What's up? Danny Hayasaka with Call One, Inc helping people
do their business better and today we're going to talk about bluetooth
versus DECT for your home office right so we're all been working from
home now we're going on just over six months for
a lot of us and we're doing some upgrades so a lot of us got sent
home with corded usb headsets and we are finding
that that's not always the best sort of scenario right you got to get up
you got kids to take care of you got dogs to let out you want to go
refill your coffee right you want to go do things while you're in a long
conference call or long webinar and you're in listen mode only
you want to get up and do things so we get it so the only way you can do that
is with a wireless headset and so when it comes to wireless
headsets you have the options to choose between
bluetooth or DECT and there are other frequencies like 900 megahertz that are
out there primarily bluetooth and DECT are your options so
which one is best for you let's take a look at your use case what are you
connecting to is it a pc is it a desk phone is it an actual mobile
phone right so all those things matter
in terms of what headset you select but when it comes to
the true differentiator and the two the
primary factor it's going to be range when we're talking about
bluetooth. bluetooth gives you basically a couple options
within the headset world right so you're going to have either class 1
or class 2 class; 1 being that 100 meters or up to the you know
328 feet I believe it is, or 10 meters or up to 33 feet typically between the
dongle and the bluetooth headset you're gonna have that
sort of longer range 100 meters versus
your mobile device right so if you have a mobile device typically the range
between the headset and the mobile device is up
to 33 feet depending upon how far you need
to go that will determine wireless operating
frequency you select that on the other hand has some headset
models that can give you a range of up to 590
feet right of course that's line of sight but
let's say you're in your home and you have your children in a whole
nother room and you need to get up while you're in a call and again these
listen only calls or even if you're just even if you're both talking having the
ability and the flexibility to roam around your house
freely is extremely liberating and extremely beneficial for a lot of us
that are currently working from home and this is going to
be kind of our more permanent solution for many of us
right and so we need to upgrade our devices from that cord that kind of
holds you and ties you down to the specific
location, where now you can actually get up and go
answer the door, right? Again go start your kids zoom
meeting or online classes right having DECT gives you that
flexibility but now the other thing that you need to consider is whether or not
or what devices you use primarily if you're using a mobile phone
primarily as your communications device maybe bluetooth
is the way to go because typically if you are using your mobile device
you have it wherever you go so range doesn't really
factor in anymore right now if you put your phone down and you walked away with
your bluetooth headset on it becomes a factor but if you have this thing all
the time and you want to use that same headset in
your office or your home office as you do in the car or as you're out
and about having a bluetooth headset might be a
better option additionally the manufacturers make
multi-connectivity wireless headsets that allow you to connect to multiple
devices your desk phone your pc and your mobile phone right but again
DECT only allows you to connect to one thing
and a DECT headset will not pair directly to your mobile device so
it's important to understand that if you want to take your phone and leave
the area that you're in and continue using the headset you need a bluetooth
headset if you want to have a headset that
allows you to roam freely throughout your home while you're connected to your
laptop or your computer DECT might be the way to go and so the
way to identify which headset is best for you and to
narrow down those options we've actually created this really cool site called
wireless headsets by connectivity and we'll put a link in the description box
below and so basically this site allows you to
sort of narrow down your options by connectivity
right so you're going to have headsets that offer penta connectivity
like the Jabra Engage 75 series you're going to have headsets
that offer triple connectivity your desk phone pc
and mobile that are decked like the Poly Savi 8200 series
understanding your use case is extremely important and that's why
companies like... oh! Hello Direct
that's why companies like Call One and Hello Direct exist right so we've been
doing this for a really long time and we're here to help you identify
which one is best for you but again when it comes to
selecting between bluetooth and DECT for your
home office range connectivity and battery life
are all things that you need to consider if you like this type of video don't
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