I have a jawbone version 1, the noise canceling is outstanding. I work in data centers with 10,000 screaming pc fans and no one has ever complained about the noise or not being able to hear me. How evere on the other hand since it sits on your ear and does not go inside with a ear bud I find it hard to hear people and have to ask them to repeat themselves. As far as the price goes you can get em fairly cheap on ebay.