Headsets for Landline Phones
Pick the headset for your landline phone, at home or in the office
The right headset for a landline phone depends on the jack. A desk phone with a headset port takes the Plantronics EncorePro HW510 (corded) or the Plantronics CS540 (wireless), and a phone with only a handset port takes a Polaris model such as the PW510, which includes the amplifier. A home cordless phone needs a corded headset and a 2.5 mm cable.
Plantronics EncorePro HW510 Mono Wired Headset (Noise-Canceling or Voice Tube)
Plantronics EncorePro HW520 Binaural Wired Headset (Noise-Canceling or Voice Tube)
Poly EncorePro 310 Mono Wired Headset
Jabra Biz 1500 Wired Headset (Mono or Duo)
Plantronics CS540 Wireless Headset
Poly Savi 7210 Mono Wireless Headset (EHS Options)
Poly Savi 7220 Stereo Office Wireless Headset (EHS Options)
Plantronics Voyager 5200 Office Wireless Headset (2-Way Base)
Plantronics EncorePro HW710 Mono Wired Headset (QD or Phone-Specific)
Plantronics EncorePro HW720 Binaural Wired Headset (QD or Phone-Specific)
Jabra Biz 2300 Wired Headset (Mono or Duo)
Plantronics EncorePro HW540 3-in-1 Convertible Wired Headset (QD or Phone-Specific)
Poly Savi 8420 DECT Wireless Stereo Headset with ANC (EHS Remote Answer Options)
Poly Savi 7310 Mono Office Wireless Headset (EHS Options)
Poly Voyager Focus 2 Office Headset with Desk Phone Base (EHS Options)
Plantronics EncorePro HW530 Wired Headset (QD or Phone-Specific)
Poly EncorePro 320 Stereo Wired Headset
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Headset for landline phone: match your phone to the parts
A corded headset can't plug into a landline phone on its own. It ends in a quick-disconnect plug, and something has to join that plug to the phone. Which part you buy depends on your phone, and getting it wrong is the most common reason a landline headset gets sent back.
| Your phone | What you buy | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Desk phone with a headset port and headset key | A corded headset and the bottom cable for your phone | EncorePro HW510 |
| Phone with only a handset port | A headset with an amplifier. Polaris models include one | PW510 for one ear, PW520 for two |
| Corded phone, and you want to walk away from it | A wireless headset, plus a handset lifter or EHS cable to answer | CS540 |
| Home cordless phone with a 2.5 mm jack | A corded headset and a 2.5 mm cable | EncorePro HW510 with a Plantronics 2.5 mm cable |
Corded telephone headsets for desk and office landline phones
Corded is the right default for a landline headset: nothing to charge and nothing to pair. Headsets for corded telephones split into two groups. If the phone has a headset port and a headset key, you need only the matching bottom cable. If it doesn't, an amplifier sits between the handset and the phone, and a Polaris model comes with one.
Poly headsets only work with Poly amplifiers and cables, and Jabra headsets only with Jabra. The quick-disconnect plugs look alike but aren't interchangeable, so a Jabra Biz 1500 with a Poly amplifier is two parts that won't talk to each other. Mono or two ears is a real choice too. The HW510 leaves one ear open so you hear the room, and the HW520 covers both to shut it out.
Wireless headsets for landline phones
A wireless headset needs no amplifier, because its base does that job and plugs into your phone. The CS540 is still the most popular wireless desk phone headset: it weighs 21 grams, reaches up to 350 feet and talks for up to 7 hours. To answer a call from across the room, add an HL10 handset lifter or an EHS cable. The CS540 and HL10 are also sold together as a bundle.
Headsets for home phones and cordless phones
A home cordless phone has a 2.5 mm jack, not a headset port. Many people look for a cordless telephone headset here, but the headset is corded and the cable does the connecting: a Plantronics 2.5 mm quick-disconnect cable for a Plantronics headset, or Jabra's 2.5 mm adapter cord for a Jabra. Check that your phone has the jack before you buy.
A corded one-line home phone, such as the Panasonic KX-TSC11-B, can take a wireless headset instead. Pair it with an HL10 lifter and the headset answers the call for you.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Not directly, because a landline phone has no Bluetooth. A Bluetooth headset for a landline phone comes with a base that plugs into the phone, as the Poly Voyager 5200 Office and the Poly Savi 8240 do.
No. A wireless headset base needs a corded handset to lift, and a cordless phone doesn't have one. A cordless phone takes a corded headset on its 2.5 mm or 3.5 mm jack instead.