Skype - connect 2 USB headsets?

Some friends want to both be able to simultaneously participate in calls to
their son in Canada, and want to know if it's possible to plug 2 USB
headsets into their computer. I think not - presumably Skype will only
support a single device (?) - but, not being a user, and having no access
to a second headset, can't verify this.
Can anyone advise? Seems to me that this would only (possibly) be viable
using the audio jack connectors (and jack-connected headsets) with a
splitter.
Using speakers and a mike wouldn't be an acceptable alternative as one of
the parties is hard of hearing, and the advantage of headsets is that they
exclude extraneous noise.

Appelation Controlee wrote:
> Some friends want to both be able to simultaneously participate in calls to
> their son in Canada, and want to know if it's possible to plug 2 USB
> headsets into their computer. I think not - presumably Skype will only
> support a single device (?) - but, not being a user, and having no access
> to a second headset, can't verify this.
> Can anyone advise? Seems to me that this would only (possibly) be viable
> using the audio jack connectors (and jack-connected headsets) with a
> splitter.
> Using speakers and a mike wouldn't be an acceptable alternative as one of
> the parties is hard of hearing, and the advantage of headsets is that they
> exclude extraneous noise.

You are correct. However ther are quite a few Skype devices out there
these days so there might be something that will do handsfree that will
allow more than one person to participate.

Something like this

http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=139009

Regards

Jon

On Tue, 29 May 2007 07:17:20 +0100, Jon Farmer wrote:

> Appelation Controlee wrote:
>> Some friends want to both be able to simultaneously participate in calls to
>> their son in Canada, and want to know if it's possible to plug 2 USB
>> headsets into their computer. I think not - presumably Skype will only
>> support a single device (?) - but, not being a user, and having no access
>> to a second headset, can't verify this.
>> Can anyone advise? Seems to me that this would only (possibly) be viable
>> using the audio jack connectors (and jack-connected headsets) with a
>> splitter.
>> Using speakers and a mike wouldn't be an acceptable alternative as one of
>> the parties is hard of hearing, and the advantage of headsets is that they
>> exclude extraneous noise.
>
> You are correct. However ther are quite a few Skype devices out there
> these days so there might be something that will do handsfree that will
> allow more than one person to participate.
>
> Something like this
>
> http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=139009

Thanks for the suggestion, Jon. I'll forward it on. :-)

On Tue, 29 May 2007 07:17:20 +0100, Jon Farmer wrote:

> Appelation Controlee wrote:
>> Some friends want to both be able to simultaneously participate in calls to
>> their son in Canada, and want to know if it's possible to plug 2 USB
>> headsets into their computer. I think not - presumably Skype will only
>> support a single device (?) - but, not being a user, and having no access
>> to a second headset, can't verify this.
>> Can anyone advise? Seems to me that this would only (possibly) be viable
>> using the audio jack connectors (and jack-connected headsets) with a
>> splitter.
>> Using speakers and a mike wouldn't be an acceptable alternative as one of
>> the parties is hard of hearing, and the advantage of headsets is that they
>> exclude extraneous noise.
>
> You are correct. However ther are quite a few Skype devices out there
> these days so there might be something that will do handsfree that will
> allow more than one person to participate.
>
> Something like this
>
> http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=139009

Thanks for the suggestion, Jon. I'll forward it on. :-)