Plantronics Practica T50 - Corded Phone

Pros: Cheap.
Cons: Inaudible volume levels. No "mute" button. Useless for home office, or anyone else.

I've been doing quite a bit of work from home in the wee hours of the morning, on conference calls to fix various broken servers. Therefore, I needed to replace my cordless phone (which has a headset) with a regular headset, so I wasn't having to swap ...

Pros: Ease of use
Cons: 1) Not loud enough 2) Headset uncomfortable

Two problems with this unit:

1) Not loud enough -- both incoming and outgoing voice volume is too low -- even at maximum volume.

2) Headset uncomfortable -- the earpiece has no padding and can make the ear sore after prolonged use.

Everything else about the Practica T-50 is fine.