I hesitated to buy bluetooth earbuds for a long time, unable to justify the expense, thinking the wired earbuds would just have to do until the price came down on wireless. Now that I have them, I have no regrets. These earbuds are perfect! I almost bought the Freedom Sprint, and the only reason I didn't was the battery life - 6 hours (stated) with the Freedom, vs 4.5 hours (stated) with the Sprint. I looked at the Sprint at a store and the size difference is negligible as far as I was concerned. The only feature the Sprint has that the regular Freedom doesn't that does bug me only a tiny bit, is that the Sprint uses a Micro-USB cable for charging, same as my phone and Plantronics headset, where the Freedom has a different type (mini 8-pin) so I have one more cable cluttering up my desk drawer, and if I travel, I have to take another cable.
The sound quality is really good. I mean, I don't feel like I'm sitting in front of my super-nice Polk or Bose speakers, but for a teeny little speaker, these sound good. The sound is warm, and the manufacturer even says they give a "warm bass to eliminate listener fatigue" and I agree. My phone, tablet, and Google Music all have equalizers on them, so I can adjust the sound to my liking. The sound does cut out if the right ear bud is blocked from the device by your body, but no more than any other bluetooth set - I experience the same thing when using my Plantronics Voyager Pro, if my phone is in my left pocket and the headset is in my right ear, the sound cuts out a LOT.
Here are my experiences using this headset in the 2 weeks I have had it:
Bathing and grooming my dogs (an all-day project) - with my phone in the right front pocket of my shorts, the music cut out all the time, WAY too much to listen to anything. I tucked my phone into the waistband of my shorts in the front and found it also cut out a bunch. Tucked into the waistband at the small of my back it was better. The best result came from having the phone tucked into the waistband at my right hip - the music cut out very minimally and was completely acceptable.
Gardening - again, the music cut out if my body blocked the phone from the right earbud.
Biking - with the phone in the middle back pocket of my jersey, the music cut out too much, but in the right rear pocket of my jersey, it was smooth and nice. I took a break on my ride, sat on a park bench, and made a phone call and the person I called said the sound quality was just great.
Walking, hiking - my Camelbak has a nice, small, zippered pocket right on the top of it, putting the phone really close to the right earbud, so it was just perfect.
Running - I like to run on my treadmill and watch Netflix on my tablet, and I was constantly yanking my tablet off the dashboard of the treadmill with my arms catching the wired headset - this headset obviously solves that problem! Now I don't worry about my tablet crashing to the floor while I'm running. Since my body doesn't come between the headset and the tablet, there isn't a problem with cutting out.
Battery life - I have used it until the battery went completely dead and I got about 5 hours - give or take 15 minutes, I wasn't timing it to the minute - of continuous music before the battery was completely drained. I wonder if the volume of the music affects the battery life? If I turned the volume down would the battery last longer? I'll have to test that out.
Comfort - these are actually very comfortable - I use the smallest ear tip and the large fin-shaped-thing that holds it in the ear. I thought of using the ear loops but I wear glasses, so things that go over the ears can give me ear pain - fortuantely the ear loops are optional, as are the fin-things. These stay in no matter what I'm doing. I haven't used them without the fin-thing, but they feel like they would stay in really well.
Noise canceling - I said I used these while riding my bike, and I need to say I was on a very UN-crowded bike and pedestrian path with NO cars. In my area it is legal to wear two headphones while biking or driving, though I realize it is illegal in a lot of places. Having said that, I find these earbuds do block most of the sound of cars and other noises - when I was walking in my neighborhood I couldn't hear cars coming along behind me. I am extremely vigilant and I walk and bike with the attitude that I am always vulnerable to cars, looking around and over my shoulder all the time - and I would not wear these if I was biking on a road, or when I walk in parts of my rural neighborhood where there are no sidewalks.
I also bought the Square Trade Warranty through Amazon to cover accidental breakage - an extra twenty bucks or so for extra peace of mind - I have had a lot of headsets break for various reasons, including my own clumsiness.
Bottom line - these are great, they work perfectly for my needs and I highly recommend them.
Update 8/12/13: I just bought the Tune Belt sport armband for my phone and it is SO much better than having the phone in my pocket. With the phone on my arm, the headset doesn't cut out at all. Well worth the 25 bucks for the armband.
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This Item  JayBird Freedom Bluetooth Earbuds, Retail Packaging, Midnight Black |  |  |  | |
| Price | — | $19.99 | $69.95 | $89.99 |
| Delivery | — | — | — | Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16 |
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| Sold By | — | Certified Brands | Wireless Cloud | Stavvy Sales |
| connectivity tech | Bluetooth | Wired | Wireless | Wireless |
| headphones form factor | In Ear | closed-back | one ear | One-Ear |
| connector type | Wireless | 3.5mm Jack | usb | usb |
| headphones jack | USB | 3.5 mm Jack | usb | usb |
| cable feature | Without Cable | Retractable | Without Cable | Without Cable |
| control type | Volume Control | Volume Control | Voice Control | Call Control |
| weight | 0.3 pounds | 0.21 pounds | 0.43 pounds | 0.6 ounces |
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Previous to going with the Jaybird lineup I went through various types of earbuds. I didn't like the limited range of motion with wired earbuds and they eventually shorted out due to sweat. I tend to sweat a lot. I tried using the Motorola headsets, but they cut out a lot whenever I ran/walked outside. The Motorola S9s worked fine inside the gym but eventually died due sweat.I eventually moved on to the JayBird JB-200s and fell in love. The bluetooth connection was great and I never had a problem with sweat. They held up great during my long runs (10 - 13 miles). However, I recently broke my last pair and was hesitant to get Jaybird Freedom after reading warning about unstable bluetooth connections based on placement of your music device and the lack of over the ear support.I've had these for about a month now and I'm glad I stuck with Jaybird. Due to the cold weather, I haven't gone for any long runs, but they have been fine walking the dog outside, shoveling snow, etc. I primarily use these to listen to music streaming on my Verizon Charge. I've had my phone strapped to my left arm as well as in my pants pocket with a heavy coat over it while wearing a hat that covers my ears. Despite the warnings, I haven't experienced any problems outside while listening to music. I've only used it a couple of times to take phone calls. I didn't get any complaints from the people on the other end.These come with various accessories to help with finding the right fit. I was pleasantly surprised to find over the ear hooks that you can attach nicely to the earbuds for a snug fit. They aren't listed on the box, on Amazon or the instructions. I'm guessing this was a late addition and may not ship with every box. I originally used these without the hooks and they were fine overall. However, I like the fit better with the over the ear support.
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These freedom stereo or freedom 3 earphones Died within 1 week of usage. I have bought this and freedom sprints as well( freedom sprint lasted for about 5 months) and both of them do not charge now. Their charging sockets get loose or battery die out after some time. The have pathetic build quality.
Its all over the internet you can read the review on amazon USA site as well. Jaybirds are earphones with fancy packaging n cheap build quality.
Also They donot have good customer support in India. So please dont invest ur time n money on any jaybird product..
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