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Hitech Replacement Cordless Phone Battery for Plantronics CS50 CS55 CS60 Wireless Headset

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Hitech Replacement Cordless Phone Battery for Plantronics CS50 CS55 CS60 Wireless Headset

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Wireless Headset W Adapter for Cordless Telephones

Sound like the Pro you are with the Plantronics CS55H Home Edition Wireless Headset System for your home cordless or corded phone. Plantronics combined the clarity of traditional corded technology with the hands-free mobility of wireless, so you could move around your home (up to 300 feet) without interrupting or missing a call. The CS55H uses 1.9GHz voice-dedicated wireless technology, greatly reducing interference. Conversations are much easier and professional thanks to the noise-canceling microphone that filters out unwanted noises. You’ll come through loud and clear to your clients and colleagues while eliminating the distraction of barking dogs, the doorbell, or your family’s voices.

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4 Stars Just like the Avaya at work.
At work, we have the Avaya VOIP phone system and this headset is the exact same headset (under the Avaya name) as our company hands out. Well, my wife works tech support for our company and works at least 1 day at home every week. So when I was looking for a “practical” Christmas gift for her, I bought her this. It works just like the work system, which we already knew she liked and works with the home phone. Here are some pros and cons:

Pros:

- Comfortable. So comfortable in fact that I have to remind my wife sometimes that the day’s over and she can take off the headset – she’s just walking around after work with it on.

- Long battery life. They’re not joking when they say 10 hours on the box. It’ll easily last you all day – especially if you drop it back on its cradle during lunch.

- Good sound quality. Aim the boom at your mouth and it’s as good as a corded phone.

- Easy to use. Simple single clicks on the buttons pick up, hang up, and mute – about the flattest learning curve there is.

- No mucking about with mechanical handset lifters or other 20th century Rube Goldberg solutions they used to use – this is a simple, clean way to do a headset.

Cons:

- The instructions could be a little clearer. While they have pictures for everything, it’s not always clear what wire they’re talking about when you go to plug them into the base. Not horrible, but the drawings could be a tad clearer (after all, you’re trying to find a black hole on black plastic to plug a black wire into, so clarity is a plus here).

- Not really a con, but it’s odd that the manufacturer says it’s for use with “cordless phones”. Well, this thing works with any phone since it doesn’t even plug into the phone at all! It simply has a “Y” adapter that you plug into the wall, IP phone jack, or whatever and then you plug this system into one of the jacks of the “Y” and your phone into the other. Just think of this device as an additional phone that can’t dial (you use your regular phone for that) and you’ll have it.

- Again, not a con, but something to be aware of – this does not allow you to dial out; for that, you need a regular phone. The process is simple: pick up your other phone, dial the number you want to call, then push the pick up button on the headset and hang up your regular phone and you’re good to go.

2 Stars Not for cheap Radio Shack phones
Instructions were good. Headset comfort was great. Despite trying all of the steps for removing LOUD STATIC, I was not able to get equipment to operate well.

Used my sister on the other end while I tried all of the settings. I returned this item with no problem, but I think we should be told up front that it will not work with a Radio Shack 2.4GHz phone.

5 Stars Great Headset
I work from home and am on the phone 6 – 8 hours a day and the battery lasts with no problem. Good range, allows me to pace and waunder during boring meetings. I have a minor hearing loss and the headset compensates well for that by kicking up the optional advanced volume setting. I’ve never been able to wear an ear loop headset comfortably for long, which is why I selected this model. I did try the ear loop, and there are 3 styles, but it just doesn work for me after hours on the phone.

Great product.

5 Stars An excellent choice!
I have had this headset for about 3 months now. I initially went with the BlueParrot bluetooth headset to save some money but was unsatisfied and returned it.

This unit is not cheap but it works perfectly for me. I have DSL on the same line this headset is on, and even with a DSL filter I have had sound quality issues with various cordless phones I have used. This headset is essentially a phone with no dial pad. Sound quality and range are excellent. The volume can be controlled well and it gets loud enough, an issue I have had with other headsets. No interference with my wireless internet set up.

Other folks have commented on the “beeps” when the phone is muted. I personally consider this a very good feature. Because the headset is wireless there is no easy way to tell if you are muted when away from the base. (You can’t look for a blinking light.)The beeps are very faint and I personally do not find them distracting at all, although others have commented that they do.

The unit comes with multiple options to attach to your ear or with a headband. I had to experiment with these for a few days before I found one that worked. After the first day my ear was a little sore but after I used it for several days it felt like a perfect fit.

