Two-line cordless phone recommendations

dwallbaum · 11-03-2009, 05:18 PM

Gentlefolk;

Definitely NOT e-book related,but I need some info from some literate techno-geeks.

Our venerable Uniden 900Mhz wireless phones are biting the dust. Super range, love the phones. We are out in the country, and we need the range of these phones.

Of course, anything that works well, by some law, is no longer made. So I can't find 900 Mhz phones anymore.

Apparently, next on the list is the DECT phones, but I haven't found any info on the anticipated range of these units... and reviews I have found fall into: 1) perfect, phone works well within my bedroom, or 2) Useless, the phones spontaneously turn off and have no talk time.

Neither of these types of comments either shed light on the issues or reassure me enough to pull the trigger.

Requirements: 2-line, two cordless handset (expandable to a third is optional), superior range - 300 meters or so would be reasonable.

I got an AT&T 5.8 Ghz phone, and it was useless.. couldn't even use that from the office to the kitchen (down one floor and 30 meters away), and failed completely outside the house.

So, Im cursing old, but very usable technology no longer being available, and being replaced by new, but useless technology.

Did I say I love my Kindle? Who needs books??

Thx!

Don
dwallbaum@aol.com

Sonist · 11-04-2009, 02:07 AM

Here is a suggestion:

Keep one landline.
Cancel the other.
Sign up (if in in the US) for something like Phone.com (I personally like them)
Get a dual phone (one landline+one VOIP line) like the S675IP
Set it up.
Enjoy life and read wise books.

P.S. 300 meters is a fairly unreasonable requirement for a consumer phone (unless you live over a body of water.) If you get 200 feet, you should be happy....

dwallbaum · 11-04-2009, 08:11 AM

Yeah... VOIP not an option for us... no cable or DSL in the area. Going thru satellite broadband, which is not suitable for phones.

Soo.. while my quest continues,Im going to see if getting new handset batteries for the current phones will do anything to solve my problems. Cheap place to start, at any rate.

Don

Sweetpea · 11-04-2009, 08:46 AM

I've got a Siemens Gigaset dect phone. The battery life is about a week (runs on 2 heavy duty AA batteries) after about 5 years still. I've never had any problems with it, and while I haven't ever tried it out over a distance of 200m, I do know I have perfect reception when I'm in the back of the garden. Even in our old house, which was heavily insulated, we had perfect reception outside. They do claim a 300m range outside. The set we have can have 6 units connected.

When we bought our first set, we found out a lot of stores use it as well (everywhere we came and a phone rang, we recognized the ringtone

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11-03-2009, 05:18 PM	#1
dwallbaum Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 77 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle2	Two-line cordless phone recommendations Gentlefolk; Definitely NOT e-book related,but I need some info from some literate techno-geeks. Our venerable Uniden 900Mhz wireless phones are biting the dust. Super range, love the phones. We are out in the country, and we need the range of these phones. Of course, anything that works well, by some law, is no longer made. So I can't find 900 Mhz phones anymore. Apparently, next on the list is the DECT phones, but I haven't found any info on the anticipated range of these units... and reviews I have found fall into: 1) perfect, phone works well within my bedroom, or 2) Useless, the phones spontaneously turn off and have no talk time. Neither of these types of comments either shed light on the issues or reassure me enough to pull the trigger. Requirements: 2-line, two cordless handset (expandable to a third is optional), superior range - 300 meters or so would be reasonable. I got an AT&T 5.8 Ghz phone, and it was useless.. couldn't even use that from the office to the kitchen (down one floor and 30 meters away), and failed completely outside the house. So, Im cursing old, but very usable technology no longer being available, and being replaced by new, but useless technology. Did I say I love my Kindle? Who needs books?? Thx! Don dwallbaum@aol.com

11-04-2009, 02:07 AM	#2
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	Here is a suggestion: Keep one landline. Cancel the other. Sign up (if in in the US) for something like Phone.com (I personally like them) Get a dual phone (one landline+one VOIP line) like the S675IP Set it up. Enjoy life and read wise books. P.S. 300 meters is a fairly unreasonable requirement for a consumer phone (unless you live over a body of water.) If you get 200 feet, you should be happy.... Last edited by Sonist; 11-04-2009 at 02:14 AM.

11-04-2009, 08:11 AM	#3
dwallbaum Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 77 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle2	Yeah... VOIP not an option for us... no cable or DSL in the area. Going thru satellite broadband, which is not suitable for phones. Soo.. while my quest continues,Im going to see if getting new handset batteries for the current phones will do anything to solve my problems. Cheap place to start, at any rate. Don

11-04-2009, 08:46 AM	#4
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I've got a Siemens Gigaset dect phone. The battery life is about a week (runs on 2 heavy duty AA batteries) after about 5 years still. I've never had any problems with it, and while I haven't ever tried it out over a distance of 200m, I do know I have perfect reception when I'm in the back of the garden. Even in our old house, which was heavily insulated, we had perfect reception outside. They do claim a 300m range outside. The set we have can have 6 units connected. When we bought our first set, we found out a lot of stores use it as well (everywhere we came and a phone rang, we recognized the ringtone )

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