[cisco-voip] Wireless Headset Recommendations

[Scott Voll]

+1 on the plantronic Savi's  we have the 740 / 745 / and dual ear and have
loved them.  also love not having to have a lifter with the built in HHC.
We have about 750 deployed currently

Scott


On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 9:10 AM, Ryan Ratliff (rratliff) <rratliff at cisco.com>
wrote:

> In my experience the bluetooth headset profile supported by our phones
> (except maybe the 8865 with BE4.1) sounds awful, like barely above cell
> phone quality. If you are used to wideband audio then it’s unusable. If
> your users haven’t been exposed to the awesomeness that is wideband audio
> then they probably won’t notice a difference.
>
> Personally I have a model of the Plantronics Savi 700 series that can do
> bluetooth, usb, or wired rj11. I use it via usb to a DX70 99% of the time
> but like the adaptability of being able to test it with almost all of our
> phone models. TAC is probably a bit unique in that requirement though.
>
> I don’t have one but the Jabra Evolve headsets look pretty awesome.
>
> Whatever you end up with be sure to check the vendor’s compatibility guide
> for the specific phone you have (or will have). Cisco doesn’t test or
> certify headsets with our phones, the vendors do that.
>
> -Ryan
>
> On Dec 4, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Ryan Huff <ryanhuff at outlook.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Brian!
>
> I have mine at the home office on an 8945(9.2.3) / CUBE / CME10 and it
> sounds crystal (g711). My pairing is between the 8945 and an iPad mini
> currently. Phone rings, off-hook pauses music stream on the mini, music
> resumes on-hook. Works really well for me. Mine sounds great on the PC
> also. I will say when I roam more than 15 or so feet I sometimes get small
> mic delay and when the battery is low, other than that it is great for me.
>
> I am no Bluetooth expert but I think half the equation is in the Bluetooth
> profile of the device you're paring with (not sure how that applies with a
> 9971 though, that should just work, and work great). My only thoughts on
> the 9971 might be to try and swap firmware? Got any interferes nearby;
> microwaves, AC Units, space heaters ... etc?
>
> -Ryan
>
> On Dec 4, 2015, at 4:55 PM, Brian Meade <bmeade90 at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> I've got one of these but wasn't able to get the multiple pairing working
> right.  Any tips?
>
> Also, it sounds pretty bad with my 9971.  Sounds fine with my PC though.
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Ryan Huff <ryanhuff at outlook.com> wrote:
>
>> I use a Jabra Evolve 65 (Bluetooth); multiple simultaneous paring,
>> retractable mic, 3-button multi-touch operation and built in annunciation
>> (not just ambiguous beeping). USB charging also doubles as cabled headset
>> for things like laptops, PS4. It would be a hard day for me without it.
>>
>> Obviously, requires Bluetooth, but meets a reasonable definition of
>> wireless ;)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>> On Dec 4, 2015, at 3:34 PM, JASON BURWELL <JASON.BURWELL at foundersfcu.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone have recommendations for a quality wireless headset? Been
>> using CS540 Plantronics for a while but they do not seem to last well at
>> all and frequently fail. Using mostly 7965s so Bluetooth to the phone is
>> not really an option yet.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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