Wireless Headset? Does it exist?

[theplanb]

I was just wondering..
I want to use my PC as a phone (uh.. communication centre?)..
And..so, naturally, I want to use wireless headset to be connected to the PC.
Now, is there wireless headset for PC?? (preferably with some control button, so that I can initiate the phone call without actually going to the PC screen..)
And.. is it somehow possible that I can wake up the PC automatically (say.. it's in STR or energ saving mode) if I get a call to the modem?

 

[Paul]

No solution from me but just wanted to say that it would be cool.

 

[theplanb]

-_-

wouodn't it?

 

[TonTo]

they DO exist... i saw one at a computer show about 3 months ago...
sorry, i can't be of anymore help, i don't remember how much, who made it, or anything,
i just remember lookin at it and sayin, hey, that's pretty cool, be fun for dialpad or stuff like that....

 

[Rogue]

Yes, they do and they are expensive as hell. Our center director in our call center got one and it set our budget back about $800.00 for that little gem. It uses a corded headset to a small pack that is wireless. The small pack has all the numbers buttons and everything to dial from anywhere. I will let you know where to find one in just a sec.

 

[Rogue]

Here you go:

http://www.plantronics.com/products/ct10.html

 

[theplanb]

cool. It says.. $120.. expensive...man Oh well

 

[cookj]

I saw one at Sams Wholesale,it was a complete unit headset.The dialpad was on one side of the headset,no wires.Around $100

 

[McCarthy]

Hey, we're innovative, creative, tweaking kind of guys...

and gals.

How about hooking up a cordless phone to use with the computer's line in/out? Once to that step, getting a cordless with a headset option if you prefer it is easy. Problem here is I'm not familiar with the circuitry of a phone, but comon, it's not like soldering more cache onto the die of a cpu, it'd just be changing over a phone based on what, 50+ year old standards and tech (for the phone interface to the system).

So, how about it, anyone with the required knowledge got 20 minutes and a napkin to draw on?

--Mc

 

[theplanb]

Interesting idea ther I don't know I understand fully though.
Modems already got the line out connector, don't they, just in case you don't wanna fiddle with the cables..

 

[ApacheXMD]

that platronics headset doesn't say anything about using it with a PC.
It's just a regular cordless telephone.

-patchy