Pro & Cons on Cordless Telephone Headsets????

[Lorenzo & Katrina Baldwin]

Hello everyone....I hate to intrude but I'm doing some research on the
cordless telephone headset. Would you all please take a moment and reply
with some pros and cons on cordless telephone headset?

Thanks,
L & K

[Raj Singh]

The biggest pro is you don't have to learn the code to operate it. The
cons is it range is very limited, seem to run FM only
Happy New Year
Raj

[Rich Wall]

The pros are the obvious freedom of a cordless headset.

The cons are great, in my opinion.

1)You can be listened to by other cordless phones, scanners, baby
monitors and other devices. This results in no privacy.

2) If you live in an appartment or densely populated community, you can
hear other handsets or headsets using the same frequency or channel you
are on.

3) The batteries in the cordless unit can die with little or no notice.
Nicad batteries have a fast "drop-off" and the time spent off the
charger is limited.

4) In some cases other handsets or headsets can capture your base unit's
dial tone and dial out on your line. This problem has been resolved with
the newer models using security codes.

These problems become more evident in apartment dwellings where the
chances of other having a cordless close to yours is strong.

I hope this helps you with your concerns.

Rich

[james o'brien]

hello from Jim in Atlanta. All previous points correct,I've got some
experience with those too. I have found that the 900 mhz that use
spreadspectrum encryption work real well. You can be on hf running a k
with no rfi. The range is great,has the same charecteristics as our band
close by. Can be monitored,but they have to work for it! In my opinion
worth the expense. Good Luck KD4CDB