset kind of guy and I'm starting to favor it over the naked phone so it must be good.

Barf - for a "side by side review" you might like this

Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: VXI BlueParrott B250-XT+ Next Generation Improved Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headset for Cell Phones/Computers (203111)

and search the page for the word "moron". Funny guy imo and a useful review.

Hi have a friend who just got back into trucking. She called me with the XT and I had no idea she was driving. She said her door was rattling and took off her headset and put it near the door and it was load. I had no idea of it when it was on her head so that is what I'm getting when I get in my truck soon.

My Blue Parrot has lasted me over 4 yrs and still going strong.

I am starting a new job tomorrow, and i guess i will need to buy one of those headset thing a ma giggys. From what i've been reading, Blue Parrot seems like the way to go. :cool:

on a side note, the Cobra is a piece of crap, I bought and and everyone I talked to said "what's wrong with your phone?" they exchanged it for a new one and same thing. then they exchanged it for the Blue parrot xt and no more complaints.

I have the Blue Parrott.
I don't mind the headset, and the noise filter/reduction is out of this world.
I was hooking up my set one night, and I was talking to my wife. The reefer was running on my back trailer when I was hooking up gladhands and stuff on the dolly. She said she could hear clicks and dings but couldn't hear the reefer.

My current phone picks up a lot of background noise. I bought a Motorola blue tooth and there was little difference in the background noise. I have several friends who have the Blue Parrot and that is probably what I will need to buy next time.

We've had (2) B250-XT headsets for over three years now and have had very good results with them. We did replace the batteries a couple months ago, but as much as we've used them, I'd say they've done very well. The noise cancelling is usually very good and they can go many hours between charges with heavy use. Occasionally we have issues getting them to connect to our phones, but that could be an Android issue.

I've had my 250+ for about a week now without any problems. My wife can't even tell when I'm driving down the highway with the window wide open.

Any of you tried our Drive series headsets? We've tried to put together a line of headsets geared specifically for professional drivers and are always looking to improve. If anyone is interested in giving an honest review of our Elite model on the forum, just let me know!