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Product description
Motorola's H500 headset is a member of Motorola's 3rd generation of Bluetooth headsets. Like the RAZR styled H3 headset that it shares many components with, the Bluetooth v1.2 compatible H500 is rated for up to 8 hours of talk time and 150 hours of standby time. However, the H500 is both smaller and lighter than the more industrial looking H3, weighing only .6oz (17.6g) and having a body length of only 2.3" (58mm). As such, it can easily fit in a shirt or pants pocket without trouble. Since it is very solidly built and has no easily breakable parts, you won't have to worry about it getting damaged, either.
Recharge your H500 with a miniUSB cable. |
Ergonomically, I find the H500 to be the most comfortable and secure fitting of the current lineup of Motorola headsets. The ear-loop is thin enough for use with eyeglasses, yet has a rubber surface that is grippy enough to hold the headset's minimal heft in place for most people. While the ear-loop can be easily removed and flipped for use on either ear, it is not adjustable beyond that. However, when it is flipped, a sensor inside the headset reconfigures the two volume control buttons so that the up volume button is always on the top side, and the down volume button is always on the bottom.
The only other control on the H500 is the multi-function button on the outside face of the H500. The button does not require a lot of pressure to activate, thankfully, and handles power on and off, as well as all of the call control features - excluding volume. Those include answering and ending a call, as well as 3-way call control, hold, and mute functionality. Pairing the headset with a phone is a simple task: just hold the multi-function button for an extra few seconds when turning the H500 on, and the blue LED call indicator will turn on. This means that the headset is ready to be paired, and can be discovered with any phone, PDA, or computer that supports the headset or hands free Bluetooth profiles. As is the case for most headsets on the market, the PIN code for the H500 is "0000".
The previously mentioned blue LED status light can even be turned off if you don't wish to draw any undue attention to yourself. Normally the LED cycles on and off slowly during a call, and will flash briefly once every few seconds otherwise to indicate that it is powered on.
Click the image to see the H500 in action. |
In terms of audio quality, the H500 offers great inbound sound and reasonable outbound performance as well. The only issue with the outbound sound is that it is missing some high frequency response, which makes the otherwise full audio sound a little muffled at times. It is a much more pleasant sound than that which many other handsets offer, but is not necessarily as easy to understand. But with that said, the overall audio performance is still quite good. When using the H500 with various mobile phones and PC Bluetooth adapters the connections remained completely static free.
Like most of the newer Motorola handsets that we've seen released in the past year or so, the Motorola H500 makes use of a miniUSB connection for power. As such, the headset can be recharged with a Motorola miniUSB power adapter as well as with a regular miniUSB cable connected to a desktop or laptop personal computer, which is often much more convenient.
Pros:
Small, light Good overall audio Cons:
Ear-loop can not be bent to fit The Motorola H500 Bluetooth headset is available in a multiple colors, including a bright pink version that perfectly matches the color of the pink Motorola RAZR V3c that is sold by Verizon Wireless. For as little as the H500 costs, you can hardly ask for more. You won't be disappointed with it.
--Reviewed by Michael Oryl, editor in chief of www.MobileBurn.com
User reviews
Do not like at all..., 2008-09-23
The only thing I like about this headset is the color. I previously had a Motorola headset and had no problems with it. I replaced it with this one and I hate it.
It turns on by itself in my purse so I don't hear the phone ringing. It calls people that I do not want to call. It uses the same button to turn on/off and redial people. I kept calling people I had just called and having to apologize that I didn't intend to call them.
Very sad with this purchase.
Small, light, comfortable, low price and it works!, 2008-09-14
I picked this up on Amazon for under $20 after months of thinking about buying one. My needs are small; I'm not on the phone all that much, but in the car a lot. I'm also not overly picky. If it works...I'm happy.
The Motorola is small; about 2.5" long and yet it seems to pick up my voice quite well and the sound quality on my calls thus far has been good. Better than on my Nokia phone! The earpiece is adjustable, and fits my ear very well.
The packaging on this item was kind of weird. Plastic baggie with the charger, bluetooth headset and directions. I guess I expected a box?
The unit charged fully in about 2 hours. My Nokia phone picked it up just fine once I enabled the bluetooth to find it.
All things considered, for the price I paid and what it does. I'm happy with the purchase. The true test will be the item's durability and battery life, which only time will tell. 
Reason for 3 stars, 2008-09-06
First of all, I got this headset from one of Amazon's sponsors-cellphoneshop dot net. I liked the sound quality. I would speak to people on the mainland while in Hawaii and they had very few problems hearing me-even inside buildings.
The 3 star rating is for the "fit" of the headset. It always felt loose-as someone else said-like it was going to fall off. If I was not moving/walking it was fine, but start to move and there it would slip.
I shop Amazon often and when this was sold out, cellphoneshop had it for $18.99. It is still the same price as it was when I got mine. I am not sure about color choices though?
I now use a very small Samsung which comes with a charging case. It was a "freebie" with a phone purchase and I like the fit much better.
Hope this helps! Pleasantly surprised, 2008-08-12
This is my first bluetooth and was afraid I wasnt going to be able to hear. I am hard of hearing to start out with. But I have no problems with this and now am kind of liking being hands free! Headset, 2008-08-05
I ordered this headset,as of 7-1-08, the law requires it...............was much cheaper on line than going to the local cell phone store......the only problem i have with this is i can only wear it on my right ear.after several hours it becomes sore and i need to remove it.other than that i enjoy it.
Susan
