Many states have adapted laws that require cell phone users to have headsets when speaking on their cell phone. The newest state California has adapted this law beginning July 1, 2008.
This is an excellent law for as we all know, it is distracting to drive and talk with a phone held to your ear. How many times have we seen someone driving with a phone to their ear driving erratically and needing a slight honk to get them to straighten out.
A headset will go a long way towards solving this problem, but you still need to be careful when dialing or texting others.
The nice part about some of the newer phones is that the headset will provide voice activated dialing. So from the headset, the user just has to speak into the microphone and the phone knows to call and who to call, a real neat feature.
Wireless Bluetooh is truly the way to go, as it provides the most freedom possible. A wired headset, although cheaper won't provide the type of freedom wireless users enjoy.
When thinking about wireless, check your phone compatibility, make sure it has Bluetooth and what type of Bluetooth you have. If you are unsure, ask the company you are buying from. Some will provide online guides, but because there are so many phones to keep up with, the guides are not always current. A faster way would be to check a review online to see what type of Bluetooth the cell phone has, then identify what type of Bluetooth signal the headset uses. Note newer Bluetooth protocols will work with headsets with older protocols, but not visi versa. If you buy one with this combination, the headset may not utilize all the Bluetooth technology available but will still work.
So make sure you get your headset, regardless of state laws, they help avoid accidents.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Plantronics Bluetooth Headsets - The Review That Counts
We've sold Plantronics Bluetooth headsets for years now as well as other brands. For Bluetooth we find them especially reliable over all other brands. We make this judgement not just based on our own use and testing of them, we base it on the experience of our customers.
We can tell what headsets work well by watching the number of returns we get. Customers that aren't happy with them will always let us know. On the other hand, headsets that don't come back, are the result of a happy customer. Make sense? We think so.
In fact, we base our recommendations on headsets to customers from this experience. It doesn't matter if we make a small margin or large, if the customer returns it because they are not happy, that costs us both time and money handling a return. No one wants that.
So what are the best performing Plantronics Bluetooth headsets?
Plantronics Voyager 510
Although not expensive and older, this unit has continued to be Plantronics best performing headset and outperforms other headsets from the Plantronics line. We think Plantronics has put a lot of time and money into building this as it also offers a commercial line for desk phones and VoIP calling, so the main Bluetooth headset has to work. We get the least returns on this one. In fact, truckers will only buy this one over other Plantronics models or any other competing brand for its noise cancellation.
Plantronics Voyager 520
Plantronics designed this to be the next generation for the 510. A sleeker design, we had many customer returns in the beginning. However, it seems as Plantronics has revised its production and are now manufacturing reliable units. Excellent model with few returns.
Plantronics Voyager 855
One of the newer versions, it offers stereo sound when paired with a phone that has the correct protocol. It can go in one ear or both, and is sleek in design. We don't get very many returns on this one.
Plantronics Voyager 815
Like t 855 but one ear and no stereo, this also works well and has few returns.
Plantronics Discovery 655
Designed to offer clear sound, we find this unit does not perform well with many phones. We get many unhappy people who return this unit. If you don't like the design of the Voyager 510, then consider the 815. Customers who find that they get a good pairing love the 655, the problem is it is hit and miss with which phones it likes to work with.
Plantronics Discovery 665
This is the mobile version of the 655 offering only a car charger and USB charger. The 655 offers a wall charger and USB charger.
Plantronics Discovery 640, 640e
The Plantronics Discovery 640 is discontinued, while the 640e will also be soon discontinued from the market. An ok headset, but for a few extra bucks, consider the 815.
Our web site can be found at http://www.telecomsuperstore.com
We can tell what headsets work well by watching the number of returns we get. Customers that aren't happy with them will always let us know. On the other hand, headsets that don't come back, are the result of a happy customer. Make sense? We think so.
In fact, we base our recommendations on headsets to customers from this experience. It doesn't matter if we make a small margin or large, if the customer returns it because they are not happy, that costs us both time and money handling a return. No one wants that.
So what are the best performing Plantronics Bluetooth headsets?
Plantronics Voyager 510
Although not expensive and older, this unit has continued to be Plantronics best performing headset and outperforms other headsets from the Plantronics line. We think Plantronics has put a lot of time and money into building this as it also offers a commercial line for desk phones and VoIP calling, so the main Bluetooth headset has to work. We get the least returns on this one. In fact, truckers will only buy this one over other Plantronics models or any other competing brand for its noise cancellation.
Plantronics Voyager 520
Plantronics designed this to be the next generation for the 510. A sleeker design, we had many customer returns in the beginning. However, it seems as Plantronics has revised its production and are now manufacturing reliable units. Excellent model with few returns.
Plantronics Voyager 855
One of the newer versions, it offers stereo sound when paired with a phone that has the correct protocol. It can go in one ear or both, and is sleek in design. We don't get very many returns on this one.
Plantronics Voyager 815
Like t 855 but one ear and no stereo, this also works well and has few returns.
Plantronics Discovery 655
Designed to offer clear sound, we find this unit does not perform well with many phones. We get many unhappy people who return this unit. If you don't like the design of the Voyager 510, then consider the 815. Customers who find that they get a good pairing love the 655, the problem is it is hit and miss with which phones it likes to work with.
Plantronics Discovery 665
This is the mobile version of the 655 offering only a car charger and USB charger. The 655 offers a wall charger and USB charger.
Plantronics Discovery 640, 640e
The Plantronics Discovery 640 is discontinued, while the 640e will also be soon discontinued from the market. An ok headset, but for a few extra bucks, consider the 815.
Our web site can be found at http://www.telecomsuperstore.com
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