Those are nice systems. However, back in september, T-Mobile along with
Apple has there fancy new system whereby your cell phone service
switches to WiFi when the phone is connected to WiFi and then
automatically back to cell when it loses WiFi. In February, 2015, AT&T
and Sprint are supposed to roll out their versions of the same service.
Thus, a good Bluetooth headset along with your phone in the charger
should work just as well. My wife uses a $29 Bluetooth headset all
around the house with her cell in her pocket or on a counter with cell
service right now. When we get the WiFi service, will be even better. I
have 802.11 b/g/n floating around in the air in my house. Have not gone
to 802.11 ac yet. We charge our iPhones at night when sleeping.
Remember, this is an Apple thing, might not be available on an Android
phone, or maybe it has been for some time.
We cut our cord about 6-7 years ago. We wanted to keep the home number
that we have had since 1977. Went with a few of the Voip companies
(Lingo, Vonage, and another off brand which was really the best in
features) until we settled on Magicjack (least expensive of them all,
$20 a year plus $10 to keep our original number, still $30 is not bad,
they might even be more expensive now up another $10.) along with a
software feature that runs on my computer (thus the computer has to be
on 24/7) called Magic Features that allows me to add blocked numbers to
a list and some other nifty things. When those pesky telemarketers find
me, I add them and their calls go to a message that says the number has
been disconnected. Robo-dialers have no idea and just keep calling. But
for Magic Features to run, you have to have the Magicjack that plugs
into the computer, not the standalone version. My wife likes the
unlimited US and Canada calling. Anyhow, your needs and mileage may vary.
Just a thought and our experience.
73...bruce
On 1/2/2015 7:33 AM, Irv Smith via BVARC wrote:
Recently I bought an AT&T-labelled home telephone system that connects
via Bluetooth with our cellular phones -- so we can receive or place
calls on the latter from any of the cordless-phone extension handsets
that came with the new system. (Will be handy if we decide to "cut
the cord" on our landline phone line.)
I'm still working my way through the 148-pg instruction manual, but so
far am quite pleased with the new system. The audio quality via the
cordless handsets is much better than when holding the cellphones up
to our ear. When at home we recharge the cellphones adjacent to the
base unit to ensure good Bluetooth connectivity.
Thus *our former home cordless systems are surplus and free* to the
B-VARC'er with earliest timestamp on a reply to this email. There is
both a Uniden system bought from Radio Shack and a Panasonic system
bought from Fry's. Each has about 5 extensions and I actually was
using both simultaneously throughout the house. They worked
"reasonably well" although battery life is getting short on some of
the handsets.
If nothing else, the taker will get about a dozen wall warts to add to
the dozen or so already in the spare-parts box in most ham shacks!
If no takers on this free offer, everything probably will be dumped in
the Missouri City electronics-recycling event on January 10th . . .
73 de Irv KK5QQ
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