Obi2182 with DECT headset
SteveInWA:
Quote from: venividivici on September 27, 2021, 05:44:25 pm
Quote from: SteveInWA on September 27, 2021, 02:51:10 pm
By the way, another solution is to buy an OBi 200 or 202 ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter) and connect it's phone jack to a typical DECT 6.0 cordless telephone system, then connect a corded headset via one of the handsets' headset jack (usually either a 2.5mm or 3.5mm "phone plug"). You can then clip the phone to your belt and wander around the house.
That's actually close to my current setup:
I currently have a Gigaset C610A IP hybrid VoIP/PSTN base (no longer made) with an Obi 200 plugged into it as an input. The C610A has 3 SIP lines configured and the Obi 200 has a Google Voice line. The problem is that when corded headsets are plugged into a C610H DECT handset's 2.5mm jack, they suffer from low microphone volume. I've tried a few models of headsets and all of them have the same issue with the C610H. It's close to perfect, but it's not quite there.
As a matter of fact, I used to have a C610A system. The volume was never loud enough for me, even at the loudest setting, but I got by with it. I had a headset that worked ok. But then the C610A itself died -- the handsets wouldn't connect to the base, so it went to the e-waste bin.
Just get a Panasonic conventional analog<-->DECT 6.0 cordless phone. They work fine with headsets. Do be aware that some of the newest models no longer have a headset jack (nor a belt clip, for that matter, those cheap bastards). So read the description or look at one at a store.
venividivici:
Quote from: SteveInWA on September 30, 2021, 03:18:53 pm
Just get a Panasonic conventional analog<-->DECT 6.0 cordless phone. They work fine with headsets. Do be aware that some of the newest models no longer have a headset jack (nor a belt clip, for that matter, those cheap bastards). So read the description or look at one at a store.
Hi. Unfortunately, that's not a practical solution for my situation. I have 3 SIP lines and 1 Google Voice line. I don't want to grapple with OBi **# prefixes to make outgoing calls on a single-line analog DECT phone. My aim is to make things less cumbersome.
Quote from: SteveInWA on September 27, 2021, 02:51:10 pm
Let us know what you ultimately choose.
In the end, I chose a Plantronics Voyager Focus UC Bluetooth headset to use with the Obi2182. I chose it over a DECT solution for several reasons.
The DECT headset options that interface with the Obi2182 were too expensive and entailed too much desk clutter to interface, requiring either 2 expensive EHS cables per solution or a bulky handset lifter.
The Plantronics Voyager UC was under half the price of comparable DECT headsets, was clutter-free, and it works well all around my 2000SF home. The range isn't that of DECT, but it's good enough for my situation and simultaneously pairs with my Obi2182 and my computer for Zoom/Teams meetings. I'm happy with the results.
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