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What's better? Bluetooth boomless headset vs. wired headset with boom
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| I use a wired headset with a boom (Plantronics) for much of my workday. I'm
in the process of upgrading equipment and am wondering about how Bluetooth
headsets, especially the ones with the very short booms compare to the
traditional wired headsets in clarity. Do these wireless boomless mic's
really work as well as wired mic's with booms?
Thanks,
Tom
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"pzboyz" <pzboyz@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Tom wrote:
> Do these wireless boomless mic's
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> No Tom they do not, some claim the DSP 'really works' but at best I would
> say 'it helps' but is going to be no where close to your Plantronics boom
> headset.
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Agreed. I have the Sony Ericsson HBH-300 BT headset with the longish boom
and quality is easily good enough though. Battery life is impressive too.
You have the convenience of no wires but you have to tell your phone to use
the headset every time via the menus which probably takes a bit longer than
plugging in a jack. Plus they take a few seconds to switch on and off
usually. So it depends how often you connect/disconnect the headset really.
If you keep the headset connected for long periods then I would go for
bluetooth.
Z
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| nospam 2006-06-29, 7:33 am |
| "Zimmy" wrote:
> You have the convenience of no wires but you have to tell your phone to
> use the headset every time via the menus which probably takes a bit longer
> than plugging in a jack.
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Once they were paired, my Plantronics Voyager 510 has synced up
automatically with my Motorola 710 when I turn the headset on. On the other
hand, my BlueParrott does have to be selected via a menu, but if you're
looking for a longer boom, good battery life and comfort for long
conversations or conference calls, there's your headset. I use the
Plantronics in the car since it's small and folds up to go in my pocket or
cup-holder and the BlueParrott in the house or office. My experience with
them is that are both good bluetooth headsets.
http://www.blueparrott.com/
http://plantronics.com/north_americ...035/prod5460010
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| dold@XReXXWhatX.usenet.us.com 2006-06-29, 7:33 am |
| Zimmy <x@y.z> wrote:
> you have to tell your phone to use the headset every time via the menus
> which probably takes a bit longer than plugging in a jack.
Is that because you sometimes use the handset, and then have to manually
switch to the headset?
I use an HS820 with a v551, and it is always the active audio device.
I answer a call with a short press, or start a voice-dial with a short
press. If I manually select a number to dial from the phone, the headset
is the audio. I can switch, while in a call, by menu-"use handset". I
should be able to switch by a short press, but that is also "end call", so
that might depend on whether the flip is open or not... that would be
different for a non-flip.
If I want to answer a particular call on the handset, I can either power
off the headset, or answer the call by flipping open the phone (with no
audio), and press the menu button, then "use handset".
If I power cycle the headset, or press the button while it's on, it becomes
the active audio device again. Or, in a call, I can menu-"use headset".
The HS850 controls whether it is the primary device or not by opening the
boom microphone, a handy setup.
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<dold@XReXXWhatX.usenet.us.com> wrote in message
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> Zimmy <x@y.z> wrote:
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> Is that because you sometimes use the handset, and then have to manually
> switch to the headset?
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Yes, if always I used the headset and kept it on within range of the phone
then there would be no problem. I tend to leave the headset in the car
though. Its a Sony E headset and a Nokia phone.
Z
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| dold@XReXXWhatX.usenet.us.com 2006-06-29, 7:33 am |
| Zimmy <x@y.z> wrote:
> <dold@XReXXWhatX.usenet.us.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, if always I used the headset and kept it on within range of the phone
> then there would be no problem. I tend to leave the headset in the car
> though. Its a Sony E headset and a Nokia phone.
Last night, when I answered the phone by flipping the handset open, but the
HS820 headset was coupled, even the few seconds it took to switch to the
handset made me decide that I should just leave it off, except when I'm in
the car. The person calling said that I had "called" him last night,
probably by a "long push" of the headset button while in my pocket,
triggering a redial. He could hear rustling, saw my CID, and realized
I was a clueless idiot.
If I leave it off, except for car use, when I turn it on, it automatically
pairs back up, which I see by a steady light for a few seconds on the
headset, and a little beep and the appearance of the BT icon on the v551.
I don't have to do anything else.
The HS850, with the boom mike position controlling the connection seems
like a good idea.
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| nospam 2006-06-29, 7:33 am |
| >> Is that because you sometimes use the handset, and then have to manually
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> Yes, if always I used the headset and kept it on within range of the phone
> then there would be no problem. I tend to leave the headset in the car
> though. Its a Sony E headset and a Nokia phone.
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I have the same problem with the BlueParrot headset but not with the
Plantronics Voyager 510, both used with the Motorola V710.
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