# Wireless Landline Headsets?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-landline-headsets/354639>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 28, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-landline-headsets/354639 "2006-04-28T19:15:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![xiix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d6d6ee/32.png) [@xiix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xiix)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-landline-headsets/354639/1 "2006-04-28T19:15:50Z")

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Has anyone happened to come across a good wireless landline headset? Similar concept to the bluetooth headsets for cellular phones that are all the rage now but what I want is one for the home. There seem to be lots of products on the market for office phones with pbx’s but for some reason I can’t google any decent solution for the home. I’m willing to pay up to $750 US.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-landline-headsets/354639/2 "2006-04-28T19:53:30Z")

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I know this isn’t quite what you’re looking for, but my cordless phone has a headset jack that would accomplish the same thing.

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-landline-headsets/354639/3 "2006-04-28T20:49:09Z")

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I just had a look over at Plantronics, and it’s probably cheaper to get a new cordless phone that has a headset jack as Joey P suggests. The office-style wireless sets start at $300.

I just saw how you’re willing to pay a lot - you might want to check with Plantronics to see if any of their wireless headsets are usable on home phones. I can’t really imagine they couldn’t - the audio signals involved are fairly standard. Some of them come with or can be used with “lifters” that pick up and replace the receiver on a phone via remote control by the headset.

Plan B: scour craigslist or eBay for a cheap phone system. Not long ago, someone in this area had a Merlin 410 (4 lines x 10 phones) system that they were simply giving away. In addition to the Plantronics headsets, there are wireless Merlin phones.