Accessories

Great Product
Before I purchased this product, I had already purchased three other headsets but none of them worked good (prices were higher). Until I went on line and checked CNET and they recommended this product, so I went ahead and purchased it. It is really a good product. The price is right. The ear piece is the best that I have ever tried. Sometimes I even forgot I have it on my ear for hours. Go ahead and get one.

Bad Choice
I sold my Discovery 650 and upgraded to the 655 because I thought the DSP would cut the noise in the car. Boy, was I disappointed. Not only did it sound a lot worse to people on the other end, but it sounded a lot more choppy on my receiving end as well.

It stays in my ear fairly well, even without the ear loop -- just the eargel. BUT...

The eargels unclip too easily when in a pocket, bag, or ESPECIALLY when in the pocket-clip charger. If I have it clipped on my pocket, the eargel faces out and unavoidably rotates to its removal position. When I brush up against anything the eargel flips out. I've lost two eargels now and it just sits in a drawer.

They should have designed a better retention mechanism on the eargel with some kind of positive release mechanism, and/or have the eargel facing back when it's in the clip in a pocket so it won't get torn off.

I also hated the force required on the buttons. I never used the volume controls (always did it from the phone), and I dreaded getting calls because I'd have to MASH the answer button into my head.

One more thing -- It's always getting "unpaired" from my Treo 680. I have to go through the Treo menus to get it to pair again. To be honest, this may have to do with the Treo more than the headset, but the two do not like each other that well.

The Discovery 650 without the DSP had much better audio quality, slightly lighter force on the buttons, but the same problems with eargels getting torn off in my pocket.

Crashdummy
Have you ever seen the old cartoons of the crash dummies? When they get hit in a particular spot on their chest, they just fall to pieces, which happens to this headset quite frequently in my case. In normal wear, stepping just a little to hard can jar the ear bud and loop loose, sending the whole headset to the ground. It just wont stay together. I have been very disappointed, as I expected more from the Plantronics line.

I stopped using this headset
I purchased this because the reviews were
pretty good on this...
I don't know if it does this only to me, but it's very noisy
and I can hear a lot of static.
Other person in a call has difficulties hearing me most of time.
I only like the design of this product(so 2 stars).

Plantronics 655 a disappointment
I bought the Plantronics 655 after reading the rave review by CNET and also for the accessories that comes with it. I use it with my Nokia 6110 as a hands free device while driving. The sound quality is poor(soft and crackles) and the connection always drops even though my phone is just besides me inside the car.

I also owned a Plantronics 510 and I must say that it is a lot better. The sound is loud, clear and the signal is more stable. The only complaint that I have about the 510 (and it applies to the 655 as well) is that when I receive an incoming call and if the headset is not already on, it does not always automatically pick up the call.

I would not recommend the 655.