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| Thread ID: 86540 | 2008-01-20 08:56:00 | Answer phone/machine | Neil McC (178) | PC World Chat |
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| 632110 | 2008-01-20 08:56:00 | I'm giving up Telecom's Call Minder now we're on broadband, so has anyone any suggestions for a good brand, either including phone or not. Also good remote access would be desired, just for the odd occasion we're away. | Neil McC (178) | ||
| 632111 | 2008-01-20 18:58:00 | The Uniden Wdect phones are pretty good. Like These phones (search.dse.co.nz 713&site=&w=wdect&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Go) Theyre wireless, have a do not disturb button (When you dont want to be disturbed). Remote access. Digital Answerphone (so doesnt use tape). Supports caller ID, if you have it. Address book, so you can add phone #'s to it. And all you need is a power plug. You can plug them in wherever you want. As long as youre in range, you can dial out. Only thing is, if you have a power cut you cant use it. You'll have to keep a normal phone nearby. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 632112 | 2008-01-20 19:04:00 | Uniden, Panasonic, VTech are all fine. With Wireless products coming ever more popular I would advise if you get a Phone/Answerphone combo to go with a 5.8Gb frequency. I had some interference problems with my 2.4Gb phones and my wireless stuff. SkyTV can also be affected by a 2.4Gb wireless phone as I found out the hard way. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 632113 | 2008-01-20 19:12:00 | Uniden, Panasonic, VTech are all fine . With Wireless products coming ever more popular I would advise if you get a Phone/Answerphone combo to go with a 5 . 8Gb frequency . Thats true . Altho the one here is similar to the 1st one in the link I gave (except I've got 2 not 3) . But I dont have Sky, or have wireless enabled on the router . But when I had the wireless USB adapters (before I had broadband), it was fine . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 632114 | 2008-01-20 19:18:00 | I have a Doro stand alone answerphone and 4 * Panasonic 5.8 phones now. The Doro is ok but there is probably better out these. I did look at the latest Panasonic combo answerphone and 3 handset phone but a few months ago when i was looking it had not quite been released in NZ, I think it came out here about Sep/Oct last year. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 632115 | 2008-01-20 20:00:00 | The Uniden Wdect phones are pretty good . Like These phones ( . dse . co . nz/search . php?sessionid=479397a800a7990a2740c0a87f330" target="_blank">search . dse . co . nz 713&site=&w=wdect&submit . x=0&submit . y=0&submit=Go) The first ones in that link are what we have . Does the job very well . They are now nearly half the price we paid though - ouch! :( |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 632116 | 2008-01-20 20:48:00 | We are only getting 5 . 8GHz+ phones here now . . . but I have a very old 400MHz unit that I can use almost all over the neighborhood . . . the higher freq ones poop out when the wind gets too high for the signal to punch thru . I dunnow . . the high freq stuff doesn't seem to cut it well . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 632117 | 2008-01-21 01:17:00 | Don't feel too upset SJ, your ahead of us in a lot of other technology and even more so prices of most technology:-) | Bantu (52) | ||
| 632118 | 2008-01-21 06:42:00 | But do any of the above record a second incoming call when you are on the phone? - that is the advantage of Call Minder. | decibel (11645) | ||
| 632119 | 2008-01-21 07:31:00 | We are only getting 5.8GHz+ phones here now...but I have a very old 400MHz unit that I can use almost all over the neighborhood...the higher freq ones poop out when the wind gets too high for the signal to punch thru. I dunnow..the high freq stuff doesn't seem to cut it well. Ahah. There is a knack to using those UHF phones in a strong wind. Because of the higher frequency, the wave length of the transmitted signal is pretty short. When used in the calm weather-mode (Antenna uppermost, at head height for a standard adult) the signals encounter stronger winds for the top part of the signal, due to the increasing wind speed with height above ground level. The lower part of the signal is in relatively calmer air since it is nearer to the ground. This causes some of the message to be delayed relative to the rest. So, if you have a head wind, the high notes are arriving after the low notes, and your message sounds like txt speak. In extreme cases you will get the answer before you ask the question. Fortunately for us, in Wellington they have done some extensive testing of this phenomenon under some pretty frisky breezes. The answer appears to be disarmingly simple. Hold the phone right at ground level, and the wind speed is low enough to have a minimal effect. (Ostriches and politicians do this more or less by reflex.) There is one proviso, do not use this technique while crossing the road. Probably a bit risky in some suburbs of San Francisco too. |
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