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Re: Telephones for Noisy Data Centers


From: Jay Hennigan <jay () west net>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:25:33 -0700

Robert E. Seastrom wrote:
Jay Hennigan <jay () west net> writes:

Replace microphone element with noise-canceling microphone.  Best one
is Roanwell Confidencer available from Mike Sandman, Graybar, etc.
Also good is Walker - Clarity NoiseCensor or Allen-Tel GB117
(available from Graybar).

+1 on the Confidencer - back when I worked for a trading firm, these
+were standard issue on all phones on the floor.  They work great.

Indeed. The other solutions work great for a single user on a cellular phone, but I prefer a plain old wired telephone with a handset for the emergency phone at a data center. It's usable by anyone. Ever try handing your bluetooth headset with custom earmold to the electrician working on the UPS?

Data centers tend to be noisy in more than just the acoustic spectrum, mobile reception often isn't the greatest.

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Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - jay () impulse net
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