I don't think I'd buy a cordless for just for this feature, but if I'm going to get a cordless phone anyway, I could see where this feature might be something I'd want to have.
On 04/09/12 00:12, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi Shelley, Andy and others, > > You wouldn't be able to use your iPhone to make another call while you are > talking on the cordless and if the call came in on your iPhone. That would > be like talking on a Bluetooth headset and using the iPhone itself to make > another call. The call is still on your iPhone and is using up airtime, the > cordless phone is nothing but a Bluetooth handset in this case. It's like > those cordless phones you can get which in addition to being connected to > your landline are also connected to your router and allow you to answer and > make Skype calls. > > As for your question, Tara, in my opinion there is no real advantage in such > phones except that you can leave your iPhone lying around or plug it in and > still walk around while you make a call or answer a call. I'd rather keep my > iPhone in my pocket or on my belt, that way I can answer a call just the > same, I can use SIRI to make a call, quickly set a timer when I'm in the > kitchen or immediately get an incoming text message. Maybe Shelley can > answer this, but I doubt you can listen to a text message on the cordless > phone and I'm not sure if you can activate SIRI with it. I haven't had a > landline at my house for 3 years or so and find it very convenient. One > other thing to keep in mind with so many wireless devices nowadays is that > the more you have the greater the chance for the various signals to > interfere with each other. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
