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Cheap USB headset

Old 13th June 2005 | 05:48
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Cheap USB headset

Can anyone suggest a cheap USB headset for VOIP, SKYPE and in game chat. UK based shop would be best.
Thanks team!
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Old 15th June 2005 | 11:42
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Daysleeper, try here

DABS

I have a Logitech one which is very good but there are all sorts of brands and prices available.
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Old 24th June 2005 | 17:03
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How does 12 quid grab you? Just popped into Maplins and Lo! They have USB headsets on special offer. Looked so good I have bought a pair and they ain't half bad, either...

You can scratch up a reference via Google as Maplins have a reasonable website.

I could spend hours in that place....


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Old 4th July 2005 | 20:53
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Just bought the maplins one. Very good and yep, £12.99 aint a bad price.

On the subject of voip, I have SKYPE but also running VOIPBUSTER (www.voipbuster.com) on the desk top and this is totally free phonecalls to

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States
landlines (time restricted). HOWEVER, for the princely sum of one whole euro which you can credit to your account using plastic, the time restriction is lifted.


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Old 6th July 2005 | 00:05
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Cheers chaps, maplins is a good spot I had forgotten about them.
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Old 8th August 2005 | 18:07
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fat-controller, thanks for the tip - Voipbuster is the mutt's nuts. I know it is only in beta at the moment but, with a son having emigrated to Oz, it is saving me a fortune. Quality isn't bad and what the heck - it is free. (OK, 1 Euro is as near free as you can get.)
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Old 8th January 2006 | 13:59
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Re: Cheap USB headset

I am using a Nokia Bluetooth headset now, and a program called Vitaero. The program helps link the headset to Skype, so answer/hangup calls are possible, and it also saves battery and making connections completely automatic (no enabling or connecting devices, just turn it on!).

I was tired of being on string of my headset, so now I can walk around while using Skype, and my Nokia HS-54W has 250 hours standby and 10 hours talk time, whilst using the same charger as my Nokia phone. This is a great improvement of Skype usability!
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