Honestly, I do not like car headset, in my opinion, this is absolutely a waste of money. See for yourself: you pay your hard-earned money, and the output is questionable usefulness of a device that will help you communicate without using their hands in the car. However, regarding the "no hands" is a strong word, because one way or another have a mobile phone to dial a number (for voice dialing is not always working perfectly), respond to messages and so on. Moreover, the use of a headset imply the cigarette lighter, I watched dozens of motorists who initially dragged these things home to recharge from the mains, but then just left them in the glove compartment and charge the car from time to time. I'm leading up to the fact that many in fact use and navigators, so take a cigarette lighter does not want a Chinese "razdvoiteli" personally I do not cause the desire to use them, feel sorry for expensive equipment. In short, these toys will never be compared with integrated vehicle manufacturer system, if any, well, with some "serious" accessories designed for the implementation of the speakerphone. Headset on his ear for a thousand rubles, and it gives much greater opportunities, although manufacturers recommend using a car and hands-free in the office, at home and so on, this idea does not seem to me attractive, too painful to becoming a public dialogue.
In short, today we have another car headset, it is called Nokia HF300. Maybe it will ruin my prejudice?
Design, construction
Appearance headset repeated appearance of many phone companies, we can find here and feminine traits "sticks", and N76, and the last of the N-series. The device looks cool, it's the same word - seems to be nothing there is not, but the overall impression is very pleasant, a sort of rich gizmo. On the front we see a panel with holes, which covers the speaker. It is framed with a plastic rectangle with chrome, it also entered the control buttons - a "+" and "-" multifunction key. They have a nice blue backlight that lights up when paired with the phone. On the back side is the battery compartment (the good old BL-6C), mounting bracket. Nokia would not be a great company, if it had not paid attention to detail, there is also a pleasant: a rubber lining, just in case you want to use the device as a speakerphone on your desk or simply put on the dashboard. Includes a fabric belt with Velcro, it is attached to the bracket allows accessory to hang wherever you want (in my head immediately comes somehow trouser belt). Incidentally, the device is attached to the visor is very good, the bracket is removed by simply turning clockwise.The microphone is located on the "short" end next to the keys, it is inscribed in a glossy, fast zamaryvayuschuyusya panel, on the other side we see a "thin" connector for charging.
Plastic not so hot in the design of a road, but problems with the assembly and coating for the week of dense use has not been noticed, and even the chrome parts do not have to worry (even more unlikely they will be subject to strong friction). Weight sets - a total of about eighty grams.
Battery life, work
Like I said, it uses plain old battery Nokia BL-6C, to remind its characteristics: Li-ion, 1070 mAh. In the case of the headset, it provides, as claimed by the manufacturers, about 20 hours of talk time. My own research shows a somewhat smaller number, but we will not dwell on small things, while working more than decent, with one hour of calls per day and off at night and one charge you enough for five days (I have a HF-300 lasted a full week for half an hour of talks day). In any case, the presence of car charging kit makes use of a much more relaxed. Full-charge time is about two and a half hours.
Naturally, this is not without its energy-saving technologies - a few minutes after the end of the conversation the device goes into standby mode, in fact, it nedovyklyuchenie. The reaction time is hardly noticeable as soon as you start any prodelyvat kunshtyuki, HF-300 winks at you backlight and does everything you order (within the capabilities of course).
Communication with the phone, sound quality
So, should begin with the bare facts about the device: using profile Bluetooth 1.1, Class 2 (ie the range of ten meters, in practice it is about five meters), DSP-processor, which is "clean" background noise and echo. In testing I used a smartphone Nokia N81 8Gb, other devices do not connect, because I really wanted to play with voice dialing, for many it is true. So, immediately after the headset has been found with the phone, the code is standard - 0000. It is interesting that on Nokia phones in the standby mode icon appears, the machine, indicating a connection to the car handsfree system.After it is proposed to assure the device for auto-connection, it is worth doing if you are permanently set, is sufficient to activate Bluetooth on your phone and turn the headset on, so they found each other. It so happened that immediately after connecting I get a call, so that could instantly check the work, well, first impressions are most important. Thus, the call was made in the HF-300, the volume is high. Clicking on the multifunction key (end call the call-reception, she is responsible for the activation of pairing mode), I answered the call and was surprised how natural is the voice of the interlocutor and, again, out loud, I did not even have anything to regulate the remaining reserves. When adjusting the peaking unit begins to sound nasty squeak is a kind of constraint.
Like I said, voice quality is good, but as is the case with the fact that he heard the man? In the standard situation when the headset hangs on the visor, it can be called conditionally good, because not all of the sides expressed approval, had to ask friend to call me and talk to the HF300, while I'm slacking at home. Yes, not all is perfect, there is some vatnost, besides, I had a feeling of good old-fashioned half-duplex communication: first, I say, then you - like Skype via GPRS, but without delay. Although in actual fact it is not, if you start talking together, all perfectly audible. Summing up, I put the headset on the four parameter.
Separately tell you about voice dialing with the headset, it is activated by pressing a long multifunction key (two short press designed to redial the last number, this function works). So, I was pleased, all as the phone, and even complicated Russian names, spoken without disruption to cry, it is currently defined, either on the device's screen, a list of several names. With this no problems, the car is important.
Conclusions
Well, Nokia HF300 looks good, long runs, included a charge for the machine, voice quality and additional functions are working on "five" - all that great? Yes, except the price: the device is now available in our country, the cost is about more than three thousand. Expensive? Of course, given that there is no display, no additional functionality such as built-in GPS (this trick is from Samsung, you will soon be able to read the review). On the other hand, the quality of voice HF300 in something better then the other phone manufacturers (eg, better Sony Ericsson HCB-120). Can I recommend it for purchase? Well, if you have nowhere to put the money and you're a fan of Nokia, then yes, feel free to buy. But if you want a good long time to equip your car handsfree system on the principle of "the main thing that has worked well, it is better to spend money on a Parrot. And I think that we will soon begin the same survey built handsfree as soon buy a Bentley editorial for the games.
