{"title":"Desk phone headsets","description":"\u003ch2\u003eChoosing a Desk Phone Headset\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA desk phone headset connects one of two ways, and which one you need depends on the phone already sitting on your desk. Corded models plug into the headset port and draw power from the phone. Wireless models put a base station in that port and send audio to the earpiece over DECT, which frees you to answer from across the room once the phone can lift its own handset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow a Desk Phone Headset Connects to Your Phone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost every office desk phone has an RJ9 port, the small socket the handset cord plugs into. That single port is what every desk phone headset is designed around, corded or wireless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gap people hit is answering a call. With a wireless base plugged in, the phone still thinks its handset is in the cradle, so the call rings and you cannot take it without walking back. An EHS cable or a mechanical handset lifter closes that loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- GAP: no first-hand brand insight supplied for this category. Needs one line only HeadsetPlus could write, e.g. the most common reason a wireless desk phone setup gets returned, or the first question the team asks on these calls. --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[callout type=\"honest\"]The EHS cable is specific to your phone model and sold separately from the headset. Price a wireless setup with the cable included, not after.[\/callout] [table title=\"What each setup needs\" layout=\"stack\"]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSetup\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eConnects via\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eExtra hardware\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAnswer away from desk\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCorded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRJ9 headset port\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWireless DECT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase in the RJ9 port\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEHS cable or handset lifter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDesk phone and computer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase with phone and USB inputs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEHS cable for the phone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/table]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCorded or Wireless\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wired headset for desk phone use is the right answer when you sit at the phone all day and never need to move. A wireless headset for desk phone use earns its cost the moment you take calls standing at a whiteboard or walking to a printer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[pullline]The hard part of a wireless desk phone setup is not the headset but the cable that makes the phone answer without you.[\/pullline]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your phone is a Polycom, the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/polycom-vvx-poly-edge-series-headsets\"\u003ePolycom headsets\u003c\/a\u003e page narrows this list to the models that fit those handsets. The lifters and EHS cables themselves sit under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/remote-call-control\"\u003eremote call control\u003c\/a\u003e, and a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headset-cables\"\u003edesk phone headset adapter\u003c\/a\u003e covers older phones whose port is not standard RJ9. For headsets that never touch the phone at all, see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wireless-headsets\"\u003ewireless headsets\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow do I know if my desk phone has a headset port?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA desk phone headset needs an RJ9 port, a small socket usually marked with a headset symbol on the back or underside of the phone. It sits separately from the socket the handset cord uses. If your phone has no headset socket, an adapter can run the headset through the handset port instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eCan one headset work with a desk phone and a computer?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. A desk phone headset with a dual base has an RJ9 input for the phone and a USB input for the computer, and you switch between them on the base. Softphone calls and desk phone calls come through the same earpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDoes a wireless desk phone headset answer calls on its own?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly with an EHS cable or a handset lifter added. A wireless desk phone headset carries the audio once a call is connected, but lifting the handset is a physical action the phone still expects. The EHS cable does it electronically, the lifter does it mechanically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/headsetplus.com\/collections\/desk-phone-headset.oembed","provider":"Headset Plus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}