I work from home and have been using the Voyager 5200 Bluetooth headset with my cellphone. However the call quality on my cell phone is unreliable. I also have a 2 line landline office phone from Poly that has a 2.5mm jack. It has an on the ear headset that has a tube that picks up sound. Problem is that it also picks up my desk fan (which the Voyager does not). I bought a cheaper headset on Amazon that had a foam piece over the mic. It was worse than the tube headset. Can someone recommend a headset that would work for my situation? I also tried an 'Office' Bluetooth gizmo from Poly that plugged into the jack but I couldn't get it to connect to my cell phone. Thanks.

Hello!

I find it difficult to Google this, so I felt compelled to post here. I get a lot of complaints from the people I talk to with my current headset, that my voice drops out or is too far away or elsewise low quality. So I want to get a solid piece of equipment that makes people happy to telephone with me.

Does this equipment exist? It must - but what do you even call it? Handsfree? Headset? Headphone with mic?

So to be clear, the audio quality into my ears is of lower priority than the quality of the sound coming through the mic. If there is noise reduction (perhaps I'm doing the dishes or whatever), that's a good thing, but not a must as long as the microphone is close to my mouth (so in-ears will not work, I tried that already).

Big thanks in advance for your experience and advice!!

I need a wired headset with a 2.5mm plug to use a landline phone hands-free. Just want it to cover one ear, so I can hear what's going on around me, too. I used to buy the Panasonic ones available on Amazon, but they are all plastic, have a thin cord that shorts out, and don't last long.

I'd also consider a gaming headset if it was more durable and only covered one ear, and then I'd get a 3.5 to 2.5mm plug adapter.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!