I've talked about telephone headsets and down and dirty solutions for the small office home office worker in past issues of The Naked PC. I really like having my hands free when dealing with the phone so I can type any notes necessary or just get other work done while talking.
As many of you know I've worked out of my house for the past 10 years or so and I've tried a number of different solutions. The first decision is if you can be tethered or if you need the additional freedom of a cordless solution. Before moving to Central California my office was such that a tethered headset was all I needed. I used an inexpensive $60 Plantronics SP-05 for years. I added a 12-foot telephone handset extension cord and I could not only get to every corner of my office but I could make it to the kitchen and even reach the coffee maker.
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