This is the very best bluetooth earpiece I have worn and used. It connects instantly, usually lasts for 2-3 days when left on 24/7 with 3-4 hours of talking. It's true it picks up background noises-- just as with ANY wired mic. The beauty is that there is NO connection static with the BT500. Voice commands at a touch, connect and disconnect at touch. Easy, immediate pairing. The earpiece even recongizes whether I'm using a silent or loud profile and changes whether it produces a ringing tone (to match the phone's audible profile) or no tone (for the phone's silent profile). I'm paired with a Nokia 6682.Every Motorola product I tried produced extreme static noise on the called/caller end from a flaky bluetooth connection. None of that here.The only complaints I have are getting the thing on initially-- it's a snug fit over the ear. If you haven't worn a Jabra product before, all I can say is it's different in that it fits inside the ear instead of just laying against the outside of your ear like a traditional phone handset speaker. Once on however, I often forget I have it on. Second complaint is from the general public. Most people are used to that pager-sized backlit Motorola hanging off of everyone else's face. With the BT500 I often get comments about my "earring" from guys, my "hearing aid" from children and the elderly, or being "assimilated into the Borg" from (fellow) techies. LOLThis is a top-shelf, five-star product.I am PICKY TO A TEMPER with my electronics. EXCELLENT (and about time).