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AT&T 90800 Mini Headset

AT&T 90800 Mini Headset

List Price: $9.99
Your Price: $9.49
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The next best thing to world peace
Review: This headset is the best 10 bucks I've ever spent. The sound quality is perfect (by phone standards) and the set is so comfortable I can't tell that I'm wearing it. The clip-over-the-ear style had me worried about comfort, but now I think it is superior to any overhead style. The mike placement is great, it picks up my voice clearly yet is off to the side enough that I can eat and drink without even realizing that the headset is on. It almost seems like telepathy, talking to and hearing someone distant so clearly, with no handset in your hand and no sensation of wearing a headset!

We got 2 of these; my wife has arthritis and holding the phone hurts her wrist. Now she can water the garden while she yaps away. I like to work on my cars while I'm on the phone. You do have to attach the clip on the wire to your lapel to keep the wire from tapping the mike. I usually nitpick and complain about something about every purchase, but none here.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Surprisingly Good Product
Review: I couldn't believe that a headset that cost so little could be so good, comfortable, and convenient. I bought two, fully prepared to send them back because I was convinced that you couldn't get a good headset for $9.99. Color me wrong! I can wear it for a full working day out of my home office and not even be aware it's there. When attached to a cordless phone that hooks on your belt, you have total mobility. The earpiece is light and easily slipped over your ear; once it's on, you're not even aware it's there. The microphone wand looked too short, but it works so well that people tell me that the sound is very clear and they can't tell I'm on a headset. Unlike a speaker phone, it even does a great job of screening out background noise too (like the roofing contractor who was banging over my head and the housekeeper who was running the vacuum cleaner!). My only disappointment is that it doesn't fit on my Nokia 6062 phone, because I wish I could use it on my cell phone in the car. It's far better than any in-the-ear or over-the-head unit in terms of comfort and staying put. It's unusual to find a product at this price that is so good. You can't lose.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Works well until it breaks
Review: I had this for about 2 years before the cord to the earpiece became loose and caused static. The headset is very comfortable and sound is transmitted clearly so the other party is not aware you are on a headset. Other than the fact that mine broke, the only other complaint I have is that the sound coming in is slightly quieter than if one were to use the cordless phone directly. That being said, considering the cheap price I will probably end up buying another one unless I find a newer better model.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I like it so much, I bought 2!
Review: I bought one for my home phone (a Panasonic 2.4 GHz) & it works great. I even use the headseat more than I thought I would. (It seemed like such a gimmick at the time...but a cool gimmick.) I just bought a new mobile phone (an LG330) & this headset works well with that too (with the addition of one cheap adapter that I had to buy from GTE). I wanted one for my house & one to keep in my car. For 10 bucks, you can't beat it. In fact, GTE (temporarily) sold me a headset for $60 (before I realized that the one I had would work). Their's was a piece of JUNK! It was flimsy; wouldn't stay on my ear; had a tiny speaker that only sounded well when it was shoved into my ear (which is very uncomfortable); and a thin wire as a microphone which was hard to control since the position on my ear was always changing as it slid around. Besides, I did sound tests to compare the 2: the AT&T sounded better on my end and the people I spoke with could hear me better with the AT&T. No contest. I just ordered my 2nd AT&T 90800.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Caveat to Nokia Users
Review: I'm very pleased with this mini headset for the price. Although the construction is somewhat flimsy, it is lightweight and does not make your ear lobe ache after wearing it for a lengthy time. It has certainly increased the safety of my driving when talking on a cell phone. The quality of the earphone reception and microphone transmission is as good or better than the cell phone itself.

My one disappointment is that the 2.5 mm plug provided will not fit Nokia 5100/6100 Series phones. An adapter is available through Plantonics (Model WTA-NK610) to link this headset with the cell phone. ... So instead of purchasing two headsets for under ..., it ended up costing me over ... for the two by the time the adapters were found and purchased. If you own a Nokia cell phone, it may be cheaper overall to purchase a more expensive headset with a plug that already fits the phone.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I like it so much, I bought 2!
Review: I bought one for my home phone (a Panasonic 2.4 GHz) & it works great. I even use the headseat more than I thought I would. (It seemed like such a gimmick at the time...but a cool gimmick.) I just bought a new mobile phone (an LG330) & this headset works well with that too (with the addition of one cheap adapter that I had to buy from GTE). I wanted one for my house & one to keep in my car. For 10 bucks, you can't beat it. In fact, GTE (temporarily) sold me a headset for $60 (before I realized that the one I had would work). Their's was a piece of JUNK! It was flimsy; wouldn't stay on my ear; had a tiny speaker that only sounded well when it was shoved into my ear (which is very uncomfortable); and a thin wire as a microphone which was hard to control since the position on my ear was always changing as it slid around. Besides, I did sound tests to compare the 2: the AT&T sounded better on my end and the people I spoke with could hear me better with the AT&T. No contest. I just ordered my 2nd AT&T 90800.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: One size does not fit all
Review: This headset does not fit everyone. I suspect it does not fit most women at all. My husband loves it but it will not stay on my ear unless I sit perfectly still and do not move. I am not particularly petite, but it just falls right off when I am talking.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Comfortable, but the wire can get damaged pretty fast...
Review: This headset is indeed quite comfortable. The sound quality is also excellent. But my only problem is that after a while the wire gets messed up from the inside and you get break up during a conversation. But since I got it really cheap using a coupon from UnderTag.com, I can't really complain.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: best out of 5 or so I've tried
Review: I have bought about 5 different headsets over 6mo period and all of them had problems with mic level (there were calls where it was ok but a lot of those where it was really weak). I almost gave up thinking that I'm going to have to go to a professional grade teleconferencing equipment when my wife bought this one which seems to have fixed the problem.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The ONLY headset that I want to use
Review: I've had this headset that came with an inexpensive and long lasting 900 mhz cordless phone that I bought about three years ago. I've used the headset constantly for over two of those 3 years and I LOVE IT. I'm buying a replacement because wear and tear over time has broken the plastic covering at the earpiece and also at the end cord. I've put off buying another headset because I don't like the in the ear models, so I am very happy to see that this headset is available all by itself. Definitely the best bang for the buck you can get.


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