It comes with three different sizes of gel caps, neither of which fit. It also comes with a mushroom style earpiece. That also doesn’t fit. Worse, the ear hook that is supposed to hold the device in place despite the bad fit doesn’t work; the hook slips into a magnet, but then as soon as you place it on your ear it slips right out again, leaving you with a hook dangling from your ear and a Zivio spinning around on the floor somewhere.

I give this device 0 stars.

How does this compare to Plantronics’ new Voyager Pro that Cnet rated as being the best in quality/sounds….and in wind noice cancelation ?

I drive a convertible and I need a good one….I have Plantronics’ 510 that is getting a bit old…

Thanks.

Jas

This thing is AWESOME. I had a day of disappointment when the thing kept falling out of my ear, but then I stuck on one of the over-the-ear holders and I couldn’t be happier. With the boom extended it really has the best sound quality (on the other end) that one could ever hope for on a cell phone. I no longer get the “whoever the guy on the speakerphone or headset is we can’t hear you” on calls.

Also, it was sitting in my Amazon cart for a while and then suddenly the price dropped $30 to $99 so I jumped on it. It’s still at $99 which is a great price for this.

In answer to one of my previous concerns, it really doesn’t go in jeans pockets very well. It DOES, but the ear piece gets moved and the over-the-ear clip falls off or sticks to keys (it’s a magnet). So, I’m now one of the mindless drones walking around with a bluetooth headset on when I’m not on a call. Ah well…at least now I’m “cool”. Right?

I’m going to give it some driving tests to see how well it cancels out background noise, but so far it blows my previous Jabra BT8040 out of the water. I had the same complaints that Nicolas (above) had when using it. And, the biggest problem is that for important calls I would never trust my BT8040 and had to hold the phone.

I have no concerns about using the Zivio for calls now. My ONLY concern is that I was used to throwing my BT8040 in my jeans pocket. I hope that the Zivio can be carried like that as well. (From one Amazon post it appears that Joby has great customer service and so if it does break, I shouldn’t be too far up the creek).

I’ve read your article with interest and I’m delighted to test a Zivio Boom I’ll receive normally this week. I’ll keep it a few days to perform some tests with my iPhone. In your article, this device looks as good as it’s described in some other articles I’ve read so far.
I’m currently using a Jabra BT8040 with my iPhone 3G and people complain that I sound far, and/or my voice is breaking up.
Most of the time this happens when I have long distance confcalls.

As per some indications I received from Joby, the indicated this was also a known past issue with the Zivio and they have now fixed this problem.

So, I should receive a test kit within the next few days and really hope that it will reach my expectations.
My only concern is how it wear in the ear, especially whether it stays in place correctly without the ear hook. I’ll see that.

I am a very happy owner of the Zivio. I don’t know how many BT headsets I have owned starting with the jabra 250 years ago to the Sennheiser vmx100 last year…I have a very deep voice and this makes it very difficult for people to understand me to begin with.

The Zivio is hands down the best headset i have ever owned. To extract the boom is not an issue at all, I can sit in a loud coffee shop and speak in a completely regular manner, and people will understand me. No one on the neighbouring tables needs to turn their heads because they can barely hear me talking.

I had an issue where the boom came loose one day outside when it was cold..I stuffed it back in and it did keep in place, however Joby support insisted on sending me a replacement headset (to germany!) which i received within a week. Great and responsive support, and an excellent product.

The only objection i want to make is that the eargels may not be perfect for everyone….I am using the in-eargel variant without the hook and am ok with it, but occasionally the headset tends to tilt downwards. I also want to add that the Jabra gels from the 200-500 series also fit and i have read somewhere that some other jabras also will fit and do a great job on the Zivio. And lastly: one can always go to an audiologist and have custom fit gels made…probably the best option anyway. One thing is for sure: the Zivio is a great headset and deserves every fitting effort..;-)

Now as for the boom, I am pleased to see an option on the market for a small, yet boom-equipped headset. I carry my headset with me all the time, but do not wear it all the time. That being said, I have to carry it in my pocket, where a too big, or the flimsy headset tends to break. I used small ones like the Jabra JX-10, and loved the format, but broke so many earhooks and lost count altogether. Moreover, I take business calls in my car and then need a headset with high call quality, which in my opinion is more readily available with the presence of a boom…

Now this product seems to cover all my needs: a small form factor, a flexible earhook, and the availability of a boom on certain occasions.

Thanks Julie for the review! You may just have made my day…