Where to Get Bluetooth Headsets for an AT&T Phone

What good is your iPhone with an old-fashioned wired headset? With iPhones or other AT&T Bluetooth-capable cell phones, you can make and receive calls on the go without fumbling with the phone itself, and without wires trailing down to your phone. It's almost like you're wearing the phone on your ear - but more advanced features are still available on the phone itself when you need them.

This article at Associated Content discusses a variety of Bluetooth headsets available at AT&T cell phone stores. For simplicity of sales and support, you may find choosing one of AT&T offerings works for you. There are a lot more options, though, especially if you only require basic headphone functionality.

The way Bluetooth headsets work is simple for you, but complex in the technology. Bluetooth itself is a name for a wireless networking technology in some ways similar to the WiFi you find everywhere for laptops, only shorter range and easier to connect with. The Bluetooth headset needs to talk with Bluetooth capability in your AT&T phone, so you should make sure your phone has it. You'll find something in the phone's setup menus which allows you to choose a headset "profile," and create a digital link between your phone and headset. This also means the headset needs power, either a replaceable battery or a built-in rechargeable one. Usually, the headset will allow you to answer calls by pressing a button on it, and it may have other controls for muting. Some phone and headset combinations will allow you to do voice dialing as well.

Just about anywhere you go in the U.S., and even abroad, you will find a Wal-Mart or a Radio Shack, and you'll find a good selection of headsets at either of these chains. If you're looking for the newest, fanciest model you read about on the plane, you may have to look elsewhere but you'll find some of the better brands, though trying them out might not be an option, and they're usually locked up. With prices for a basic model starting at around $20, it's not much more than many wired headsets cost.

You might find, though, that a "low noise" Bluetooth headset that links right to the bones of your head (Aliph Jawbone) is a useful technology for you. How the headset rests on your ear, the placement of the microphone, the shape of the part carrying sound into your ear might all be things you'd like a certain way, and for those choices and more you will find independent cell phone retailers such as Car Toys, which can advise you and offer you many choices.

If you already know your preferences and prefer to shop online, some of the more popular online stores are abt.com and newegg.com, which both have large selections and good customer service.

"Bluetooth Headsets - Which is Right for My AT&T Phone?", DaGo, http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/733491/bluetooth_headsets_which_is_right_for.html?cat=15

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth