Jabra BT8040 Review

Those ear gels look like they'd fit the Samsung WEP-200 and potentially provide a better fit than Samsung's "loop". Any chance you could try that out and let us know if it works? I'm assuming that the gels are available separately from Jabra. Thanks!

Yeah I just purchased and spent the whole weekend trying to get the thing to stay in my ear! I Love the idea of not having the loop but, what good is that if i cannot get it to stay. Does anyone know something I do not Other than I must have weird shaped ears.

I agree with Gery I cannot get unit to stay in my ear. If I manage to get the unit in my ear it pops out. Holding it in the sound transmitting and receiving works fine. It doesn't hiss when you step away from the phone

jabra makes gels that fit on their other hdsts that work better.

Does this Jabra unit flash blue? because by looking at it I cannot figure out where the light would blink from. I currently am using the Samsung wep500 with my Treo 755p, and I just love this Bluetooth, I like how small it is and that I can actually walk 33 feet away through walls and still hear clearly. However, whenever it feels like it, it sends this high pitch sound to the receiver of my call. This is why I am looking for a replacement.

I prefer an in-ear solution, so I'm wondering if the Jabra molded ear gels from their old wired headsets would fit this. They always worked great for me. I tried the Jawbone and returned it because it never felt securely attached to my ear. It always felt like it was going to fall off - as if it were precariously perched, attached loosely by the earloop.
BTW - does this unit have noise cancellation? The article says it does not perform as well as the Jawbone, but doesn't say whether it has noise cancellation.

The molded jabra ear gels will work on this ear piece and allow it to stay in much better. I even play tennis with in my ear.

Does anyone have a problem with the headset disconnecting and reconnecting on its own? I have experienced this more than once.

I'm looking for the ear gels that fit the Jabra BT 8040. I think they will fit my Jabra JX 10. I'd like to get them at a local electronics store. So far, I have struck out at Best Buy and Radio Shack.

Thanks for any info.

Frank

Just got the Jabra BT8040 - not as comfortable nor does it fit in my ear as I would have liked. Solution: Covered the ear gel with a foam ear bud cover (cut a small hole for the loop to fit through). BIG DIFFERENCE!! VERY COMFORTABLE AND FIT IS SECURE.

I've had a BT 200 then bought a BT250 and a BT250V for my wife and I. I loved my 250V, but both of these are going bad. I was hoping the BT 8040 would be a good replacement, but after reading these postings about the fit, I'm afraid to buy. Other than Rolando it doesn't seem to be that great? Any comments.

I love the Jabra BT8040. It fits my ear perfectly and stays in whether I am walking or running. The audio is clear as a bell and I can hear the other callers easily and they can hear me just as easily.

The one major problem is the persons on the other end of your call hear all of the noise at your location. There is no noise cancellation. You need a quiet area to talk to your callers.

I bought the BT8040 and I love it - it took a little bit of fiddling to figure out the best fit, but now it feels very secure and comfortable. One thing I haven't figured out is how to use for the music streaming (I have a Centro). Anyone out have any ideas - or better yet, luck with this feature?

Does anyone use the BT8040 with a macbook and mac os 10.5? I have troubles with my old logitech bluetooth headset and therefore looking for a good alternative.

loved the 250 series. Will buy new Jabra thid week fot my Centro.
Great products

thnx rolando

he was way right except i just pulled on the earphone foam cover to stretch it a bit then put it over the whole thing including the loop spring
it also made it sound way better

@ LeShea- I may be having a similar problem attempting to connect it to a Nokia 6555. At initial pairing it will play the audio from the first video in my video folder on my phone, then the phone soft resets, boots back up, and gets itself in a continuous loop until I turn either the phone or the headset off. Anyone else have this issue? I can't find anything about it anywhere online. Thanks, John.

I have a Problem with it not being loud enough. the music is fine but on the phone it just is too soft and i cant hear then person on the phone. is this just mine or do you all have the same problem?

