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This is a lesson in not buying from sketchy companies unfortunately. They don't, as far as I am seeing, advertise PC compatibility. So you are out of luck ther

This is a lesson in not buying from sketchy companies unfortunately. They don't, as far as I am seeing, advertise PC compatibility. So you are out of luck there. Return them if you can and buy something better.

scrose 4y ago
They also don’t advertise supporting phones…
thriftwy 4y ago
Jabra is an old, well-known brand.
- Nullabillity 4y ago
  Well-known to be the bane of meetings in offices everywhere. Why anyone would buy their garbage is beyond me, not that that excuses how they treat their marks^Wcustomers.
  - tootie 4y ago
    We exclusively used Jabra speakerphones at my last few offices and I have a few at home. They work very well and I've never seen them have a single problem.
    - Godel_unicode 4y ago
      Same. They also regularly win recommendations from a variety of review sites.
  - Ekaros 4y ago
    Now question really should be all they better or worse than the alternatives? Haven't used their product overly much, but never truly had issues.
- bastardoperator 4y ago
  It's a brand I would expect my 70 year old mom to buy because she remembers it from 15 years ago.
- throwawayboise 4y ago
  I've never heard of them. I'm 56.
millzlane 4y ago
I wouldn't call it sketchy. It says right on the product page what connectivity the device supports. https://www.jabra.com/bluetooth-headsets/jabra-elite-85t##100-99190703-98 https://www.jabra.com/bluetooth-headsets/jabra-elite-85t##10... They don't attempt to mislead at all.
- Beltalowda 4y ago
  > It says right on the product page what connectivity the device supports. I don't really see anything there beyond "bluetooth support", and it seems to me that expecting very common systems such as macOS and Windows would work is pretty reasonable.
  - donalhunt 4y ago
    There are two "Connectivity" sections. :/ It mentions in the second one that it's for mobile devices.
    - Beltalowda 4y ago
      It just says "devices". Turns out there's a second section on that chaotic page which mentions "mobile". I did check this before, and it's not mentioned anywhere else, including in the datasheet and specifications PDFs. It's only in one of the "connectivity" section with a vague unclear ambiguous singular "mobile device" mention, which contradicts other parts of the same site. I don't think they're trying to fool customers on purpose, but it's extremely unclear what exactly you're buying and many sections would lead you to believe that it will work on any Bluetooth-capable device, just like pretty much all Bluetooth devices do. I think this is basically false advertising due to incompetence.
unixhero 4y ago
The thing is, Jabra or GM NetCom are bot sketchy vo.paniea. GM NetCom is a global leader in hearing aids.
krick 4y ago
Sketchy? Jabra is arguably the industry leader in hands-free audio, producing this stuff since 1983. It was the brand you buy to use with your phone when driving a car before "true-wireless headphones" was even a thing.

scrose 4y ago

They also don’t advertise supporting phones…

thriftwy 4y ago

Jabra is an old, well-known brand.

Nullabillity 4y ago
Well-known to be the bane of meetings in offices everywhere. Why anyone would buy their garbage is beyond me, not that that excuses how they treat their marks^Wcustomers.
- tootie 4y ago
  We exclusively used Jabra speakerphones at my last few offices and I have a few at home. They work very well and I've never seen them have a single problem.
  - Godel_unicode 4y ago
    Same. They also regularly win recommendations from a variety of review sites.
- Ekaros 4y ago
  Now question really should be all they better or worse than the alternatives? Haven't used their product overly much, but never truly had issues.
bastardoperator 4y ago
It's a brand I would expect my 70 year old mom to buy because she remembers it from 15 years ago.
throwawayboise 4y ago
I've never heard of them. I'm 56.

millzlane 4y ago

I wouldn't call it sketchy. It says right on the product page what connectivity the device supports. https://www.jabra.com/bluetooth-headsets/jabra-elite-85t##100-99190703-98 https://www.jabra.com/bluetooth-headsets/jabra-elite-85t##10... They don't attempt to mislead at all.

Beltalowda 4y ago
> It says right on the product page what connectivity the device supports. I don't really see anything there beyond "bluetooth support", and it seems to me that expecting very common systems such as macOS and Windows would work is pretty reasonable.
- donalhunt 4y ago
  There are two "Connectivity" sections. :/ It mentions in the second one that it's for mobile devices.
  - Beltalowda 4y ago
    It just says "devices". Turns out there's a second section on that chaotic page which mentions "mobile". I did check this before, and it's not mentioned anywhere else, including in the datasheet and specifications PDFs. It's only in one of the "connectivity" section with a vague unclear ambiguous singular "mobile device" mention, which contradicts other parts of the same site. I don't think they're trying to fool customers on purpose, but it's extremely unclear what exactly you're buying and many sections would lead you to believe that it will work on any Bluetooth-capable device, just like pretty much all Bluetooth devices do. I think this is basically false advertising due to incompetence.

unixhero 4y ago

The thing is, Jabra or GM NetCom are bot sketchy vo.paniea. GM NetCom is a global leader in hearing aids.

krick 4y ago

Sketchy? Jabra is arguably the industry leader in hands-free audio, producing this stuff since 1983. It was the brand you buy to use with your phone when driving a car before "true-wireless headphones" was even a thing.