Hello Family,

I thought I would share something positive with you.  I am still hoping Eduard and CodeFactory will find some way of resolving my sound routing problem with my BlackJack 2 but in the meantime I thought you should know…

I absolutely love my new Motorola Bluetooth headset which I purchased last night for $130 including tax.  Why?

1.
It has an actual on/off switch so I absolutely know when it is powered on or off.  This is helpful because in the past, I have accidentally pressed the power buttons on my previous headsets and caused some confusion. 

2.
When the unit is powered on, it plays a little song that lets you know it’s powered on and not in paring mode.  Also, it has definite ascending and descending tones for each press of the volume up and down buttons. 

3.
The size of this little guy is incredible.  It is so light and small that I have forgotten that I am wearing it.  It does not block any ambient sound and when I crossed the street today with it on, I experience no loss of outside noise of any kind.  Remarkable, to say the least.  Unlike many of the other smaller headset, this one fits both in your ear and has a little loop for added security. 

4.
Because this, the latest model from Motorola, is Bluetooth 2.0 rather than 1.0 or 1.2, one can go as far as 110 feet away from the base unit with virtually no sound degradation.  In fact, I tested the unit as far away as 140 feet and the sound was perfect in both controlling Voice Command and talking to others on the phone.  Please note that the BlackJack 2 is a Bluetooth 2.0 compliant device.  Both the phone and the headset must both be Bluetooth 2.0 in order to enjoy the added range. 

5.
This unit is rated at 7 hours of talk time although a friend of mine who purchased his 3 days ago says that he has tested it up to 9 hours. 

6.
The quality of the transmission it superb.  Callers tell me that I sound as clear as a bell on this unit.  In the past, while other units were certainly acceptable most people I talked to on the phone preferred that I use the base unit.  Not so with this new Motorola headset.

I have owned as many as 14 different Bluetooth headsets.  In fact, I still own 5 units that are charged and ready to go.  I have discovered that they all pale in comparison to this new one. 

After my disappointment with the interaction between the Bluetooth, base unit, and MSS last night I was all set to take this device back but after using it for a few hours I cannot imagine using anything else. 

Congratulations to Motorola on this one.  Oh yeah, I almost forgot.  (Smile)
The name of this unit is the Motorola Pure. 

Most Sincerely,

Mark