Phone advice needed

Sorry to be on topic - no politics etc. in this post.

Need advice as to a phone to buy - thought of maybe a two set Uniden
brand, or Panasonic.

One for downstairs, one for upstairs.

Any advice (polite) please?

John Phillips wrote:
> Sorry to be on topic - no politics etc. in this post.
>
> Need advice as to a phone to buy - thought of maybe a two set Uniden
> brand, or Panasonic.
>
> One for downstairs, one for upstairs.

Are you referring to cordless or mobile phones?



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John Phillips <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote:

> Sorry to be on topic - no politics etc. in this post.

Looks like you arent anyway, this is for mobile phones, looks like you
should have posted to aus.comms if you want to discussed cordless phones.

> Need advice as to a phone to buy - thought of
> maybe a two set Uniden brand, or Panasonic.

> One for downstairs, one for upstairs.

> Any advice (polite) please?

I've never had any regrets with my panasonics,
but they are quite a way from the latest model now.

They arent the most intuitive designs around user interface wise,
particularly on basic stuff like an incoming call when you are already
on a previous call etc, and I've just recently discovered that you cant
do stuff as basic as delete the entire phone book from a handset,
you have to manually delete them one at a time, stupid approach.
But I dont know of any brand that does it any better, not that I have
tried very many alternatives.

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:29:15 +1100 Simon Templar <usenet@vk3xem.net>
wrote:

> Are you referring to cordless or mobile phones?

Cordless.

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:36:41 +1100 "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've never had any regrets with my panasonics,
> but they are quite a way from the latest model now.

Thanks Roddles.

Any particular technical specs. better than others?

I suppose they would still need an ADSL filter if ADSL is installed as
well?

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:36:41 +1100 "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've never had any regrets with my panasonics,
> but they are quite a way from the latest model now.

Thanks Roddles.

Any particular specifications better than others?

I suppose an ADSL filter is required if ADSL installed?

John Phillips <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>> I've never had any regrets with my panasonics,
>> but they are quite a way from the latest model now.

> Thanks Roddles.

> Any particular technical specs. better than others?

I havent tried anything except DECTs myself.

> I suppose they would still need an ADSL filter if ADSL is installed as well?

Nope, my panasonics appear to have the adsl filter built in.

"Simon Templar" <usenet@vk3xem.net> wrote in message
news:5s6egbF17efeqU1@mid.individual.net...
> John Phillips wrote:
>> Sorry to be on topic - no politics etc. in this post.
>>
>> Need advice as to a phone to buy - thought of maybe a two set Uniden
>> brand, or Panasonic.
>>
>> One for downstairs, one for upstairs.
>
> Are you referring to cordless or mobile phones?

Moron

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:16:08 GMT Tom N <tomn@tom.n> wrote:

> If you have a wireless computer network (or might get one) then you
> should preferably avoid 2.4GHz band phones. DECT is not 2.4GHz but
> WDECT is. Some phones operate on 5.8 GHz IIRC.

Thanks for the heads up!

Tom N wrote...

> If you have a wireless computer network (or might get one) then you
> should preferably avoid 2.4GHz band phones. DECT is not 2.4GHz but
> WDECT is. Some phones operate on 5.8 GHz IIRC.

About 3 years ago we bought a 5.8ghz "Gigarange Supreme" Panasonic cordless
system consisting of the base unit with its own cordless handset and one
satelite cordless. We've since added two more cordless sets to the system, the
last one having gotten it off Ebay from some guy in the US because Panasonic no
longer sells them here.. For that we needed a plug in charger pack as the
supplied one was 110v. Got one from Tandy.

Anyway, the phones have worked brilliantly and faultlessly ever since. They have
various handy features including the ability to transfer or copy phonebook
contents to the other phones, voice enhanced ringer (it speaks the number or the
programmed name or the caller ID detail "private caller", "overseas", etc..

Missus also has a headset that she uses to yak to her sister while she's baking
or whatever which plugs into an earphone socket.

Base set and handsets have hands free operation too.

The base unit has a 3 mailbox message bank answering machine system so you can
have one for the parents, one for the kids, etc.

Unfortunately they no longer make this particular model. The newer ones don't
seem to have the same features and don't appear to be as ergonomic.