Hi,

I've been really enjoying using a Bluetooth headset when using Skype and the like. Anyone aware of an office phone (landline phone) that has Bluetooth headset capabilities that they'd recommend?

Thanks in advance.

--Rich

I have a wireless headset for my office phone (a Plantronics Savi 700 series) that connects to my office phone (via USB or standard phone headset cable) and also connects via Bluetooth to my cell phone, and switches seamlessly between the two. It supports three simultaneous connections: via USB to a PC softphone, via Bluetooth to a mobile, and via headset cable to a standard phone.

It's very nice.

I think my specific model is the W740.
http://www.plantronics.com/us/produc...uId=sku5800019

I currently have a wireless phone in my (home) office. I'd be happy to switch to something else if it lets me connect with a bluetooth headset.

Using a standard phone line? I got nothing for you aside from my spiffy headset recommendation.

I use the W740 as well, it does landline, mobile and skpye via PC/tablet. It is alos great for small workshop/training connected to amplifier/speaker

That's fine -- I was wondering what kind of phone I'd need to hook up to something like this. Maybe some kind of desk phone with a handset or two for other parts of the house...

Sorry to quote myself -- I'm going to get the Savi W720 -- I dropped a hint to my wife who still has no clue what to buy me for Christmas.

Can anyone give me a recommendation on a phone I could buy to hook this to? I work from a home office and I've had a cordless phone for the past 10 years (with multiple handsets scattered around the house). With a Bluetooth headset, I'd be OK with a corded phone in the office, but I still wouldn't mind being able to add a cordless handset or two for the bedroom/basement.

Haven't bought a phone in 5+ years, so I have no clue what to get.

Well, it will work with any phone - but you might need to buy more things.

If you have a desk phone that has a headset jack, you can buy the appropriate cord from Plantronics to connect the headset base with the phone. Some phones (like the Cisco 7960 IP Phones my company uses) can go off hook without lifting the handset. If you don't have such a phone, you can buy a handset lifter that will manually raise the handset and take the phone off hook when you press the button on your headset.

I'd suggest getting the W740 because it comes with the FitKit that lets you wear the headset with a headband, a behind-the-head headband, or the ear clip. I like the ear clip. The FitKit also comes with multiple ear pieces (the little soft piece that goes in/on your ear). They cost about the same.

I've had really good luck the last 3 months working from home using the ATT TL96271 cordless phone system with Bluetooth Link (links cordless phone to cell-phone) along with the TL7600 DECT 6.0 headset. The range of the TL7600 is much greater than any Bluetooth headset I've had, and being able to answer and dial from my cell on any handset in the house (including speaker phone on the base) is very handy... my cell phone now sits on the charging dock in my home office or next to my bed unless I'm out of the house. The TL96271 can connect simultaneously to 2 cell phones and 1 land line (though I only use it with the 1 cell phone). My only complaint is not being able to dial from the TL7600 headset, and the somewhat cumbersome process of dialing from the handset/base, waiting for the call to connect, turning on the headset, and then turning off the handset.