New cordlesss phone products - 2.4 GHz.
TOM BLACKWELL
1) Panasonic 2.4 GHz. digital spread spectrum cordless phone WITH caller ID, model no. KXTG2550B ($169.99 at Circuit City)
2) Casio multiple handset cordless system (frequency not mentioned in the ad) WITH caller ID, & 2 lines. Model no. MA 240 - the 'starter set' ($179.99 at Office Depot). Additional handsets MH-200 ($79.99 each at Office Depot). Expandable to 12 cordless handsets. Call transfer. 3 way conferencing.
Is there anyone here with experience with either of these new products?
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> There are 2 new cordless phone products shown in Dallas area newspaper
> ads today:
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> 1) Panasonic 2.4 GHz. digital spread spectrum cordless phone WITH
caller
> ID, model no. KXTG2550B ($169.99 at Circuit City)
> Is there anyone here with experience with either of these new
products?
The Pan 2550 is wonderful. I own one, and have sold lots of them.
Michael N. Marcus
AbleComm,Inc. - www.ablecomm.com -- biggest source of Panasonic phone
system info; discounts for do-it-yourselfers
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TOM BLACKWELL
mic...@ablecomm.com wrote:
> TOM BLACKWELL <ra...@airmail.net> wrote:
>
> > There are 2 new cordless phone products shown in Dallas area newspaper
> > ads today:
> >
> > 1) Panasonic 2.4 GHz. digital spread spectrum cordless phone WITH
> caller
> > ID, model no. KXTG2550B ($169.99 at Circuit City)
>
> > Is there anyone here with experience with either of these new
> products?
>
> The Pan 2550 is wonderful. I own one, and have sold lots of them.
>
They sold out at Fry's in Dallas this weekend. The shelf is empty. I
apparently has 2 antennas and uses 2.4 GHz. for one transmission and 900
MHz. for the other.
Can you use more than one handset with this system?
(Fry's does not yet carry the Casio - that appears to compete with the
Siemens.)
>
> Michael N. Marcus
> AbleComm,Inc. - www.ablecomm.com -- biggest source of Panasonic phone
> system info; discounts for do-it-yourselfers
>
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> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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Gerry High
considering the Siemens 2402 but since this was cheaper I decided to go with
the Casio. I basically am happy with it. Some things I've noticed:
a) the handsets sometimes don't ring on the first ring. However, I have a
non-wireless phone hooked up with a ringer so I can tell when the first ring
somes in.
b) can't transfer numbers from base to another base.
Perhaps the Siemens is a better phone; however, it seems that there were a
lot of negative posts about the 2420 and I think the 2402 is basically the
same unit without the answering machine. Let me know if you have other
questions.
Gerry
TOM BLACKWELL <ra...@airmail.net> wrote in message
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There are 2 new cordless phone products shown in Dallas area newspaper ads
today:
1) Panasonic 2.4 GHz. digital spread spectrum cordless phone WITH caller ID,
model no. KXTG2550B ($169.99 at Circuit City)
2) Casio multiple handset cordless system (frequency not mentioned in the
ad) WITH caller ID, & 2 lines. Model no. MA 240 - the 'starter set'
($179.99 at Office Depot). Additional handsets MH-200 ($79.99 each at
Office Depot). Expandable to 12 cordless handsets. Call transfer. 3 way
conferencing.
Is there anyone here with experience with either of these new products?
Terry King
Older phones give me about 300 feet outdoors, almost
far enough to the other end of the garden.
What actual range have you seen with these?? I assume
the base unit has to be in a favorable inside location for decent
outdoor range...
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Terry King ...In The Woods In Vermont
Robert.
If you are looking for extended range, we offer a new cordless phone system
that has over a 5 mile range (line of sight) and can operate through 11
floors in an office building. This system allows for 9 cordless handsets,
Caller ID, intercom calls, call transfer, back lit display, vibration for
incoming calls, etc.
