negative reviews total 22%
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Calculating the percentage of 1 and 2 star reviews to the total 1,191 reviews, I found that the NEGATIVE REVIEWS TOTAL 22%.  That is huge!  I used to have a Plantronics LEGEND and I liked many things about it, but I did have issues with it, particularly with UNRELIABLE CONNECTIVITY.  It seemed to be connected, but when I would answer a call, it VERY, VERY FREQUENTLY DISCONNECTED and I would have to scramble around with my phone to try to reconnect it, and often it would not reconnect and I would desperately have to take the blue tooth off and find the button to turn off the headset, all the while calling out, "Hello!  Hold on a minute. I'm here."  Sometimes, I couldn't do it in time and I would have to call the person back, and sometimes the bluetooth stayed connected and sometimes it wouldn't.  I have a SAMSUNG GALAXY S3.  I also would get complaints from many people that my voice sounded like it was CONSTANTLY FADING IN AND OUT, as if I were moving away from the phone and moving back in.  They told me it was very hard to listen to me as this was very annoying.  I called Customer Service and the guy from India was very helpful and UPDATED MY FIRMWARE.  This DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS of connectivity and voice quality.  When I called back, they told me that the problems were probably related to my phone and I should contact Samsung.
I never got around to doing this and a little bit later I lost it when it fell into a bucket of Pine-Sol when I was cleaning something out.
Then, I ordered the VOYAGER PRO.  It was so much WORSE than the Legend!  The Voyager Pro had all the problems of connectivity of the Legend and it even went further than that.  It would actually DROP CALLS AND UNPAIR ITSELF VERY, VERY FREQUENTLY.  The SOUND QUALITY INTOLERABLE...for the people that I called.  Their voices were crystal clear, but mine was FULL OF EAR-SHATTERING STATIC.  I would have to switch to my handset to continue any calls.  When I first got complaints, I started asking everyone if they could hear me alright, and I found out that this happened with EVERY SINGLE CALL!  I RETURNED IT TO AMAZON after about 10 days.
I have USED PLANTRONICS BLUETOOTHS FOR YEARS, and I was always very pleased with them.  THE OLDER BLUETOOTHS were SIMPLER, STAYED CONNECTED, DID NOT DROP CALLS, BETTER SOUND QUALITY FOR ME AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE I CALLED and FIT BETTER than the Voyager and the Legend because they had very slim hooks that went around the ear instead of a bulky object behind your ear that constantly interfered with my glasses.  I use reading glass and I would have to take off the blue tooth and put the glasses on and then put the bluetooth back on with it fitting a little awkwardly due to its bulky design. The older models were much better designed and were MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE, so when accidents happened, like when my new puppy chewed it up, or when I accidentally dropped it and it went under my car and ran over it, it was easier to replace.  They were cheap, even at Radio Shack!
I am now using a JABRA HEADSET that is wired and cost about $5 ON AMAZON PRIME.  I had to modify the design.  The little rubber ear piece did not fit well so I took it off and I use a silicone ear plug to hold the headset in place. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009W8DKI/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_74  It works very well, but it is not a bluetooth.  I love a good bluetooth, so I will keep on looking.  Plantronics does not seem the place to look at this time.
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I think only the 1 star review is legitimate. If you look at the 5 star reviewers "all reviews" they are all similar; only reviewing a bunch of Mobile Solution hard drives, often on the same day which is pretty unlikely. Someone at Mobile Solutions isn't playing fair and I sure don't plan on buying any of their hard drives.
4217895
Wow reading the reviews it makes me really disappointed in people. The Camera is awesome, very easy setup and very good performance. Every bad review I am reading is for the following.

A. people are inexperienced with technology and blaming the device and not themselves.
B. people are assuming its their camera when I found its generally your ISP's crap modem router.

I really wish people would check themselves before just hanging a product out to try. The bad reviews are a sad example of peoples frustration.

