A buddy of mine who works with the military told me that no wireless telecom devices are allowed to be used by military personnel.
I found this a little hard to believe, so when Yves Dupuis from GN Netcom dropped in for a chat, I asked him about this. He said they sell lots of GN 9120 wireless headsets to the military.
He also mentioned that government workers (and others interested in privacy) usually opt for the GN 9120 because the 2.4 GHz frequency that the GN 9120 operates is inherently more secure than the 900 MHz frequency range. The GN 9120 also uses digital encryption to further protect the transmission between the base and headset.
I got to put the 9120 through its paces today. Installation was a snap - even without Yves helping. If you have installation problems, you can also call the 1-888-GNN-9120 support line for live assistance - quite handy.
Range was pretty good - I walked to the corner store which is about 200 feet from our office. It was a little windy and I had the SoundTube model, so the noise from the wind was picked up, but I'm sure that wouldn't have happened with the noise-canceling microphone model.
Sound quality on the receiving end was good, according to my office-mate who was helping me test the unit.
All things considered, the GN 9120 is a pretty slick little unit. No headset wires, cool looking base unit, built-in headset-in-use indicator on the base AND headset. Nice.
I guess another bonus - they're a little less expensive than the CS50 as well.
GN Netcom's also got some really cool stuff on the horizon, so you'll be hearing more about it soon.
