Leave your bulky cordless phone handset on the desk with this Plantronics 1.9GHz (DECT 6.0) wireless headset for home. - Home corded/cordless telephone adapter provides hook/switch control, no lifter required (2-way RJ-11 splitter also included) - Convertible over-the-ear or over-the-head headset - 10 Hours of talk time - Up to 300ft. range - Full charge in 3 hours - For use with home telephones - Noise canceling microphone - Reversible headset fits either ear - Power, online, and charge indicators on base - Volume control and mute on headset - Call answer/end on headset - Online indicator on headset - Silver Package contents: - Headset - Base unit - AC charger - Small, medium, and large earloops - Over the head headband - Splitter - Adapter - ManualCustomer Review: Very good hands free solution.
I rated this a 4 out of 5 because it is not the perfect, close but no cigar. The Good: - Excellent call quality - More than loud enough - Can control incoming and outgoing volume - Easy to hook up (providing you follow the directions) The Bad: - Hiss in the headset - played around with the different setting but to no avail. Still has the hiss. You get used to it after a while but it is there. Even with the gripe about the hiss, it is much much better than the corded headsets!! I used to get the cords tangled in everything and then when a call came in I would yank everything off my desk trying to get the headset on my ear. No longer!! If you are looking for a good headset this one will definitely work.
Customer Review: Essential for a Home Office
I consider the CS55H to be essential for my home office. I work from home and between direct calls and conference calls, I am on the phone for at least 2-3 hours per day. The CS55H is very lightweight, and feels unobtrusive even when worn for hours at a time. (Other headsets I've used start to feel heavy, or hot, after several hours.) The microphone is top-notch - others tell me I sound absolutely perfect, as if I were speaking into a high quality wired phone. I am used to having to mute my phone during conference calls, but the CS55H mic's noise cancelling abilities have basically removed any need for me to mute unless there is serious background noise (screaming kids, etc). The sound quality is excellent too. I do hear a bit of a background buzz, but I strongly suspect it's because my headset is surrounded by a nest of home office hardware. I plan to experiment a bit to see if I can quiet the buzz by repositioning things. In any case, it's not enough to be a bother, or even very noticeable. I love that the headset itself has volume controls and a mute button built in. When muted, the headset softly beeps 3 times every 15 seconds. It'd actually be easier if it were to beep at the time you mute or unmute it (it's kinda hard to tell if you've pressed in the button all the way, so you're not really sure you're muted/unmuted until you hear (or don't hear) the beeps 15 seconds later). The CS55H is obviously expensive, but this is one of those things where you get what you pay for. If you are on the phone for hours a day as part of your livelihood, this is a no-brainer investment. This is a serious piece of equipment, not a $40 junky headset, and it's worth every penny.
