A standard pari will do nicely, I bought a pair of Sony’s for $20.00, they just 
sit on your ears and have an inline control/microphone so you can end/answer 
calls.

Most headphone systems that are compatible with iPhone should do the job 
nicely, just be sure that they’re above 32OHM.


> On 26 Oct 2015, at 11:52 AM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote:
> 
> Are there dual-sided headsets out there that would work with something like 
> these mentioned cordless phones that presumably have the same kind of 3.5mm 
> jack for microphone and caller audio the iPhone would have? From the limited 
> knowledge even the guy at plantronics had about that special order $300 plus 
> one they barely know about, it wouldn't be returnable in the event that it 
> isn't compatible, and the chances are about 50-50. Another guy said it might 
> be possible to get other non-RJ connectors like 3.5, but the problem would 
> likely be very low or no transmit audio because that thing is designed to use 
> some special amplifier I don't know much about that 3.5mm jacked stuff can't 
> use.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 8:18 PM
> Subject: Re: RTX Dualphone: Good For Skype And more
> 
> 
>> No, the RTX Dualphone is a Skype/PSTN phone though RTX do make some SIP 
>> phones which I've not tried.
>> 
>> I have tried the Gigaset C610IP I think it is and I very much recommend that 
>> phone if you're wanting something that is SIP compatible.
>> 
>> The phone can be set up from its Web type Interface and has excellent voice 
>> quality.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/25/2015 12:04 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona wrote:
>>> will this work with sip?
>>> if not what cordless phone or usb hand set would you recommend?
>>> Hank
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 10/24/2015 5:25 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>>> Hi!
>>>> 
>>>> I’ve had the RTX Dualphone for well over a month now so that’s given me 
>>>> plenty of time both to use and explore the system, find its strengths and 
>>>> weaknesses which I present for your evaluation and comment.
>>>> 
>>>> I use 3 different cordless phone systems in my house and I do wish that 
>>>> all the features and functionality of all three systems could be combined 
>>>> into one but the fact is this won’t ever happen given that the price of 
>>>> such a system would be one very few people would be willing to pay.
>>>> 
>>>> The RTX Dualphone is the system I most often use as it gives me 
>>>> connectivity between two Skype accounts and my PSTN line as well as a few 
>>>> bonuses I’ve found along the way.
>>>> 
>>>> The first is that the Dualphone works very well with Hearing Instruments 
>>>> whether you wish to connect them externally through the 3.5MM headset jack 
>>>> or use the T-Coil of your instruments if applicable, the sound is very 
>>>> loud and has quite a wide dynamic range, something to be expected I guess 
>>>> given the phone is to be used with Skype but such a dynamic range makes a 
>>>> great deal of difference when talking to people via a standard landline 
>>>> call which the Dualphone handles quite nicely.
>>>> 
>>>> The layout of the phone is simple enough, to soft keys left and right of a 
>>>> navigator key with, a call end end key above a standard numeric key pad.
>>>> 
>>>> The Soft Keys change their function depending on what mode you’re in but I 
>>>> found these changes easy to remember once I’d read the layout of the menu 
>>>> structure and so forth which is clearly outlined in the manual, as yet I 
>>>> haven’t experimented as to whether the number buttons will act as 
>>>> shortcuts in the menu system.
>>>> 
>>>> Setting the Dualphone out of the box is the hard part as this device 
>>>> doesn’t come with a HTML Interface so setup will have to be done with 
>>>> someone who can see the screen but the steps are in a logical order and 
>>>> easy for anyone to follow.
>>>> 
>>>> The Dualphone first asks for information about the country it is to be 
>>>> used in along with a matching country code.  The code determine the 
>>>> structure of outgoing numbers when using a Skype account or PSTN line.
>>>> 
>>>> The Phone then prompts for a Skype Username and password and its here that 
>>>> I found things get a bit tricky.  The password is easy enough to enter 
>>>> using the key pad however the password must be 10 characters or less in 
>>>> length and I didn’t see any reference to this in the manual, I only found 
>>>> out about this by trial and error.
>>>> 
>>>> Once all the user data is entered and saved the phone logs into Skype 
>>>> though you can choose if the phone automatically does this upon startup.
>>>> 
>>>> Making calls using my “Skype-Out” number was easily done by dialling the 
>>>> number on the key pad and pressing the “Call” button.  By default the 
>>>> Phone prompts the user which line to use for dealing, the “Skype”-out or 
>>>> “PSTN” number, “Skype-Out” is highlighted as the default so pressing of 
>>>> the left soft key has the phone use Skype for dialling, you can change the 
>>>> default behaviour in the settings menu of the phone so that you’re not 
>>>> prompted and the phone just uses Skype or PSTN at the touch of the button.
>>>> 
>>>> I also discovered that if the “Call” button is held down in “Standby” mode 
>>>> the phone by default will use the PSTN line for dialling which is handy to 
>>>> know for emergency situations.
>>>> 
>>>> One of the small annoyances with this phone is that you obviously don’t 
>>>> know which of your contacts is online at any time so dialling them 
>>>> directly using letters on the key pad really isn’t an option but this is 
>>>> trivial for me as I bought the phone really to be able to answer calls at 
>>>> those times when I was away from my computer and this is easily done by 
>>>> pressing the “Call” key as you would with any other cordless phone when 
>>>> you hear a call come in.
>>>> 
>>>> At this point the left Soft Key acts as a toggle between the speakerphone 
>>>> - which is quite reasonable - and the earpiece.
>>>> 
>>>> An Apple compatible headset can be connected to the Dualphone thus 
>>>> allowing the use of an external microphone built into the headset and the 
>>>> use of the “End” button found on the inline control to answer/end calls on 
>>>> the phone.
>>>> 
>>>> Ring Tones can be selected to personalise the phone for both incoming 
>>>> Skype and PSTN calls.
>>>> 
>>>> The phone has a good range of tone selections as well as flexible tone 
>>>> configuration options such as turing on notification tones to alert you of 
>>>> changing Skype conditions such as contacts coming online, a missed call, a 
>>>> voicemail left etc.
>>>> 
>>>> I can scroll through the contacts though this is really an exercise in 
>>>> memory more than anything else, I don’t have many contacts so I’m able to 
>>>> remember in which order they appear in my contacts list given that it is 
>>>> sorted in alphabetical order. The Contacts list can be further customised 
>>>> depending on what contacts you wish to view such as just online or all 
>>>> contacts.
>>>> 
>>>> I’ve been able to play voicemail messages and the hands free speakerphone 
>>>> function works in the playback voicemail.
>>>> 
>>>> to sum up I think the RTX Dualphone is a little beauty even though there 
>>>> are a few functions that a person without sight cannot make full use of 
>>>> but this doesn’t concern me and doesn’t actually prevent anyone from 
>>>> making good use of the phone.
>>>> 
>>>> Sound is detailed and this does distinguish the Dualphone from most other 
>>>> cordless phone systems around.
>>>> 
>>>> I like the styling of the handset which is slim and short making the 
>>>> handset easy enough to slip into a shirt pocket but not small enough to 
>>>> make the handset impractical to use.
>>>> 
>>>> Keys are big and well laid out on the front below the display but they do 
>>>> require a firm press, the keys can be programmed to beep when they are 
>>>> pressed.  Keep beeps are fairly low in volume but do have a 
>>>> distinguishable low frequency beep sound so its unlikely they be confused 
>>>> with any other phone or appliance you may have around the house.
>>>> 
>>>> The RTX Dualphone runs Skype software and a firmware update facility is 
>>>> provided though upon checking for a firmware update when the phone was up 
>>>> and running I didn’t find anything to download.
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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