[asterisk-users] Recommended USB Headsets ?

[Edward Gray]

I agree more than you know, I am not a fan and neither are many of the 
technical folks at our office. The problem is, the business owner and my 
superiors don't seem so concerned.

Suffice to say, if they come back with reports of caller quality issues, 
aside from the obvious troubleshooting steps, the final resolution we 
will provide is to "upgrade to a hard phone". ;)


Ed



Steve Totaro wrote:
> My advice?
>
> If mandated with a USB device and softphone, I would certainly go with
> Plantronics.
>
> My question is why not pick up some real Polycom 430s or something and
> realize that you really just saved yourself a great deal of time and
> money in all reality.
>
> Softphones, like inkjet printers, should be used at home or ONLY when REQUIRED.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Edward Gray <egray at tucows.com> wrote:
>   
>> Thank,  is there advantages to Zoiper? The interface didn't seem that
>> great, I haven't checked to see if it's compatible on Linux or Apple yet.
>>
>>
>> Edward Gray
>> Director, Vendor Management
>> Tucows.com Co.
>> egray at tucows.com
>> Direct : (416) 538-5483
>> Work : (416) 535-0123 Ext. 1277
>> Fax : (416) 531-5584
>>
>>
>>
>> zoachien at securax.org wrote:
>>     
>>> Edward Gray wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Hi, we are looking to roll out PBX IN A Flash at our office.
>>>>
>>>> The first group will be using Soft Phones (X-Lite appears to be the best
>>>> and works in Windows, Apple & Linux).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> tsk tsk tsk :P (I'm working for the zoiper.com :p )
>>>
>>>       
>>>> There are many types of USB Headsets to choose from and a fairly broad
>>>> price range. Is there any USB headsets people would recommend?
>>>>
>>>> I'm specifically interested in acceptable audio (speaker and microphone)
>>>> quality for business calls but am sensitive to price as well.
>>>>
>>>> In reading online, the Logitech Premium headset does get some good
>>>> reviews but the reviews appear to be more from consumer based. I'd much
>>>> prefer real experience from the good people who are operating their own
>>>> Asterisk implementations.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Forget about logitech, they are toys, go for plantronics or gn netcom if
>>> this is for business use, the logitechs will probably fall apart in a
>>> month. (Been there done that:)
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Any advice? Thanks!
>>>>
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