Sunday, March 3, 2013

How to Use the iPad with a VoIP Bluetooth Headset

Although the iPad cannot directly access cellular voice networks and make phone calls, it can make voice or video calls using Voice over IP (VoIP) networks. The device has a built-in speaker and microphone, but your calls will be clearer if you use a headset. The iPad is fully compatible with standard VoIP Bluetooth headsets, allowing you to make VoIP calls from the iPad without the need for a wired headset. Making a wireless Bluetooth connection is known as "pairing."

Tap the "General" button, followed by the "Bluetooth" button. Slide the Bluetooth switch to On. The Bluetooth logo is displayed in the upper right corner of the iPad's date bar to indicate that its Bluetooth connectivity is active.

Tap the Bluetooth headset's entry in the Nearby Devices section on the iPad. If required, enter the Bluetooth headset's PIN to pair the two devices. Check the headset's documentation for details on its factory default PIN.

Launch a VoIP app on your iPad—such as Tango, Skype or Viber—and place a call to one of your contacts. The app will automatically use the Bluetooth headset for audio whenever it is paired with the iPad.

Spanner Spencer has been writing since 2005 for a variety of print and online publications. Focusing on entertainment, gaming and technology, his work has been published by Eurogamer.net, "The Escapist," "GamesTM," "Retro Gamer," "Empire," "Total PC Gaming" "The Guardian," among others. Spencer is a qualified medical electronics engineer with a Business and Technology Education Council certificate in technical writing from Huddersfield Technical College.

1 comment:

  1. VoIP wireless headsets are becoming the need of the day, due to those raising telephone bills. People are change the way they communicate and try to save some money doing that. You are only using VoIP phone system so that you can talk more and pay less but don’t forget that the more you talk the more time you spend with that receiver so get yourself a VoIP headset to go with your VoIP phone system.

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