Overall the Parafone does its job. It's almost worthless to use it without a headset, but if you don't mind
using the bundled headset (it uses a standard 2.5 mm jack) than this can be pretty cool.
As for quality/usage, I like it and I don't like it. Some days I get really good quality,
other days something interferes with it and it sound horrible. For longer
calls headsets are useful, but for shorter calls I prefer holding a phone up to
my head. However, since the Parafone doesn't perform very well without a headset,
and most phone calls I make tend to be shorter, the Parafone never really came off
for me as being worth the money.
I really looked forward to this
module, but to tell you the truth I used it for three
days and threw it in a drawer, till about a week before I started writing this. I had to force myself to use this; it wasn't like most things I've tested. Let me say here at the end though, that the User Interface for the Parafone software is awesome.
Hopefully the upcoming G24 will keep this great UI,
and fix the problems that I have found. As for making
information join up with communication successfully?
When I could get myself to talk on the phone I thought
it was very cool to be able tap any address book entry
and have it call the number. I also liked being able
to use other apps; taking down a short note or a phone
number was very simple. My pen and paper were with my
phone, all integrated into one device.
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| Pros |
- Lets you talk while using any app.
- Rings when not in Visor
- Base Station acts like a cradle
- Easy to dial, great UI
- Removable battery
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| Cons |
- Pricey
- Non upgradeable
- Fair quality sound
- "Speaker" in the phone is hard to hear
- No way to hang up while in another app |
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