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Plantronics Pulsar 260 Review

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  1. Addison •  April 20, 2007
    Rating: 4.5/5

    I have purchase many mono and stereo headsets since the Bluetooth innovation came out and my Pulsar 260 beats them all. Between my Jabra BT620s and the Pulsar I find myself enjoying the Pulsar on a regular basic. The only negative I’ve found on the 260 are the ear plug cords, they are uneven and I find it hard to tuck them away for that true Bluetooth wireless look.

    Rating: 9 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  2. John •  August 1, 2007
    Rating: 0.5/5

    Sorry I am unhappy with this product and I’ve returned it. I had noise in my headset and the coverage radius was smaller then 3 meters in my case. Not impressed at all.

    Rating: 1 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  3. Sparky •  November 20, 2007
    Rating: 0.5/5

    5% total harmonic distortion and you will notice it. I’ve tried 2 units so far, both are noisy for music listening.

    Rating: 1 :: 0 out of 1 people found this user review helpful.

  4. Craig •  February 20, 2008
    Rating: 2.5/5

    I have a Samsung i730 and also a Motorola Q 9m. The Plantronics 260 is a great device as a “Hand Free Phone” headset only. However, it falls horribly short as a “Stereo Headset” as the sound quality is terrible. The setup was very easy; connectivity to both phones was consistent with well charged unit. As soon as the batteries get weak, forget it as it would lose calls and users on the other end could not hear me talking. Last but not least, the ear bud wires were less than desirable as they tangled easily and were cumbersome.

    Rating: 5 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

  5. Thomas Wilson •  July 31, 2008
    Rating: 4/5

    The country where I live recently banned the use of mobiles while driving,so I chose this model because it was a stereo unit and could be plugged into both ears. In the past I had a Jabra 200, which I tried to use while driving, but I couldn’t hear anything well and always had to put my finger in my open ear so I could hear better. The Jabra 200 is a long expired model that had terrible battery life, so I am very happy with the Pulsar 260 — in the 3 months I’ve owned it, I’ve only charged it 3 times because it has such a long standby time. I don’t use it to listen to music from my phone, because I have an Ipod, so I cannot comment on the quality of the sound when listening to music, but as mentioned above, as a phone headset it is excellent.

    I normally clip the receiver on my shirt pocket, and while I appreciate the long length of the cord, it could be a little more flexible like my Ipod headphones, so I could wind up the excess cable and slip it into my pocket without it trying to unwind.

    The only thing that bothers me is the mute function which is activated by the push button in the middle of the control which functions as the mute/play/pause control. When the mute button is active, there is a soft beep every minute, but if you are not paying attention, its easy to miss. I’ve answered the headset to receive calls, but have been unable to hear anything – realizing too late that the mute button had been pressed accidently, then suddenly fishing around for the receiver in my pocket to find the mute button and deactivate it.

    The Ipod avoids this problem by putting a sliding hold button away from the main controls, and I would be happier if Plantronics found a way to manage the mute function in a similar way.

    Other than that, I am happy with this unit and give it a 4/5.

    Rating: 8 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

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