How Kenn Stretched Technology on Calls Across the Globe
Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Kenn
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:
- I used a Bluetooth Plantronics Voyager earpiece as the headset
(super comfy, discrete so I look like a weirdo talking to himself)
_ - It connects via Bluetooth to my HP laptop
(wireless for comfort - can do yoga while talking to clients)
_ - 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)
_ - My laptop is wirelessly connected at my friend’s place in London
(I’m in London!)
_ - The internet goes to the US to my client’s service provider
(probably by Fiber-Optic link)
_ - 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.