But one unique feature of this system is that the handsets can be used away
from the base unit as a 2 way radio with digital encryption to maintain
privacy. The same range is achieved between 2 cordless handsets (without
the base station) because the handset's power output is 630 mW. The product
was designed for a business with warehouse activity where workers could
converse with each other using the 2-way radio feature, but they could also
access an outside telephone line to make a call or receive a call. While
the product was designed for this purpose, some homeowners have found it
useful because you can roam around your block and still be within range of
the base station to receive a call, and when you go to the park, amusement
park, hiking, etc. you can use the handsets as 2-way radios. What sets them
apart from the popular 2-way radios you see in stores is that it uses a
different band (industrial) and it uses the same digital encryption (i.e. no
one else can eavesdrop) that it would use when using phones to make phone
calls. We have a picture of the product and a full feature list on our web
site at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rciautomation/p32.htm
We also carry the Siemens Gigaset products which are also very nice. It is
still the only cordless telephone system to operate fully at 2.4 Ghz. While
using a higher frequency doesn't necessarily mean that it achieves greater
range, there is less interference on that frequency which is an advantage.
If you have any questions on either of these products, please visit our web
site or send me an e-mail.
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Terry King <tk...@together.net> wrote in message
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Dan Lanciani
| Terry,
|
| If you are looking for extended range, we offer a new cordless phone system
| that has over a 5 mile range (line of sight) and can operate through 11
| floors in an office building. This system allows for 9 cordless handsets,
| Caller ID, intercom calls, call transfer, back lit display, vibration for
| incoming calls, etc.
[Assuming you are talking about the EnGenius.]
Do you happen to know how to tell a handset to pick up a specific base in
a multi-base/multi-line configuration?
Dan Lanciani
ddl@danlan.*com
Stephen Cramp
>
>If you are looking for extended range, we offer a new cordless phone system
>that has over a 5 mile range (line of sight) and can operate through 11
>floors in an office building. This system allows for 9 cordless handsets,
>Caller ID, intercom calls, call transfer, back lit display, vibration for
>incoming calls, etc.
Is this the Siemens SOHO pseudo-PBX system that uses wireless
handsets? If so I tried one of these and took it back. It was terrible
as far as reception on the handsets and trying to set it up for 2
lines was a pain. I never did figure out how to select which outgoing
line I wanted to use for making a call from a handset.
Steve
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See our Web site for TCP/IP controls, demos and samples
Robert.
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "pick up" in your question so I'm
going to address both answering a ringing line, and selecting a line to make
an outbound call. To do this you must first register the handsets with both
base stations.
If you are using multiple base stations (for multiple phone lines), and want
to select a specific line out, Intercom the base station you would like to
access. For example, if you want to make an outbound call on Line 2 that is
connected to base station 2, press Intercom 02. If you want to access Line
1 that is connected to base station 2, press Intercom 01. If you don't care
which line you are dialing out on, the handset will search both base
stations for an available line if you press the Phone key.
If you set up your handset to accept incoming calls, you will be able to
answer incoming calls from either base station (i.e. Line 1 and 2).
Dan Lanciani <ddl@danlan.*com> wrote in message
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> In article <%xBw3.80$iy....@newsr1.san.rr.com>,
rciaut...@compuserve.com (Robert.) writes:
> | Terry,
> |
> | If you are looking for extended range, we offer a new cordless phone
system
> | that has over a 5 mile range (line of sight) and can operate through 11
> | floors in an office building. This system allows for 9 cordless
handsets,
> | Caller ID, intercom calls, call transfer, back lit display, vibration
for
> | incoming calls, etc.
>
Robert.
The product I mentioned in this post is not the Siemens Gigaset. However,
the Gigaset has very good range and voice quality depending on where the
base station is placed. I have found if you place it away from computers,
televisions, microwave ovens and other potentially interfering devices, it
works great. We offer an external antenna that can be placed up to 30 feet
from the base station. This can help because you can place the external
antenna away from an interfering device, or at a higher location in your
home or office. Another thing that helps is to turn up the volume a little
bit. The volume adjustment is made by accessing the menu. Some customers
have reported the default volume to be too low. You can really increase the
volume if necessary.
