| | |  | Wireless | Home » » » » Plantronics CS50-USB Wireless Headset for VoIP Softphones | | | | | | | Description: | | Plantronics CS50-USB Wireless Office Headset System It s the first wireless headset for VoIP applications with remote call detection and answer/end capability via PerSonoCall software. This convenient 900MHz wireless headset for VoIP applications lets you take the conversation wherever you go with remarkable range and sound quality for crystal clear communications for PC softphone users. Instant USB connectivity for quick setup. Leave Your Desk Without Leaving Your Calls BehindSuperior Sound Quality and Hands-Free ConvenienceNoise-canceling microphone filters out background noiseUp to eight hours talk time per battery chargeRoam up to 300 feet from your office phoneRemote ring detectionCall control at your finger tips: call answer/end, volume +/-Convertible: over-the-ear, over-the-head or optional neckband for behind-the-head900MHz frequency for clear, private, secure conversations | | | Features: | |
• Wireless freedom up to 200 feet, up to 8 hours talk without recharging
• Instant USB connectivity for easy compatibility and quick setup
• Clear conversations with digital 900 MHz technology
• Customizable comfort with 4 wearing styles
• IntelliStand base unit automatically answers or ends a call
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.75 inches | | Product Height:
| 4.25 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.4 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 55 reviews |
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57 of 59 found the following review helpful:
 Plantronics CS50-USB wireless headset works extremely wellFeb 24, 2006
By Stu Ater
The Plantronics CS50-USB wireless headset works extremely well with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional software! This wireless headset is comfortable and it allows me to travel a considerable distance away from the computer to dictate without significant degradation of signal. The system will accurately transcribe my dictations when I am four rooms away from my computer and even when I'm outside the building. This wireless headset works as well with my system as the microphone originally supplied with the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software (Andrea Antinoise NC91). Both microphones achieved a very high score when training the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software. I use the wireless Plantronics CS50-USB as my primary microphone because it is so much more convenient to work hands-free at a considerable distance from my computer.
This device can easily be transported from my desktop computer to my laptop computer by moving the USB base unit from one computer to the other. Most of the time I use the system my desktop computer because it's faster, and I've done more software training training on the desktop computer.
I usually use the included charger to keep the microphone battery charged even when the computer is turned off. The microphone base unit is plugged into a computer USB port. If the computer is turned on the USB port will charge the microphone and the charger is not necessary. The charger can be optionally plugged into the base unit at the same time as the USB port. The microphone battery maintains its charge well, and has not had problems running out of battery power even on long dictations. In between dictations, I replaced the microphone into its convenient base unit that keeps it charged.
The combination of this headphone and Dragon Naturally-Speaking Professional software has dramatically that improved my ability to produce high-quality transcriptions with very fast turnaround time. After training this software to recognize technical and medical terms, I'm now able to achieve much better accuracy on complex dictated documents than was possible with most medical transcriptionists I have utilized. In addition to better accuracy on technical terms, the system instantaneously transcribes complex documents and allows me to edit my work while I'm still thinking about the content I've just dictated.
This microphone provides the advantage of mobility that allows me to to move from area to area within the office without losing significant signal while I'm away for my computer. This feature is much handier than dictating into a voice recorder and downloading when I return to the computer.
This microphone features a mute switch on the earpiece, and it is also excellent at screening out ambient noise even when not muted. The microphone does not usually transcribe things other people say (the unit apparently uses noise cancellation between the microphone and the earpiece and only records sounds spoken by me). The system is even smart enough that it does not record my nonverbal sounds when I cough or sneeze,
In summary, the Plantronics CS 50-USB wireless headset admirably performs its role as a team member with Dragon naturally speaking professional software when utilized on a fast computer. This is one of the best purchases I've made in the last several years!
Stewart Ater M.D.
Pediatric Neurology P.A.
Houston, Texas
58 of 62 found the following review helpful:
Works great super fast installApr 05, 2005
By John Hillestad
This is a usb wireless headset. just plug it in to your mac or pc and it sees it as another sound device , no drivers needed (xp or os x) I tested it with Skype on the mac and teamspeak on my pc . It comes with a sound api for windows for skype and a few others that allow the buttons on the phone to pickup or hangup calls , I did not try it out because I just like to use apps as is without special add ons ...
The range is great , so if you skype and dont want to be tied to your pc then plug this bad boy in and your free to walk all over the house , same goes for teamspeak for the gamers out there.
It was so pleasing for something to just work out of the box for a change! I tried for hours to do the same thing using bluetooth and it was a mess... This thing just works!
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
just what I neededNov 21, 2005
By Tiana
I'm in a situation right now where I am on skype maybe 3-4 sometimes 6 hours a day. I've been waiting for a USB wireless headset... This is perfect! I hear them (and vice versa) perfectly and am able to walk around my house/office without any issue. The quality is much better than Audio jack headsets I've used in the past, and definately better than bluetooth.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Greate device to use with SkypeOct 17, 2005
By P. Bauer
"Petrut"
I'm so happy I purchased this device. I have all the freedom to move around my house while talking with friends using Skype, bundled with Plantronics CS50-USB. I had to download the latest version of PersonoCall from Plantronics website to make the headset work properly with Skype, but once I did that, the sound is clear and loud and the range is over 200 feet. I love it.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
CS50-USB experience after 1 year of useMay 21, 2006
By Warper
There are no comparison in the wireless handsfree headset product between CS50-USB and others. It's voice quality and range surpasses anything I've used... and I've used many others. But CS50-USB is NOT the best when Ease of Use, Cost effectiveness is considered.
In terms of Software/Driver, I consider the CS50-USB still has lots of problem to resolve. The problem started with Skype 2.0 where the CS50-USB will occasionally forgets a call was picked up and it just continues to ring, sometimes it just don't communicate with Skype and refuse to pickup the call.
Still my current recommendation is CS50-USB on the road, and I use BAFO's SkyMCB at home. MCB's interface to Skype is updated much more frequently than Plantronics, and works very well when I attach a Siemens Cordless DECT phone to the line. Quality is sumetime better than land line when talking in Skype.
My wish list for Plantronics is to fix the Skype 2 Interface problem, make the base unit much smaller or simply create a USB dongle, and a tiny charger like that of their 670 bluetooth headset for the CS50 headset.
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