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From: Joel Koltner on 1 Apr 2010 14:48 "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:1ln9r51c7hjmi0h46sufdhoh11m514u6m0(a)4ax.com... > 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. Other than the charger portion of it, that's what the Panasonic system there does... leave your cell phone (plugged into your regular charger, if you like) within ~30' (the Bluetooth range) of the "base," and then use the DECT-connected handsets around the house instead. > I'm pondering going this route... my 2-line land service now costs > more than 2 cell phone service with the same features :-( I'd ditch the land line unlesss you still get a lot of FAXes... We started running out of cell phone minutes not quite a year ago now after my wife changed jobs (working from home), and we bought an Ooma system (uses your Internet connection for calls -- we have this one: http://www.amazon.com/ooma-Phone-System-Monthly-Service/dp/B001C1MGKI , although there's now a newer model) that works quite well. Initially we just used their "basic" services that are free, although she switched jobs again a couple months ago and that new company reimburses her the $10/month for their premium service that lets you do lots of fancy automatic call routing/rejection, can be set to ring *multiple phone lines at the same time (e.g., your cell and regular phone)* when someone dials your number, etc. (Even with the basic services you already get web-accessible voicemail...) It's really quite neat... We have the Ooma base unit plugged into a cheap Panasonic DECT cordless phone. One limitation is that sending and receiving FAXes is a bit dicey -- it *usually* works, but since there's some fancy CODEC that compresses the audio somewhat, occasionally the FAX machine ends up retrying several times before it's successful. (Although before we had the Ooma we paid OneSuite.Com for incoming FAX services... something like a month a month, I believe.) ---Joel
From: Martin Riddle on 1 Apr 2010 18:26 "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:bni9r55ehpvfhi8o9nj9c5ptk1eqftima3(a)4ax.com... > 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 Heres a bluetooth to POTS gateway: <http://www.phonelabs.com/prd05.asp> Cheers
From: Jim Thompson on 1 Apr 2010 19:02 On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 11:48:45 -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:1ln9r51c7hjmi0h46sufdhoh11m514u6m0(a)4ax.com... >> 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. > >Other than the charger portion of it, that's what the Panasonic system there >does... leave your cell phone (plugged into your regular charger, if you like) >within ~30' (the Bluetooth range) of the "base," and then use the >DECT-connected handsets around the house instead. Aha! So the Bluetooth link is short? Super! > >> I'm pondering going this route... my 2-line land service now costs >> more than 2 cell phone service with the same features :-( > >I'd ditch the land line unlesss you still get a lot of FAXes... I presently receive faxes via MyFax, but still sending via a land-line. Looks like time to go entirely to MyFax. > >We started running out of cell phone minutes not quite a year ago now after my >wife changed jobs (working from home), and we bought an Ooma system (uses your >Internet connection for calls -- we have this one: >http://www.amazon.com/ooma-Phone-System-Monthly-Service/dp/B001C1MGKI , >although there's now a newer model) that works quite well. Initially we just >used their "basic" services that are free, although she switched jobs again a >couple months ago and that new company reimburses her the $10/month for their >premium service that lets you do lots of fancy automatic call >routing/rejection, can be set to ring *multiple phone lines at the same time >(e.g., your cell and regular phone)* when someone dials your number, etc. >(Even with the basic services you already get web-accessible voicemail...) >It's really quite neat... > >We have the Ooma base unit plugged into a cheap Panasonic DECT cordless phone. > >One limitation is that sending and receiving FAXes is a bit dicey -- it >*usually* works, but since there's some fancy CODEC that compresses the audio >somewhat, occasionally the FAX machine ends up retrying several times before >it's successful. (Although before we had the Ooma we paid OneSuite.Com for >incoming FAX services... something like a month a month, I believe.) > >---Joel I Skype regularly plus use GoToMeeting extensively, so long distance is almost pass�. ...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 20:10 Hi Jim, "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:v19ar5lhdkps9nh0stsllro26lea10reb1(a)4ax.com... > Aha! So the Bluetooth link is short? Yes. There are a couple of different Bluetooth power specs, but the vast majority Bluetooth devices (like 99.9+% of all cell phones :-) ) spit out 10mW of RF which is supposed to translate into a link "up to 33 feet." In real-world usage, in an open area you often do get somewhat close to that, e.g., 20-25' or so. I expect most people with that Panasonic system either (1) leave their phone right next to the "basestation" or (2) if *cell* reception is weak there, leave it in the nearest window or whatever that does have good cell reception. And they probably leave it plugged in to its charger. The DECT handsets go much further -- certainly far enough to cover most any house up to a mini-mansion unless you have, e.g., foil-backed insulation or live in a concrete home with rebar. > I presently receive faxes via MyFax, but still sending via a > land-line. Looks like time to go entirely to MyFax. Yeah, in your situation that sounds like a pretty good plan. ---Joel
From: Martin Riddle on 1 Apr 2010 20:55
"Martin Riddle" <martin_rid(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:hp36iv$oiu$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > > "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> > wrote in message news:bni9r55ehpvfhi8o9nj9c5ptk1eqftima3(a)4ax.com... >> 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 > > Heres a bluetooth to POTS gateway: > <http://www.phonelabs.com/prd05.asp> > > Cheers > After reading some reviews, this Xlink maybe a better choice. Better support, firmware upgrades. <http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phone-and-smart/xtreme-technologies-xlink-cellular/4505-6448_7-32462813.html?tag=also> Cheers |