Shedding the Office Landline

The Modern office worker often finds themselves with 3 telephony devices on their desk - A Landline phone, A Mobile Phone, and MS Lync used for video conferencing. This often leads to a collection of numerous headsets.

Enter the Jabra Pro 9465 Duo Headset. this is the only headset I am aware of that works with Lync and PC Based Soft phones via USB, A Mobile via Bluetooth, and a traditional desk phone. Setup of the headset, and switching between options is accomplished via a touchscreen on the headset base. (Left Swap Between Mobile and PC)

Since the object of the headset was to ditch my desk phone, I have not tried it with a Landline Phone. The PC integration was seamless, and the driver installed when the base station was connected via USB. Lync picked up the headset right away and i was able to make calls.

The mobile integration is the Best part. The base paired with my phone, a Blackberry Z30 during initial setup. When paired I can pickup and hangup the phone via the touchscreen. this allows me to access BlackBerry's voice dialing, which is handy, however, the touchscreen also can present a dial pad allowing me to make calls with the blackberry while it is still holstered and clipped to my belt. (Right: dial your phone while holstered)

The headset itself is quite clunky compared to either of the 2 Plantronics devices I used previously, however it is not uncomfortable.