Jabra GN 9120 stand-alone cordless headset
The GN 9120 is a cordless headset featuring a headset and a base unit that connects to the telephone so that you can either use your regular telephone handset or take it off the hook and switch to the 9120.
As for the headset, it’s more like a headset that you’d use with your mobile phone, and weighs in at approximately one ounce.
The base unit itself is sleek looking, and is square with a circular base. It features an inset at the top where you rest the headset when not in use.
This inset also doubles as a charging mechanism, which takes about 1.5 hours to fully charge.
Once you are fully charged, you then have the ability to mute, un-mute, answer a call, make a call, end a call, adjust the volume, and even enter conference mode, all from the headset.
If you’re wondering how far it goes, try 300 feet! I was able to stay on the phone as I walked to the end of my driveway to my mailbox. In addition, it will last for up to 8 hours of talk time before needing an additional charge.
Even nicer, you can literally be up and running in minutes. All you have to do is connect the device between your phone and its handset (receiver) and then lift your telephone handset off the base unit. You should now hear a dial tone through the GN 9210. If you don’t, you can move the telephone terminal switch to any position A-G to get a dial tone. For my test it worked perfectly out of the box, and I was making cordless calls moments after opening it up and hooking it to my existing off-the-shelf corded phone.
Here watch the video to see how easy it is to set up.
Special features
The headset comes in a few different formats. You can click on the link to see the different layouts in a new window.
GN 9120 NC has noise cancelling for busy noisy environments
GN9120 ST using sound tubes for quieter office conditions
GN 9120 MB more unobtrusive micro boom great for front of office
If you’re wondering about security, the GN 9120 uses digital spread spectrum, so the signal “hops” 90 times every second.
The coolest feature of the device is its ability to go into conference mode. What that means is that if you have more than one of these headsets, they can be joined to a conversation via the base unit. All you have to do is start the call and then place an additional headset into the base unit for a couple of seconds.
When you remove it a beep will be heard in the master headset (the one that initiated the call) and the person with the master headset has 15 seconds to accept the additional headset. You can have as many as four handsets join the conference using this method.
I can definitely see it being useful in an office environment, though, especially given the proliferation of cubes and lack of conference rooms in most offices these days.
The only thing missing in functionality out of the box is being able to actually hang up the call fully from the handset. So if you’re on a call and you finish, you can shut off the earbud but your phone is still off the hook. GN Netcom solved this problem with an add-on accessory called the GN 1000 RHL “Remote handset lifter.”
This device hooks onto the telephone and literally lifts the receiver off of the phone when you start a conversation and puts it back on when you finish. It’s a very cool concept.