The HS26w is my 3rd BT headset, and the phone i'm using is the Sony-Ericsson w600i. I figured even if the w600i doesn't support Bluetooth 2.0, sooner or later i'll end up with a phone that does, why not get a headset that's already using the new standard? Paid 49 USD for this, I've had the headset for about a week now, and i'm not entirely pleased.First the sound quality, this headset is decent when its near the phone, and it delivers clear and normal sounding voice on both ends. this is good. in noisy locations it doesnt work as well, but being a sub $50 headset i didn't expect it to perform that well in the first place.The range of the headset is... iffy. paring up with the w600i, at about 2 meter out the HS26w starts to get statics. around 6 meter or so people on the other end couldn't hear me. paired it with a Moto Razr V3 and the range increases a bit, statics comes in around 4 meters or so. So, i guess its pretty much a phone dependent thing, your mileage may vary.Next is user comfort. This headset uses an unorthodox fork shaped clip/hook to secure itself, and for the most part it works. the fork shaped clip is made of soft rubber, and feels comfortable and secure even if you have glasses on. however, because the fork's position is fixed (its screwed on, you can't remove it nor adjust it), if you have large ears (i do), the speaker won't be pointing at your ear canal correctly. i ended up having to turn the volume up, which creates echo...The unit is somewhat heavy, so its not one of those 'i didn't know i had it on' kind of headset. whats worse, the unit's dimension is bigger than most of the current gen headsets. length and width might seem ok on paper, but the thickness kills it - at its thickest point, the HS26w is almost as thick as it is wide - about the size of a pack of gum, this is definately not a inconspicuous headset. what makes it worse is that while the front panel design isn't bad, there isn't even an attempt made at making the sides look better - its just 2 pieces of colored plastic screwed together. when the unit is this thick, its just ugly.on the upside, pairing the headset up with phones and PCs is pretty easy, this headset doesn't seem to have a pairing mode - you just need to search for it with your phone and pc, than enter the passcode and thats it.so, there you have it, the HS25w is a 6th gen BT2.0 headset that's too heavy, too big, and too ugly when worn. i'm probably going to return mine in a few days.