--- Ignore the bad reviews, try it for your self. Return it if you hate it, whatever, just don't give a bad review because you lack the proper knowledge to set the device up.
1857382
Can't rate it any lower. Received it in the mail and upon installation found that it didn't work. After 7 hours of trying to find out what is wrong I found in the .xml file the software generates that the "US Key Code" inside the package activated a nice EU REGION code in my software causing EVERY SINGLE code I click on to spit an "Error in Processing Your Game File" screen at me over and over and over. Now, after deleting the .xml file a few times and re-entering all my information, the software simply shows me nothing but an "Unsupported Game Cartridge" screen. (Psst, because it thinks because I bought it in the US, received it from a seller location in the US, got it delivered in the US, and had a US Key Code in the packaging that I somehow needed it to region lock me to Europe ^^" Well done Datel, NO STARS!!

P.S. To anyone who would like to comment that I should have checked with other sites, or people, or communities, or facepalmbook think of buying a new car, you pay cash and expect it to be new but, sorry, your key is region locked to another country and you can't use your car... This level of unprofessionalism does not fly anywhere.

Update: Day 2: 2 days and 5 emails later, Datel has not replied. The Powersaves software always crashes on the Server Process bar in the software, every single time without fail, the entire time the servers are showing "Online and Running" on their website. So, because it slaps me with EU advertisements, and keeps generating EU Region .xml files I thought I would purchase a specific US Region key from [...] (Their own website). I deliberately selected US Region Key and hit purchase. A few minutes later I received an email with my new Key. In the email it clearly shows "US Region Key". I entered the new key and instantly the software displayed EU advertisements. Completely angry I checked the xml file, SURE ENOUGH it created a brand new EU REGION xml file!!! So I have purchased this product in the US and received a US code that was really an EU code. I have also purchased a new "US" code from their website and have received another EU code. I have a receipt for the second code showing I bought a US code! This product is rated so low that Datel owes me stars now. Datel is outright stealing from their customers and people need to know it!!!!

Update: 1 Week later and still no contact from Datel in response to emails...They are probably out buying more instant coffee for the break room with the money they got from this.
4416349
I thought I would wait a few days after I purchased the game to determine if this game deserves one star or not. After about a week of playing this game, I realized one star is much too high of a rating for this game. It deserves a negative 5 (-5) score. That's right, negative 5.

I will not repeat what all the other reviewers have stated about this game, it's all true and if you want any more details for what is wrong with this game, all you need to do is google it. It's all over the web.

It's too bad, as I was a big fan of Simcity 1,2,3, and 4. It truly is a glorified facebook game and what's up with day 1 DLC?!?!?! What really upset me was the fact that when I was finally able to almost* join a region, it told me that I could not because I had not purchase the DLC. I will not purchase any DLC for this game and will be returning it to Amazon shortly.