This product has so many user selectable and customizable features, they are
organized in menus and submenus. Some features are unique to a particular
handset and some are global features that apply to the entire system. It
takes a little time to go though the menus to find all these features and
adjust them to suit your needs. This is not a problem with other cordless
products because they simply don't allow the customization that Siemens
allows. It's nice to have the ability to customize a feature though. Once
you go through the customization process, you really shouldn't have to do it
anymore unless you want to change a feature.
Stephen Cramp <step...@dolphinsys.com> wrote in message
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> >Terry,
> >
> >If you are looking for extended range, we offer a new cordless phone
system
> >that has over a 5 mile range (line of sight) and can operate through 11
> >floors in an office building. This system allows for 9 cordless
handsets,
> >Caller ID, intercom calls, call transfer, back lit display, vibration for
> >incoming calls, etc.
>
Dan Lanciani
| I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "pick up" in your question so I'm
| going to address both answering a ringing line, and selecting a line to make
| an outbound call.
I was asking about the latter, but the former is interesting as well.
| If you are using multiple base stations (for multiple phone lines), and want
| to select a specific line out, Intercom the base station you would like to
| access. For example, if you want to make an outbound call on Line 2 that is
| connected to base station 2, press Intercom 02. If you want to access Line
| 1 that is connected to base station 2, press Intercom 01.
Ah, I was afraid it was something like that. If I'm interpreting this
correctly, you have to place an intercom call to the base you want (causing
the ringer to sound if enabled), end that call, and then rely on the handset's
affinity for the last base used when you hit "PHONE" to actually make the call.
(There doesn't seem to be any way go from intercom to call-out without ending
the intercom call.) Presumably if something happens to busy the base you wanted
between the time you make the intercom call and the time you place the real call
you can still get another base by mistake. I was kind of hoping there would be
a more direct way to select a base.
| If you set up your handset to accept incoming calls, you will be able to
| answer incoming calls from either base station (i.e. Line 1 and 2).
Assume that line 1 is ringing but you don't want to answer it and instead want
to place an outgoing call on line 2. Is this possible?
The impression I get is that the EnGenius was designed with the intention
that the multiple lines connected to multiple bases are essentially equivalent
(as in a hunt group) such that you don't really care which one you pick up in
most cases. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with this (and I generally
like the phone) but I'm trying to decide whether it makes sense to get a
second base for a second line as opposed to putting some sort of switching
device ahead of the existing base.
Dan Lanciani
ddl@danlan.*com
Dan Lanciani
| > Assume that line 1 is ringing but you don't want to answer it and instead
| want
| > to place an outgoing call on line 2. Is this possible?
|
| Yes. You would follow the same procedure. Just ignore the incoming call and
| Intercom base 2 to access line 2 for your outgoing call.
Are you absolutely sure about this? On my phone, pressing the intercom
button while the phone is ringing answers the incoming call without even
giving you the opportunity to enter an extension/base number.
Dan Lanciani
ddl@danlan.*com
Robert.
I have not tested this myself and am relying on input from the manufacturer.
If this is an important feature for your and persuades you to purchase an
additional base unit I can spend some additional time with the manufacturer
confirming this.
Dan Lanciani <ddl@danlan.*com> wrote in message
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Dan Lanciani
| Dan,
|
| I have not tested this myself and am relying on input from the manufacturer.
| If this is an important feature for your and persuades you to purchase an
| additional base unit I can spend some additional time with the manufacturer
| confirming this.
As I mentioned, I'm trying to decide between additional bases and some
sort of KSU in front of the single base. At the moment I'm leaning
towards the KSU solution because it really seems that multi-line operations
with multiple bases range from awkward to impossible. So if you find out
for sure then I'd certainly be interested. Can you just try it yourself?
Dan Lanciani
ddl@danlan.*com
Robert.
I presently do not have a unit set up to test this function myself. I will
let you know how it works when I get the opportunity to test it.
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