This is the headset that I originally bought several years ago when I was hating yuppies for their bluetooth headsets. Whenever I saw one in the mall, I disdainfully said to my friends, "oh, look at Mr. Freakin' Important here, can't even walk around the mall without being plugged in. Hey this is Major Tom to Ground Control!!! I'd like to just go up and slap that off his stupid head!!" Such anger!! But, then I got one of these, this very one. I could not believe how awesome it was and how convenient I soon learned it to be. Even at home, sitting for an extended period of time to talk to a close friend, my wrist/hand/arm eventually get tired or I hate switching it from ear to ear in discomfort, don't you? This is really great!! Just set it up (pretty easy to do if you are barely literate)stick it in your ear and voila. You can even set it up so you push the button in and say a name you have set-up in your address book and it will dial it. I especially love to use this when I'm bicycling. If I am expecting an important call or unexpectedly run into trouble while riding, it's just so simple! Why spend more money? There is a point of diminishing returns. I don't believe there could be one that has better basic functions and great volume.