I’m looking for a just a mono speaker wireless headset with mic for work calls with my laptop. I had been using a plantronics 2.4Ghz headset for years that worked really great but it’s on its last leg.
Trying to find something similar that isn’t Bluetooth but it seems these kind of headsets are few and far between. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Fair question and it’s rather petty but I would like to be able to walk away from my computer to ky kitchen while still on the phone. It seems that gets me just out of BT range enough to where I lose connectivity.
Do you think it could be the headset’s Bluetooth range that’s the issue? Maybe another headset with a better chip may have better range?
I bought some really cheap Bluetooth headphones off AliExpress that did that to me. I was at the gym and it would constantly lose range just having them in my ears and my phone seated on the treadmill’s tray area, just above my waist and I’m not a tall person at all lol. Compared to other Bluetooth headsets like AirPods or Beats earbuds that had a much larger range and didn’t behave that way.
The problem is there’s no standardized way (that I’m aware of) of guaranteeing BT range above 10 meters/33ft. Devices can promise extended range, but you can’t hold them to it and there’s no way of knowing just how far to expect.
A long while back, I remember seeing antenna hacks to boost range, but I imagine that’s difficult to implement for those not so inclined to such mucking about.