Jabra DRIVE Bluetooth In-Car Speakerphone Review
The easiest in-car speakerphone on the market to-date, the Jabra DRIVE has style and is both easy-to-use and intuitive. It can connect to two mobile devices at a time and requires no setup, allowing drivers and passengers to stay in touch with family and friends while on the road and in compliance with hands-free driving laws. It also features a voice guidance system that announces battery level and Bluetooth connectivity, while large control buttons for volume and on/off make operation a cinch. With long talk and standby time, the Jabra DRIVE is equipped with enough battery life to last through even the longest commute or road trip.
Product Features
- Bluetooth-enabled in-car speakerphone for hands-free conversations while driving
- Crystal clear sound with echo and noise cancellation
- Stream music, podcasts and GPS directions from compatible Bluetooth-enabled devices
- Voice guidance announces battery level and Bluetooth connection status
- Up to 20 hours of talk time, up to 30 days of standby time
- Automatic volume adjustment and auto-paring to mobile phone
- Crystal clear sound with echo and noise cancellation (DSP)
- Multiuse - connects to 2 Bluetooth devices at the same time
- Stream music, podcasts and GPS directions
Dimensions
- Size (LWH): 7.24 inches, 3.5 inches, 1.69 inches
- Weight: 3.36 ounces
Customer Reviews
"The thing about a bluetooth speakerphone or earpiece is that it works
best when you actually have it with you. Now, that sounds obvious, and
it is, but it's funny how often I'm surprised by how true it is. You
see, I have a pretty nice Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth Earpiece (Black, Retail Packaging)
but have gotten out of the habit of using it because it's yet one more
piece of technology I need to bring along. Plus, I don't particularly
like the whole "bluetooth earpiece in the ear all the time" fashion that
is supposed to, I suppose, suggest how so very important you are that
you have to have something in your ear every second, like you're a
communications officer for Starfleet.
I also have a Garmin
nĂ¼vi 2360LMT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with
US Canada Mexico Lifetime Traffic & Map Updates, which has a
really great bluetooth speakerphone built in. Very easy to make calls
using voice activation. The sound quality is great. But, I don't like
to bring that everywhere I go, especially when I'm going to or from well
known locations. I don't want people to steal it, or break into my car
looking for it. So, my primitive security measure is to not bring it
when I won't need it.
However, even when I know where I am and where I'm going, I still
will get calls while I'm out and about. It is illegal here in
California to talk on a cell phone while driving. And it's often far
too inconvenient to pull over to the side of the road just to answer a
couple of questions, or catch up with a friend. Which has meant, in the
recent past, that I flout the law at times by talking on my cell phone,
all the while hoping that a cop doesn't see me, and all the while
wishing that I had brought by earpiece or gps.
That's why I like this Jabra so much. It does one thing and it does
it well. Pairing it with a phone couldn't be easier, even older phones
that don't usually have any bells or whistles. As long as they have
bluetooth, they connect with ease. Two can connect at once.
The sound is loud and fairly good, though my gps is a bit more
clear. The best thing, I think, is that this is fairly small, about the
size of a garage door opener. It matches that shape too, so is
entirely unobtrusive hanging on my driver's side visor.
Easy to use, unobtrusive, good sound quality, good battery life.
All these things combined mean that this is the bluetooth speakerphone
that actually gets used because it's the one that always stays in the
car.
Though, I've also learned it serves a handy purpose beyond just
staying in the car. It also makes for a good speakerphone in general,
as it is much louder than the one on my cell phone.
So, it works and it is highly convenient.
That's exactly what I need."
"For a test, I had my wife set this up. She's not that familiar or
comfortable with blue-tooth devices, so I thought doing this would be a
good trial. She has a blue tooth capable smart phone, and she had no
problem whatsoever connecting it to her phone and using it.
Sound quality is quite good, both for the user of this speakerphone,
and for the person on the other end of the call. It fits nicely and
securely on the car's sun visor. We found the product quite satisfactory
and confidently recommend it.
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