1) CS55 – Still our most popular headset.  With two different ways to wear the headset, 10 hours of talk time, easy connectivity and 300 feet of roaming distance, it’s not hard to see why it’s still the benchmark in the industry.
	2) CS70N – At just 25 grams and a selection of different size ear buds, the CS70N is one of the most comfortable headsets to ever rest on an ear.
	3) CS351N – One of the most “natural” sounding headsets, your caller will think you’re still talking through the telephone handset.  Wireless freedom to multi-task also helps you to get the most out of your day.
	4) Cs361N – Having difficulty hearing your callers?  Need to cancel out background noise?  Tired of saying “can you repeat that please”?  Then the binaural CS361N is for you.
	5) WO200 – Unified communication meets comfort and style.  Seamlessly toggle between your Skype and landline calls or if you want, conference the two.

If your deciding between models, it never hurts to see what the most popular models are, because chances are other customers have purchased headsets and found what they liked and continue to purchase them. With the models listed above, they’re all top of the line business grade/professional grade wireless headsets made by Plantronics that are durable, comfortable and built to last. Choosing any will increase your productivity by allowing you to roam your office while continuing to talk on the phone. Once you try a wireless headset, you will find it hard to be without.

A customer recently ask if they could use a Savi Office system with SKYPE?

The Plantronics Savi Office systems such as the WO100, WO200, WO300 and WO350 integrate very nicely with software programs and provide a great solution as a Skype headset.  Of course you want to make sure that the headset has charged and all of the cables are installed, including the USB cable that plugs into your computer which allows you to use the Savi for any audio / sound applications.  (And of course you will need an internet connection, broadband is best)  One step to make sure that you are getting the most out of the Plantronics Savi Office system and Skype headset is to make sure that you download SKYPE on your computer first, before loading the Savi PerSono Suite software that comes with the Savi systems.  If you have already loaded the Plantronics PerSono Suite Savi software first, you may want to uninstall it and re-load it once SKYPE has been downloaded to your computer.  I know that this sounds trivial, but the downloading / loading sequence really does make a difference.  You can download the latest version of SKYPE at  www.skype.com  , you will need to set up your SKYPE account with a user name and password.  With SKYPE, you can call other SKYPE users (computer to computer) for free or you can set up an account with your credit card and pay just a few dollars a month to be able to call regular phone numbers (land lines) all across the country, the monthly low fee includes long distance as well.  Once you have SKYPE downloaded on your computer, you are now ready to load the Plantronics PerSono Suite Savi software.

When the Savi software is loaded, SKYPE will pop up a “prompt box” and say something like “another software program is trying to use SKYPE”, it will be the Plantronics PerSono software and you will want to click on the appropriate box to allow it to use or merge with SKYPE.  Once the two softwares are merged, SKYPE will have automatically chosen Savi as it’s default device.  At this point, the Savi has now become your Skype headset and is ready for use. To manually appoint a headset to SKYPE or see what is named as the default, click on the “Call” tab in the SKYPE software (towards the top of the screen) and then click on “Audio Settings”.  Here is where you can make adjustments within the SKYPE software and also see the default devices for “Microphone”, “Speakers”, and “Ringing”.

Add people to your “contacts” by using their “SKYPE name” for free computer to computer calls, these can also be video calls if both parties have a webcam.  And making a call to a regular telephone number is easy too, just click on the “Call phones” tab on the lower left side of the SKYPE screen and it will open your on screen dial pad.  You can use your mouse to enter the number and then click “call” or just use your ten key (numbers on your keyboard) and just press ”enter” (on your keyboard), and your Savi headset will automatically turn on for you.  And to end the call, just press the button on the headset, just like using it on your telephone.  That’s it, pretty easy!  (Please remember that to make regular phone calls, you will need to provide a credit card to get “SKYPE Credit”)

Savi™ Office
Announcing the new Savi Office WO200 over-the-ear wearing style wireless headset. Now available and shipping. See ordering details below:

Plantronics Savi WO200 Wireless Headsets Review – Plantronics recently sent out demo units of the new Savi line.  I haven’t used an over-the-ear model headset for some time so I wanted to give the Savi WO200 a try.

My first impression was this is a great looking, sleek and techy unit.  Very smooth lines with no obtrusive buttons or compatibility dials visible.  It’s grey and black with a high gloss, black reflective panel making it stand out on your desk.  The headset itself is a little larger than most of the new sleek Bluetooth headset you see everyone wearing, but that is needed to get longer talk time.  The microphone boom is a clear tube so again, very low profile with clean lines.  Multiple ear buds are included allowing you to choose different sizes and choice of foam or gel ear tips.

Hooking up the Savi WO200 took about 5 minutes.  It’s fairly traditional in hooking up through the handset port.  One interesting change when compared to other wireless headset models, once you unplug your handset, it typically plugs into the charging base.  With the Savi, it’s the first model I can remember that you plug the handset into the cord instead.  Not good or bad, just different.  For the computer connection, it was as easy as plugging in a USB cord.  My computer recognized it with no special software or drivers needed.  There is a free download, from Plantronics, for their PerSono Suite software to provide on touch calling and customization for the Savi WO200 but it was entirely optional.

One consideration when choosing headsets that many people don’t think about is how you interact with customers, employees and co-workers.  When you use a headset that only covers one ear, you’re leaving the opposite ear open to hear what’s going on around you.  This is best if you need to interact with others.  If you prefer not to interact or be distracted, covering up both ears will greatly help you stay focus on your call and hear your caller better with less repeating of information.

From a comfort point of view, the Savi WO200 is perfectly balanced.  There are two axes to factor in when talking balance.  First a headset needs to be balanced from front to back, and then side to side.  The front to back balance point keeps the headset from falling forward or backwards off your ear which keeps you continually adjusting.  The other import balance, side to side, is when a headset is leaning against your headset or learning away from your ear. Either balance point can greatly affect how comfortable a particular headset feels.

Why you need the Savi WO200?  It allows you to use one headset for multiple applications.  It’s perfect for the typical small business which has needs for a telephone / VoIP computer headset while being wireless to roam the office and be more productive.  It can handle multiple line phone systems and with a push of a button, you’re connected to your computer for VoIP calls.  You can also listen to music through your computer so you’re not disturbing everyone nearby.  Conferencing your land line call and your VoIP call is also available with the Savi WO200 which is a first for Plantronics wireless headsets.  Talking over the internet is in infancy stages at this point, but in 2-3 years it will be equal, if not more common than land line calls.

One added feature of the Savi WO200 that I haven’t tested, but sounds appealing is the ability to conference up to three additional people on your call.  If you have others in the office that need to join your call and are also using the Savi WO200, they simply walk to your base, insert their headset into the charging dock, push the subscription button and last, you push the call control button on your headset to accept them into the call.  If they’re using a different model from the Savi line, you can also easily add them using an over-the-air subscription technique as well.

For the $300-350 investment, you will have your money back within no time when you think about making all your calls from one headset, while eliminating neck and shoulder strain.  Your productivity will skyrocket now that you can roam the office and use both hands while you write and type.  And last, with the optional handset lifter or electronic hookswitch adapters that allow you to answer remotely think how many calls you won’t miss to voice mail because you were able to answer away from your desk.  What other device can provide you so much while spending so little?