Phone Headset for the office

[Holladay]

I have an old GN Netcom headset (2006) that has a wireless headset with a standard old school wired phone. When I make a call, there is a motor that raises the phone up to talk. I can also just use the old wired phone or do speaker phone.

The headset unit is plugged into the wired base. I like being able to dial from the base and or use the speaker, then as the call goes through, being able to toss on the wireless headset and pace... no wires/plugged into a satellite phone clipped to my shirt etc.

If I go "blue tooth" (old and don't quite understand), can I still dial from base phone?

Recommendations

[Holladay]

This is I think the upgraded model.

The lifter, as the name sounds, lifts the receiver off the base. When I press a button on the headset, it lifts the phone. All else, I use the base as a normal base phone, wired receiver or speaker phone, re-dial, caller ID, store numbers, mute etc.

Thus, make a call/re-dial, then when connected, put on the headset, press the lifter button and talk and pace for ??300ft.

I am a caveman, and don't know how common these things are. The wife uses a Plantronics wireless. I don't know how that works.

The bottom line is, to dial a number and walk around and talk.

Ideas?

[Buehler445]

Wired phone? What is this ancient magic you speak of?

I'm not good here. Bluetooth + cell + voice command.

But they make models like you have with a little number pad. Or they used to anyway.

[DaveNull]

I've used wired headsets and bluetooth headsets with our super fancy ultra costly Cisco video phones. Bluetooth is kind of flaky so now I just use the wired headset and deal with the fact that I look like a member of mission control.

Stick with the wired.

[Holladay]

Wired with the lifter is what I am leaning towards. I don't know how else one would dial a number efficiently. BTW, on a different note...I hate my smart phones' keypad. The touch sensitive pad always adds more numbers.

Thus the reason to have a wired "normal" dial pay with a wired base.

[kepp]

[Holladay]

lol

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Holladay

Wired with the lifter is what I am leaning towards. I don't know how else one would dial a number efficiently. BTW, on a different note...I hate my smart phones' keypad. The touch sensitive pad always adds more numbers.

Thus the reason to have a wired "normal" dial pay with a wired base.

Voice control on the phone man. It works even better if you have your clients in the contacts. Unless it's sales calls but you can still speak the numbers.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

I use a plantronics bluetooth at the office. it's great. I can walk around and everything, no issues with dropping calls or anything.