TL:DR - DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
1558784
I always check out the negative reviews on a product before buying.  I try to determine the real issues versa sour grapes.  In the case my Capresso 465 purchase two years ago, I let my ten years of great experience with my old Capresso 451 become the deciding factor.  Bad decision!  The new Capresso is NOT your father's Oldsmobile.  Buyers beware!  After broken parts, overflows, grinder feeding problems, NoCustomer Service told me I should clean my machine and let coffee beans dry out before placing in hopper.  As far as the broken part; "It's out of warranty, do you want to order from our parts department?"  I might could have handled this better if the NoCustomer Service Representative would have pretended to care about my issues. Fortunately, when I called back, the parts department decided the piece was too inexpensive to bill and will be sending at no charge.  Now after all this you may think this review sounds like sour grapes.  Maybe so, but things do break and sometime things don't work the way they are suppose to work.  In those cases, you want to be dealing with a company that cares about their customers.  Check out the other reviews reporting issues and see if you find a common thread.
3582802
Battery took forever to arrive. When it arrived it only lasted 2 weeks before it died. Gave the battery a bad review and a 1 star rating. Seller contacted me through amazon and DEMANDED I changed my review because it hurt their sales. Amazon procedeed to delete my review (looked for it on the 1 star reviews and it is "mysteriously" GONE) apparently the 7 emails demanding a better review for a useless item convinced Amazon to delete my review (I never really rate or review anything but this time I decided to warn others). Amazon cares more about its sellers than its customers, I now know that. Don't ask for reviews for crap products and then DEMAND a good review and erase the bad ones. Do not buy really its a waste of money. Thanks amazon for letting me down. Loyal customer since 2007.
1163192
The price was so good on this one, I just had to go with the positive reviews and ignore the negative ones. Big mistake! All of those bad qualities? Absolutely true! You get what you pay for with this mini-cycle. I'm returning mine. It really doesn't deserve even 1 star.
984167
I want to warn anybody who is seriously looking for a review to set the thing to 'oldest first'. the first 60-70 reviews are NOT actual reviews, but just a bunch of gibberish put there by a load of people that only came here to bash the book, while knowing nothing about it. They were refered here by a guy named Maddox, on his site MADDOX.XMISSION.COM Go check it out, but don't take any new reviews seriously.
847359
I generally shy away from writing VERY NEGATIVE reviews, but I just wouldn't feel right not warning the public regarding this item.  The product's  main selling point for me was the ability to rekey all of the locks to the same key.  I wanted to use them on my camper for security while still maintaining the convenience of a single key.  With this in mind I purchased the Master Lock Python Rekeying Kit No. 8491..  The kit,  like the ad on Amazon,  promised that I would be able to rekey these locks.  I consider myself to have adequate skills to accomplish the task as I used to run a bicycle repair shop when I was young, I've been renovating homes for over 30 years and I recently successfully built a Windows Server from the ground up.  I list these accomplishments not to brag, but rather to assure the reader that I have some technical skill.  The instructions in the rekeying kit seemed adequate, but I had problems from the start.  Despite dialing all over my large metropolitan area, I couldn't find a locksmith with any experience with these products.  So I called Master Lock Customer Service..  To say they were absolutely no help would be charitable.  The technical manual they e-mailed for these locks and the kit was an exact reflection of the instructions in the kit.  So I tried to call the company that sold me the rekeying kit.  Apparently they just sell the stuff and have no clue how to operate it.  Looking back to the Master Lock website there were no dealerships in the entire State of Florida.  So I went to Youtube, nothing helpful.  Then I asked my favorite search engine multiple questions and came up with an old manual on the Python Series.  Believe it or not there were several comments that assisted in removing the cylinder plug from the lock housing.  I was able to rekey the plug.  Then despite hours of work the plug would not reseat in the housing.  So if you're going to consider buying these locks with an eye toward rekeying them (as indicated in the Amazon ad) I would suggest that you bone up on your engineering degree.  Master Lock was no help, there are no dealers (at least in Florida)  and none of the locksmiths I polled had any experience with them.
2485893
LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment recently changed this game radically with what they called a "combat upgrade".  Despite the fact that the beta testers (like me, "alexi123") and many live-server testers said that they hated it (more than 80% negative feedback), SOE and LA shoved it down our throats.

All the negative responses were deleted from their forums, and all responses from the companies have been to the tune of, "give it a try".

We have tried it.  We tested it as hard as we could.  We told you it <EXPLETIVE DELETED>.  You didn't listen.  Now players are quitting in scores.

This game is no longer "Star Wars Galaxies", it's a combination of EverQuest 2 and World of Warcraft.  Don't waste your time or money here, buy WoW instead.  At least Blizzard games listens to the feedback of their customers.
3904245
Check for yourself. All of the 5 star ratings are from people given a discount or free product. The rest say it's crap!!
2400115
The fact that this book gets so many positive reviews is shocking.

I know that everything in this book sounds very logical, but when you actually put these ideas to the test they do not produce good returns.

There have been quite a few funds set up to follow the IBD 50, and every one of them has closed or underperformed the S&P 500.  The current fund is FFTY, started in April 2015 (again, new fund because the old ones stunk).  Since inception, as of today, the FFTY was down 0.24%, the VFIAX (S&P index fund) is up 13.95%.  (data from perf chart at stockcharts dot com)

There is one characteristic of every good investment book, and that is a discussion of BACKTESTING.  Any investment method that you consider must be first tested (vetted) using old data.  Why can't you find historical lists of the IBD50 stocks? (google it, you'll see, they don't exist).  The reason is, that you could then backtest the effectiveness of this scheme, and you'd soon find that it does not work.

