I get a good laugh when clients ask me where I’m located. My answer is usually, “Well it depends on when you ask me.”

A year ago I tested out something that did not work at all: wireless headset calls via Skype with Jawbone (Bluetooth earpiece) in a noisy environment. The Jawbone isn’t quite there yet. It’s clumsy.

But recently I was able to have a good call with a client in Cali from London via Bluetooth (in a quiet room). Here’s what I did:

1. I used a Bluetooth Plantronics Voyager earpiece as the headset
   (super comfy, discrete so I look like a weirdo talking to himself)
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2. It connects via Bluetooth to my HP laptop
   (wireless for comfort - can do yoga while talking to clients)
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3. My laptop uses Skype to call to the US
   (for free, tho I’m not sure it should have been, but would have been cheap if they charged me what I thought I was to be charged which is usually a few cents a minute)
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4. My laptop is wirelessly connected at my friend’s place in London
   (I’m in London!)
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5. The internet goes to the US to my client’s service provider
   (probably by Fiber-Optic link)
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6. To client’s phone

There’s a one second delay, and on a scale of 1 to 10 the calls are an 8. Good enough.
Now if only I can get a very good noise canceling headphone.

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just a test.

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