All in all I am very happy with this unit.

5 Stars Great addition for the home office
We bought this after reading the reviews at Amazon. We knew to buy the headset with the cordless phone adapter (yeah!!) and knew there were issues with the advertised range. We’ve used the headset for a month now and are happy with our purchase. We often work from home on our laptops. Calling in to participate in meetings that last anywhere from 10 minutes to 3 hours, this headset is an ergonomic and lifestyle lifesaver! We no longer use the speaker button on the cordless phone or waste valuable ‘prime’ minutes using the headset on our cell phones.

We’ve run into beeping in the headset that advises us that we are ‘out of range’ but we’ve never actually been cut off or had the sound degraded because we were out of range. The out of range notification beeps run about every 10 – 15 minutes so it isn’t so annoying that I have been unable to complete my business normally.

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RCA ViSYS Call Waiting Caller ID Wireless Headset with Cordless Phone

Wireless headset&cordless handset. Caller ID. Ultra-compact design. 1-touch toggle from handset to headset. Advanced noise-canceling. Includes remote transmitter

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Ok Until You Need Service
Was reasonably happy with this unit…but broke a part right after the warranty expired and found out that RCA and the company they sold this division to no longer keeps the spare parts that are listed in the User Manual…so basically pitched it…what a waste. Wrote a polite letter to their “Customer Service” group that was never responded to…will NEVER do business with this company again, and am shocked that they actually still sell this thing knowing they won’t provide spare parts. Amazon has plenty of other offerings…buy something else.

1 Star Very poor quality
The short answer: this phone is junk. The sound quality is poor, although usable. The firmware is very buggy and mine had a lot of oddities when getting caller ID and ringing properly when the phone was not resting in the base. The headset is junk. I am surprised that this is still on the market as you will frequently find the headset broken in the retail stores. This is very poor quality for the price.

1 Star Battery could be unsafe
I was satisfied with the phone until I noticed that the battery in the headset had swollen to such degree that the pressure broke the encasing plastic where the speaker is (The battery is right behind that speaker). I thought it could explode any moment so I removed it and replace it. Could you imagine if it had exploded in my ear while wearing the headset?

The phone was still under warranty and I contacted RCA customer service. They refused to replace the battery or the headset with the pretext that batteries are not covered by the warranty. Of course this was not a simple case of a dead battery it was a battery defect and possible safety issue. Also beware that if the headset or the base break, they cannot be replaced as standalone pieces as they are both paired to each other in order to work. You will have to replace the whole phone.

After all this I am completely disatisfied with the phone and especially RCA customer care. Not buying this brand again.

2 Stars Looks can be deceiving
As good as this phone looks in pictures and even in real life, it has tremendous problems. The biggest one has to be the price. (Even if a phone is worth the $110, it better be the best damn phone you ever own; which this one isn’t.) –Turns out I should’ve done my homework. There are way cheaper phones with headsets that work as speakerphones.– After only 1.5 years, the headset’s battery died on me. As another reviewer said, it only lasts a little while fully charged now. And, yes, to find a replacement battery is impossible.

The only reason this phone gets a second star is because the earpiece is small and light and cordless. I use it for hours at a time at least twice a week for 1.5 years and nothing broke on me yet. Maybe I’m just that careful, I don’t know. Thankfully I can still use the earpiece separately from the headset (which, as I meantioned, died.)

Yes, there IS an echo. I noticed that it only existed when the phone’s volume was turned all the way up. Still it’s very annoying, and for the price, incredible.

P.S. -not a shortcoming- the “base/charger” of the unit is sepparate from the actual “receiver” which needs an electrical socket as well as a phone jack. (There are two phone jacks in the “receiver” for your convenience.)

P.P.S. I probably should mention that while talking on the earpiece, the headset is also ACTIVE and drains its battery.

3 Stars Read before you purchase
Wanting to replace my Plantronics CTx, I came across this phone which looked great with both cordless headset and cordless phone. It worked well enough until the mouthpiece section, which snaps into the headset section, snapped off, and although I could click it back in, and I could hear others talking to me, no one could hear me.

I SHOULD HAVE READ THE REVIEWS because I had seen a few that said replacement headsets are not available ….. HOWEVER on calling the RCA they said they would send out a whole new phone (I am still within warranty). Nice

Then of course I realized maybe not so good after all … once my warranty is up that’s it …. so hopefully the next headset lasts ……..

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