Great review mine just arrived to today, im replacing my very trusted Plantronics 640.

I was tad bit disappointed though but maybe you guys could help.
too cut the a story short here's what I want to do but I cant seem to.

Phone A: Touch Dual with Toms Rom V2
Phone B: MyPhone Dual Sim with two lines(2 sims simultaneously)

1.) Pair it with two phones. I was successful here.
2.) On phone A listen to music while being able to accept calls from A & B
3.) While on a Call with A and receiving a call on B, I want to hear a beap/tone on the headset so I can put on hold or end the current call and switch to the call on B just by pressing the 8040's button.
4.) While Listening to Music, I accept a call on A, then I get a call on B, so I want to end A, then answer B, then when I end B, I want music to automatically connect to A.

Right now when I answer a call on A, it looses its connection to B, when a call comes in to B, Phone B rings but there is no Beep/tone on the headset so I have to manually end A via headset, then B connects again to the headset.

When I am listening to Music on A, and a call comes in on A, there is no problem, music pauses, I press headset button to take the call, then I end the call again with another press and music comes back on. BUT when I try number, it fails to connect back, music just plays on phone itself not on the headset.

My Jabra 640 has not trouble at all with everything, except for the music part since its not A2DP.

I completely agree with the other people who said this doesn't fit very snug in the ear. I feel like if I move fast, it will pop out and drop on the floor :( My other complaint is that it's not loud enough. When I'm driving, I can't hear over the sound of the car. I have to hold it tight to my ear to hear, which defeats the purpose of using a blue tooth headseat! I regret buying this thing. Biggest waste of 70 bucks ever.

I use this with the Treo800W. I wish it could be louder, however I know the treo has volume issues so its not just the earpiece. It did take some time to find the right size ear gel for my ears. Overall, thumbs up for me.

Reading through these, I had a thought - it's strange but I bet it will fix the problem of the piece falling out of my ear and improve the sound as well. I shoot rifle competition (not a hunter, just a shooter). I purchased a kit from Wal-Mart that to make my own custom fit ear plugs - it is basically a mix you add water to, work it with your hand a few minutes until it starts to cure. Then....well, you squish/stuff (half at at time) the silly-putty like goo into your ear and work it in at tight and broad as possible. It goes maybe 5 to 10 mm into the ear cannel and the rest fills the lower part of the outer ear. Wait so many minutes and remove it for an overnight final cure. They work fantastic at protecting my ears and NEVER fall out - they are an exact fit. It's non-toxic, washable, etc... I think it would be a snap to put either one of the older ear gels or one of the newer ones that come with the 8040 in the right spot for your ear and do essentially the same thing - either leaving space, or cutting after enough room to insert the 8040 into the now encapsulated eargel. In theory you could do it directly onto the 8040 - covering the sound holes with syran or similar, and after remove the 8040 and cut a hole for sound. LOTS OF POSSIBILITIES HERE to get a better fit...

I tried it out but thought it had slight static, worse if the phone (tried on centro and on lg 8100) was on opposite side of body from headset. I thought it should do better than that or am I being too picky? anyone else with this experience?

No problem with eargel, it comes with the medium size already installed, did not need to change it. I can shake my head and it does not fly off. In fact there is no movement at all. I tried the fancy Plantronics headset that also has no ear clip. That one shook around and came off. The size and weight of the 8040 are perfect, I can wear it for hours comfortably. The big test: my mom. She could never hear me on any of my previous headsets. No complaints with this one. She didn't even notice I was wearing a headset. A2DP is good. I already have a stereo BT headset, but I like this since its less conspicous, since I wear it on the bus and my other ear is free to listen to ambient sound. And since I mostly listen to podcasts I really don't need stereo.

Anyone know where I can get a ear gel or foam cover for the Jabra BT8040?. The ones that came with it don't work for me. Thanks