Cingular Go Phone: Stereo Bluetooth Backphones Review

I bought these headphones to use with my iPhone 3GS expecting the low price would mean poor quality. However, these turn out to be an excellent choice for listening to music: the sound is 4-stars, external noise is strongly reduced, and you can use voice commands to dial/command the iPhone. Unfortunately, the headset doesn't take control of the voice, so you have to use the iPhone's speaker to talk. The workmanship is also poor (more like something you'd find from the 99-cent store than an electronics shop). These are 5-star headphones for low-cost, wireless, stereo music, but 1-star for talking on the telephone.

PRO
(1) The music sound is great, as good or better than my favorite wired headsets/phones.
(2) The fit is comfortable, even around eyeglasses/sunglasses.
(3) Noise reduction is excellent; I didn't hear my cat meowing until she was on my shoulder.
(4) Excellent battery life; after all day music/stand-by, the iPhone ran out of juice sooner.
(5) Can enable iPhone 3G/GS voice controls! (However, only *if* you are in range of iPhone speaker.)
(6) Easy to pickup calls/redial (responds to standard Bluetooth 1-2-3 click commands).
(7) Excellent signal strength; music stayed strong up to 20' away and through at least 1 wall.
(8) Uses standard USB cable for charging

CON
(1) Voice continues through the iPhone speaker after pairing (see below).
(2) Gets hot/sweaty from the color (black) and vinyl covering on ears.
(3) Next/Back buttons don't work for iPhone (as expected).
(4) Buttons are cheap: it's hard to be sure if you have pressed them hard enough and yet they feel as if they might break.

VOICE TESTS
I tested the speaker/headset making calls, controlling the iPhone and using the OS-included Voice Memo application. The iPhone only recognized sounds if the speaker was close enough *and* uncovered. Sounds made directly to the headset never made it to the phone.

REMINDER
Apple does not support bluetooth music or controls for the iPhone 2G (only for the 3G/3GS; see the Bluetooth article on wikipedia for details).

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