Finding the Perfect Headset

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 posted by Jlewis

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With the new law of not being able to drive while talking on your handset popping up all over the country, headsets are more important than ever! There are a myriad of options available on different ones, such as voice dial, noise cancellation and caller recognition. Below are a few things to look for that should make choosing a hands free headset easier than ever before.

If you are a person that travels busy roads a lot, or travels a lot in general, then you may want to choose a headset that has voice dial capabilities. This will enable you to push a button on the side of the headset, state who you want to call and the headset will dial it for you. Easy, right? Most of the time, it is very simple. There may be a few headsets that you will have to voice train to be able to do this. However, this usually will only take a few minutes, or up to an hour, depending on the number of contacts you have stored. After you spend the initial time setting it up, however, it is a breeze to use and makes it possible for you to not pick up your handset at all while driving. It can’t get much easier than that!

Another factor that you may want to consider when choosing a hands free headset is its ability to cancel out outside noises. These headsets are generally designed for anyone that works around heavy equipment, or is in areas where there is generally a lot of noise. The purpose of this is to cancel out outside noises, so that the person on the other end of the line will only hear you talk, and not the noises around you. The headsets with the extreme noise cancellation capabilities will usually fit over your head, as opposed to just in your ear, and will usually have a microphone that you pull down close to your mouth. This helps with the noise cancellation as well.

One more feature that headsets are offering now is caller recognition. This means that when you are getting a call, instead of your headset just beeping, you will hear an automated voice telling you who is calling. This only works for contacts that are programmed into your phone, however, and unknown callers are unidentifiable to the automated system. This will give you an easy way to screen your calls without ever having to pick up the handset, though. You will immediately know if you want to take that call or not. It takes a lot of the guesswork out of headsets. Another thing that it does not do, however, is announce who is calling if you are already on the phone and getting a call in from another person. Naturally, it would be very inconvenient to have an announcement of who is calling made over the conversation you are presently having. If this happens, then you will have to pick up the handset and see who is calling, or simply wait until the present call is finished, and return the missed call.

Headsets are proving to be more of a necessity now than ever, and why wait until you get a ticket before shopping around for one?



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