Recommendations for Best Cordless phone (merged)

Pikeyp

Help .. any telephony engineers around here?

A strange thing happened earlier this week when my Philips cordless phone packed up for no apparent reason!
I assumed that the phone itself was at fault and replaced it with another cordless .. this time a older BT model .. but that wouldn't connect either.
So out came an old Tevion (re-branded Binatone) corded and that works fine!!
I've done the usual checks .. both handset batteries are charged up nicely, all the cables seem to be fine etc etc .. but the cordless phones still refuse to connect!

I've had a search around for similar reports .. and the only clues I've found suggest that the cordless design depends on a certain voltage from the phone line (not the mains) to operate the wireless transmitter/receiver .. and that all the rain we've had has in some way affected these voltage rails.

Does anyone around here know more about this? .. Is this possible? .. it would be nice to know for sure!

Thanks for any insights folks!

ps .. I also asked this question over at the cable forum.

lamorna25

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement aerial for the base unit of the Bt Freestyle 1025 1+1 .I knocked it on the floor and the aerial snapped off

Heinz

No disrespect but isn't that an analogue phone? They're inherently insecure (anyone with a cheap radio scanner can listen in) and, frankly, vastly inferior to today's DECT cordless phones.

Why not take a chance buying the DECT equivalent on ebay? They're not that expensive any more.

tappet_rattle

I am looking for a new phone for the house, I want a twin digital cordless.Not that fussed about an answer machine, Any recomendations? Battery life, range and sound quality are a must. Thanks all:beer:

pampam

Hi everyone.

I would like to buy my Aunt a new cordless phone for Christmas.

She is a little hard of hearing. She hears the phone ring but struggles to hear people talking. Her hearing isn't bad enough to have a phone for the deaf.
Can anyone recommend a phone with good clarity. Preferably with 3 handsets and that doesn't interfere with wireless internet connection.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks
Pam

Buzby

pampam wrote: »

Preferably with 3 handsets and that doesn't interfere with wireless internet connection.

WiFi uses the same block of frequencies as DECT cordless, this won't mean her calls are overheard on the Internet, but there will be range issues where the two base stations may interfere and have an impact on reliability.

I'd suggest if she's the only person in the home, 3 handsets may be an overkill, as I know my mum just couldn't get to grips with the two she had and couldn't find either! The secret was to use one, and have it on a lanyard round her neck. This meant it was always with her, and if there was an emergency her phone was always to hand!

Heinz

Buzby wrote: »

WiFi uses the same block of frequencies as DECT cordless

Not so.

Although the USA used to have some cordless telephone frequency allocations in the 2.4GHz band - as is used by today's routers - they've now changed to a DECT system with a frequency allocation between 1920-1930MHz.

The UK and Europe have never used 2.4GHz for cordless telephony (although video senders share the band) and, in fact, still use the original DECT frequency allocation of 1880-1900MHz.

Buzby

Afraid not.

I was trying to keep it simple, as it wasn't germaine to the OP request - the ETSI DECT Standard which has been used for the last 6 years provides for service between 2010 to 2025 MHz, whilst this does not directly clash with 2.4 MHz Wi-Fi, it has a direct impact of the propagation of both, which in real terms means dropped speech on DECT of various degrees of seriousness, to reduced throughput on the wireless link on WiFi.

tappet_rattle

PANASONIC KX-TG 7323 EG TRIO CORDLESS PHONE

these are getting good reviews, I'm thinking of buying the twin set for my self. They may be cheaper on amazon.

pampam

Many thanks to all who reolied to my post.
Very helpful
Kind regards
pam