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From: WangoTango on 31 Mar 2010 18:23 In article <69-dnbWd3tGlXi7WnZ2dnUVZ_tydnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>, vwall(a)large.invalid says... > Jim Thompson wrote: > > I have a _very_ old Vtech wireless phone system (2-lines) that is > > gradually dying off handset-by-handset (I've already tried different > > battery paks, and that's not the problem). > > > > Any recommendations for replacement? > > > > What about this Dect 6 stuff? Any good, or just hoopla?? > > > I've got a Panasonic DECT 6.0 KX-TG6473 with 4 handsets and a digital > answering system. It works great...has more features than we'll ever > need. It's shared "phone book" can hold fifty names. It uses 2 > rechargeable Ni-MH AAA cells in each handset. Fry's has them on sale. > > I've got the same thing, and I love it. Being able to call the kids using the pager function is great. No more yelling up the stairs at them.
From: Jim Thompson on 1 Apr 2010 12:34 On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:07:43 -0700, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >I have a _very_ old Vtech wireless phone system (2-lines) that is >gradually dying off handset-by-handset (I've already tried different >battery paks, and that's not the problem). > >Any recommendations for replacement? > >What about this Dect 6 stuff? Any good, or just hoopla?? > > ...Jim Thompson Anyone using this... https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B0VUc-hoEWRaOGVlNWI2ZTMtMTBkOS00NDM4LWE1ZjEtY2U2OTIzYzE3YTky&hl=en ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: Joel Koltner on 1 Apr 2010 13:48 "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:bni9r55ehpvfhi8o9nj9c5ptk1eqftima3(a)4ax.com... > Anyone using this... > https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B0VUc-hoEWRaOGVlNWI2ZTMtMTBkOS00NDM4LWE1ZjEtY2U2OTIzYzE3YTky&hl=en No, although if you're looking at those combined Bluetooth/traditional cordless phone systems, here's another one that might strike your fancy: http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Expandable-Bluetooth-Enabled-System-Handsets/dp/B00138AJPO - - $55 including two handsets Reviews are mixed, though... ---Joel
From: Jim Thompson on 1 Apr 2010 14:00 On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:48:41 -0700, "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >message news:bni9r55ehpvfhi8o9nj9c5ptk1eqftima3(a)4ax.com... >> Anyone using this... >> https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B0VUc-hoEWRaOGVlNWI2ZTMtMTBkOS00NDM4LWE1ZjEtY2U2OTIzYzE3YTky&hl=en > >No, although if you're looking at those combined Bluetooth/traditional >cordless phone systems, here's another one that might strike your fancy: > >http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Expandable-Bluetooth-Enabled-System-Handsets/dp/B00138AJPO - >- $55 including two handsets > >Reviews are mixed, though... > >---Joel > > Seems like a smart way to go would be a system with a charger... drop cell into it... cell is now connected to cordless sets in the house via Dect 6.0 rather than Bluetooth. I'm pondering going this route... my 2-line land service now costs more than 2 cell phone service with the same features :-( ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: Oppie on 1 Apr 2010 14:43
"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:67e7r5lpefvgqipmjts8204njcd5r20jpv(a)4ax.com... > I have a _very_ old Vtech wireless phone system (2-lines) that is > gradually dying off handset-by-handset (I've already tried different > battery paks, and that's not the problem). > > Any recommendations for replacement? > > What about this Dect 6 stuff? Any good, or just hoopla?? > Yep, I replaced my older wireless phones about a year ago. Same problem that they wouldn't hold a charge. I got a DECT 5.8 panasonic unit with 4 stations and answering machine in the base unit. Works well with one exception. We are on Verizon FiOS and there is on occasion, a terrible echo in the line. Wired phones work without any problem at all. I've had to contact Verizon fiber services a few times to have them tweak some parameters in the ONT (optical network terminal). The older panasonic had the same problem. There must be a digital delay on the sidetone which is not quite compatible with the FiOS system. Once we got the echo issue tweaked, no complaints. Well one, the base station volume for message playback could have a bit more punch. Oppie |