Can I hear you now?

April 3, 2006 7:27 AM

Need a better, louder wired headset for my cell phone.

I get my hearing checked regularly, so I know I'm not going deaf, but the one I have now just does not get loud enough under normal use conditions. Any similar experiences, recommendations?

posted by ZenMasterThis to Technology (8 answers total)

Best answer: I can personally recommend my current headset, The Boom.
posted by seymour.skinner at 7:55 AM on April 3, 2006

Best answer: I use a plantronics $40 dongle that boost the sound of any headset tremendously.

got it from firststreet, i think...
posted by Izzmeister at 8:36 AM on April 3, 2006

Response by poster: Izzmeister: I found the Plantronics dongle. What kind of batteries does it use and how long do they last?
posted by ZenMasterThis at 8:46 AM on April 3, 2006

Best answer: The dongle might work, but I've noticed the Jabra headsets with the eargels are pretty good. Those eargels pipe the sound directly into your head, which seems to help a lot, especially on my Treo.
posted by cebailey at 8:49 AM on April 3, 2006

Uses three "watch/hearing aid" kind batteries.

Lasts fairly long...
posted by Izzmeister at 9:04 AM on April 3, 2006

Kindly post a link to the dongle fer us, aye mate?
posted by Izzmeister at 9:04 AM on April 3, 2006

Response by poster: Dongle.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 9:59 AM on April 3, 2006

yep. thats it.

i need to solder it to my headset so it doesnt get lost all the time...
posted by Izzmeister at 10:13 AM on April 3, 2006