I know someone who subscribed to the IBD newspaper, and kept about a year's worth of them.  He tested the IBD50 picks, and over a full year they returned less than 2%.

Read the 5 star reviews here, and then analyze them to see who said that they actually made money using these ideas.  Most of the 5 star reviews are from people who never tried to implement the ideas.
1998591
So to make a long story short. This review is placed on the first case I bought from this seller because they removed my RIGHT to negative feedback on the second one I bought.  #2 was defective, the seller ignored me until I left negative feedback. They wanted pictures and for me to pay the return shipping before they would reimburse for item cost only. Amazon wouldn't help because the they waited so long to give me the return policy, the 30 day AtoZ guarantee expired. The seller begged me to remove the feedback. I said I would after my account credit was applied in full. Once that had been done, I went to remove the negative, but it was completely gone. There was no option for me to then leave positive feedback instead. That is why I'm raging on here now. What's the point of leaving feedback if they can just remove what they don't like? Not cool Amazon.
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Since Amazon Will not allow me to reply to specific people this is for Mr/Mrs J.Myles.  You really got triggered with my scathing review.  I'm sorry that you did not do some research on the other products Melnor has to offer because if you did, you would have (as most everyone has) found this exact product I'm describing, that does not work for me.  They bundle all the reviews for different products made by the same company together.  Out of all the negative reviews for this specific product, I am very surprised I was the only chosen one for you to release your anger on with a completely different product you must have a fond love for.  My review is for the Melnor Raincloud Controlled Smart Timer, Easy to have known by clicking the product link under my name, or an easy search through amazon for any internet capable irrigation system...  Do some research before replying with ignorant "babbling"

I wanted more than anything to have this work, This does everything I could possibly want but unfortunately it's pure garbage.  My first one had a constant leak from below the tip of the part that connects to faucet and the unit itself, if I turn it water shoots out like crazy.  I had a 2nd one sent to replace it, and it was a used, dirty unit I didn't even bother to hook up, I had a 3rd one sent it was used/refurbished.  You can tell where they have painted the scratches and blemishes.  I gave up after that, so I'm dealing with a leaking unit right now.  But that's only the scratch of the surface, here are the issues I have to deal with.

The App is terrible, it goes offline often, and for me when it goes offline, then decides to come back up, The Valve Unit stays offline, and cannot be used at all.  You have to reset everything and hope that takes care of the problem.  The App freezes up intermittently, after a week of use, I have noticed that sometimes before midnight the system decides to water my lawn and plants for no reason.  I have it set to water 6am and 7pm, not sure why it's coming on in the middle of the night.  Constantly goes on for a few minutes then stops, then back on.

Also, I can only use #1 and #4 Valves, 2 and 3 have extremely low water pressure.

I'm going to have to just get my money back on this, and I really don't want to, I'm always hoping they will fix the issues, get this app working.  but unfortunately on that specific task, it's going to be a huge no.  Melnor has absolutely no support.  I've emailed them and after a week they still have not replied back to me.

I can only assume they could care less if this works or not.  For the positive glowing reviews, I wish I had your device.  if anyone has suggestions that might help me out, or to get this thing from constantly coming on for no reason.  I would love to fix what I can and keep this.  this seems to be the only item that does everything I need it to do.
2531377
Judging from the reviews, your chances of having this device operate properly are about 50%. Sampling the negative reviews, the problems are:

1. Have to connect/reconnect to route the signal properly (60% of the time)
2. Blanks the display momentarily while it is contemplating an existential issue.(10% of the time but irritating as hell)
3. Not on the ball: when your display wakes up, it is still asleep (connect/reconnect wakes it up).
4. Apparently dislikes PS3.

Almost feel ashamed to send back (something priced to good to be true--but you still fell for it--so now suffer) but shame has never stopped me before.
4417121
Don't buy it I read all the reviews it's a crapshoot I'll never do that again, don't like to be negative but I hope somewhere out there can find this helpful