Can the person on the other end of the call hear everything around you or just your voice? Looking to use in an office and not have them hear everyone
1284149
i would suggest you cup the dogtag in your palm and play real life hand telephone. the mike is sensitive enough for clear pickup and transmission while hanging from your neck, and don't forget this device is slightly amplified. in bluetooth music it amplifies your volume.. i've had no problems with public use of this thing though. i used it on the bus and train with no problem. you'll need to take the same precautions you usually do when you want a more private muted convo...hand telephone. with it around your neck, at a desk, it looks no more than as if you're resting your chin/cheek on your palm as if daydreaming.
1284150
i would suggest you cup the dogtag in your palm and play real life hand telephone. the mike is sensitive enough for clear pickup and transmission while hanging from your neck, and don't forget this device is slightly amplified. in bluetooth music it amplifies your volume.. i've had no problems with public use of this thing though. i used it on the bus and train with no problem. you'll need to take the same precautions you usually do when you want a more private muted convo...hand telephone. with it around your neck, at a desk, it looks no more than as if you're resting your chin/cheek on your palm as if daydreaming. i would suggest you cup the dogtag in your palm and play real life hand telephone. the mike is sensitive enough for clear pickup and transmission while hanging from your neck, and don't forget this device is slightly amplified. in bluetooth music it amplifies your volume.. i've had no problems with public use of this thing though. i used it on the bus and train with no problem. you'll need to take the same precautions you usually do when you want a more private muted convo...hand telephone. with it around your neck, at a desk, it looks no more than as if you're resting your chin/cheek on... » Read More i would suggest you cup the dogtag in your palm and play real life hand telephone. the mike is sensitive enough for clear pickup and transmission while hanging from your neck, and don't forget this device is slightly amplified. in bluetooth music it amplifies your volume.. i've had no problems with public use of this thing though. i used it on the bus and train with no problem. you'll need to take the same precautions you usually do when you want a more private muted convo...hand telephone. with it around your neck, at a desk, it looks no more than as if you're resting your chin/cheek on your palm as if daydreaming. « Show Less
1284151
For the most part, yes, if the others are speaking at, let's say, crowd level. One would have to cover the mic. That would be to cancel out the background speaking. The listener will hear voices, but not necessarily be able to understand what is being said.I hope that this was helpful.
1284152
I've had one of these since 2009 and out of all the various BT devices I've tried with either my phone or my laptop (while on Skype) the people on the other end of the conversation have always said they can hear me best with the Jabra. So apparently the background noise is the least with the Jabra.
1473359
if it is plugged in to the phone and you get a call you can hear the caller over the speaker, but it does not have a microphone...you would have to talk into the microphone that is on the phone...just the same as if you had your cell phone on speaker mode when you answer a call
534353
I don't know about callers hearing me in a noisy environment but I can't hear them in a noisy environment. The volume on this headset doesn't go up very high.
329207
If you have the speaker on then others in the room can hear also, but if the speaker is off it is just like a regular phone, only you can hear.
1682186
You certainly can, only catch being that it works best when all you want to listen/speak to are in your line of sight. I use it this way all the time with great results.
1546635
When you lift the mic it will make a click that you will hear and anyone close to you in the room. It isn't super loud though you will know when you're on mute. Those on the call won't hear it at all, at least my calls have never noticed when I go on mute.
1851630
Yes when you get a call, it ring through the unit. And it does mute the audio. The sound is very clear too.
1410169
I used these on a cruise. My boyfriend and I could hear other cruisers using similar devices talking to one another, as well as cruise staff employees using them for work. if we could hear them, I am sure they could hear us. So to answer your question; yes.
1495670
I have no problems hearing the other person or them hearing me. It works great!
714874
I think the sound leakage is generally quite low. It is worth noting however that the microphones will pick up any non-continuous noise in the room around you, so if you have others around you, everyone will hear them in a call.
1504190
Yes you can make calls. It's sort of uncomfortable up against your ear and the sound is a bit muffled
1678183
I worked in a call center office with hundreds of other people and white noise generators. one person had this and it was easily heard and VERY distracting.
1110997
No. I use them at the office because of the number of computers running near me, with noisy fans etc. I can hear other people perfectly well when they talk. The headphones analyse the noise around them then generate anti-noise to cancel it out, but it's not perfect ( which is deliberate ), there's a delay in the analysis. Therefore something constant like a fan whirrin will be cancelled out almost perfectly, but a continually changing source like a human voice speaking will sound slightly different to normal, but be perfectly intelligible / clear because the headphones are only cancelling out what they heard a fraction of a second before that, so it never catches up. If they change their conversation from speech to a consistant hum then that'd be cancelled. Hope I'm making myself clear.
1208463
Absolutely not. If someone is near you and talking you, you have to have to hear their extremely loud voice. Plus, the device will produce very loud sounds if I you walk while weaing it.
673799
It wont completely block out outside noise, i can usually hear people talking still but depending on the volume i'm using it may be indistinct. i work at a bakery where it is very loud all night long and i can usually hear it pretty well and can block out the annoying people i work with pretty well, but not entirely. Unless you turn it up super loud, your likely to still hear some voices. As for others hearing what your listening too, unless you turn it up really loud i don't think they will be able to.
742064
The good and bad is that background noise is filtered out, but if a person is speaking from 8-10 feet it doesn't pick up well - I would say 4-5 feet away is the best distance. We have a polycom also for outside line calls and I would say it is a similar response. If the conf room is quite where background noise doesn't exist, it may do better.
2089934
Yes this is true, but you may want to be in a place with little noise, the sound for a call and the sound for music are a bit different and if you want to hear the caller (more importantly) if you want them to hear you be in a quiet place when making the call.