Hand-free calls with work and dad - seeking wired headset w/ audio jack

August 22, 2020 11:25 AM

For conference calls on my work phone (apple) and long calls with my dad on my Android phone I'd like to find a wired one-ear headset. I need an audio jack so I can use it with both phones (I already have the dongles for each phone.) I had one but it broke and my googling has found a lot of Bluetooth, desk phone, and two ear headsets which aren't what I'm looking for. Does a replacement for my old headset exist? Or can you convince me that Bluetooth is the way go to?
posted by vespabelle to Technology (5 answers total)

If you are ok with buying MORE dongles, a USB headset may open up the range of possibilities here.
posted by oceanjesse at 2:22 PM on August 22, 2020

Or maybe you could buy this Plantronics headset.
posted by oceanjesse at 2:24 PM on August 22, 2020

Amazon US has lots of these.

Here's one.

And the similar models section has a bunch more.
posted by Wilbefort at 2:32 PM on August 22, 2020

Best answer: I can heartily recommend this Sennheiser single-sided headset. It's comfy, can be worn on either ear, and the microphone input is fantastically clear. The voice quality far surpasses colleagues who use Airpods, their laptops, or whatever. And because it's wired, there's no extra 300ms of bluetooth lag.

I typically use this headset around 8 hours each day.
posted by fourth at 5:35 PM on August 22, 2020 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks all! I bought the headset (the version without the dongle, since I already own them) recommended by fourth and it's been working out pretty well. The only downside is that the microphone folds up under the piece that goes over your head so it tends to get stuck in my long hair when I'm taking it off. But other than that, it's been great.
posted by vespabelle at 7:01 PM on November 9, 2020