Roslyn! Forget aboutt tech! A phone which Frank has mentioned and in the other ear a simple standard earpiece like you would have for your Walkman or what evver should do! Go hi tech and now that is a different matter! I ttthink keep it simple! Regards Tony--- Original Message ----- From: "Roslyn Allman" <roslynallman@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:05 PM Subject: [vip_students] Re: Using phone and PC together > Hi Flor, Tony and Nikki, > > Thanks for your suggestions. > > I did check in work about the connection for the phone. They said it is not > a standard phone connection. I'll keep at it though. > > Regards > Roslyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 6:02 PM > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Using phone and PC together > > > > Good thinking Flor! > > > > Another thought just struck me before I hit the kitchen with a vengeance > > is > > that should it be an ordinary phone or extension then that should work out > > but if it is a switchboard then there could be compatibility problems and > > all that! > > > > Should it be a switchboard you refer then perhaps some sort of list such > > as > > PC Audio may be better placed to assist further. > > > > Good luck! > > > > Tony > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx> > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 6:24 PM > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Using phone and PC together > > > > > >> Hi roslyn, > >> > >> Google, as usual, provides some pages on examples of the sort of headset > >> you're looking for. Search for: "computer and telephone headset" and, > >> below a lot of sponsored results, you'll get other search results of > >> relevance to your query. > >> > >> My other thought was, something along the lines of Skype or a Skype > > handset; > >> but I suppose the IT and security people might be anxious about rerouting > >> calls to be on a Skype device, etc. Anyway, those are a few ideas. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Roslyn Allman" <roslynallman@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:42 PM > >> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Using phone and PC together > >> > >> > >> Hi Maureen, Eleanor and Frank, > >> > >> Thanks for your mails regarding my query. Sorry Frank, the only thing is > > I > >> don't ffeel that comfortable putting someone on loud speaker in an open > > plan > >> office. > >> > >> Regards > >> Roslyn > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: "frank kelly" <frankke@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 12:32 PM > >> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Using phone and PC together > >> > >> > >> > hi Roslyn > >> > > >> > maybe this is too simple but how about using a cordless phone and > > putting > >> > it on speaker when dealing with a pc problem while talking to a person > >> > > >> > regards > >> > > >> > Frank Kelly > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Roslyn Allman" <roslynallman@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 11:35 PM > >> > Subject: [vip_students] Using phone and PC together > >> > > >> > > >> > Hi everyone, > >> > > >> > Looking for ideas here. > >> > > >> > In work I'm in an open plan office. I'm using JAWS with head phones. > >> > I > >> > would like to be able to use the phone and the PC at the same time > > though. > >> > Mainly for making calls about JAWS queries, etc. I would like to be > > able > >> > to try it out on the PC as I'm talking to somebody about it on the > > phone. > >> > > >> > I checked with I.T. in work about putting one end of a splitter into > >> > the > >> > phone but I was told a different connection is required for plugging > > head > >> > sets into phones. > >> > > >> > Does anyone have any ideas or have you come up with an idea for this > >> > yourself? > >> > > >> > Regards > >> > Roslyn > >> > > >> > -- > >> > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > >> > We are a community of 5.8 million users fighting spam. > >> > SPAMfighter has removed 1399 of my spam emails to date. > >> > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > >> > > >> > The Professional version does not have this message > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > >