Is Jive Mini Pods a Scam? Customer Review

I ordered the jive minI pods and 1 of them didn’t work so they sent me another pair and the sound is amazing but the battery life sucks so bad

I don't have any packaging to send these good for nothing pieces of c**p. I don't have $50.00 to flush down the toilet. These pods have not worked from day one yet I'm still trying to get something out of them. You didn't respect me when you knew they didn't work. You got your money so why should you care. Bravo well done!!!!

Looking at the above reply, I should get in touch with the gentleman needing the left earphone... My right earphone has never worked. I don't know what the return plan could be but the purchase that I made is worthless.. A replacement with working Pods would be greatly appreciated.

GM Smith...

Thanks for you help!

I bought 2 pairs. They took a month to arrive. I could understand that because of the supply chain disruptions due to coronavirus and trade war with China.

But....

The 1st pair, the sound was great but the sound breaks off intermittently. Maybe the bluetooth is defective and loses the signal frequently, who knows. I called and complain about this pair.

The 2nd pair, the sound wasn't that great as the 1st pair (which is weird as you may think there should be some consistency in manufacturing quality).

Both pairs have connection issues (one pod connects but not the other). Sometimes I have to repeat, two or three times, the process of switching off bluetooth in the phone, placing the pods in the charging case, waiting ten seconds, then switching Bluetooth on again and taking the pods out of the case in order to get both pieces working.

Also, both pairs have also charging issues. There is always one pod that charges slower or doesn't charge at all.

As I said I complained and they sent me a 3rd pair. I charged this pair #3 a full night, use them for the first time fine until they ran out of charge. Put them in the box to recharge for a few hours and then...bam, same connection issues as the previous 2 pairs and when both pods finally connected, one powered off after a few seconds, which means that one didn't take then charge, so again also charging issues with pair #3 as well...sigh :

In summary, yes, if it is too good to be true probably is. My recommendation, if you can afford it, just spend the $250 for real apple pods. When these ones finally die, I will probably just buy the real apple ones. If you cant afford it and are willing to live up with these connection, charging and quality issues, be my guest.

After all, when they work they are actually great!...(when they work)

I purchased the Jive Mini Pods mostly for Zoom meetings and listening to/watching Youtube videos while working around the house. For these uses the sound quality is fine. However, there are several issues:

1. The buds keep falling out of my ears. So, I've dropped them in the sink and on the floor. When I try to physically force and turn them into my ear, the button is in a position that I end up connecting to my music player in the middle of a conversation, turning off, or taking me to Siri (on my computer) or Bixby (on my phone). I usually give up and use wired earbuds.

2. I'm quite literate, but I have a real hard time reading the instructions. It really isn't a big deal to get someone to write a coherent.... and complete set of instructions. The "complete" aspect refers to the fact that they have no instructions on how you turn the d**n thing on and off. Maybe that would help me avoid some of the other issues. I fumble around and eventually get them to turn on, but usually along with Siri and the music player.

3. And, this may be the biggest issue. If you go to their website, it's actually just a webpage. There are NO LINKS to ways to contact them, to return items, to learn "about" who they are. Zip. Nothing. Although they do produce a product, which they send to you, I think they (probably one person) are a fly-by-night operation. Don't expect to get help, or get your money back if you return the buds.

Also, I suspect that most of the "reviews" of the Jive Mini Buds are fake and are on fake sites.

RECOMMENDATION: AVOID. Buy a different product.

Wow I am having so many issues with pairing and now left pod doesn’t work at all. These are brand new!