What about (corded) speakerphones?
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Hi everyone,
I'm still debating about what to do for a house telephone. Right now we'reusing a normal corded phone, but it gets held to the head, and has an illuminated keypad, and of course the speaker has some electric and magnetic field, and the phone jack at the wall makes some AM radio noise. So, I'd prefer to find something else. I remember asking about corded phones some time ago on one of these lists; I can't find the messages anymore, but there was some talk about the big Panasonic corded phone Less EMF sells along with the air-tube headset, but I've forgotten what was said about it; it's also over eighty bucks, some people may not have liked that phone itself, and having read some reviews on that air tube headset, it seems the sound quality can be a bit sketchy/hard to hear or be heard. I do recall some saying to maybe look for older phones, but that can be hitand miss. A farm I was at last year found me an old corded phone (well intentioned, understanding my concerns) at a second hand shop, and this thinghad the most ridiculous magnetic and electric fields you could imagine. So what about using a corded speaker phone that you can turn up the volume on and sit well away from? I know I should look for a model which does *not* require an AC adapter, those transformer blocks should be avoided when possible; thus, something that gets all the power it needs from the phone line. Besides that though, what should I seek/avoid? The less features the better? Or can you all make any recommendations as to specific models you feel finewith/have taken measurements on with good sound to the listener and talker? Many thanks! R. |
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> Or can you all make any recommendations as to specific models you feel
> fine with/have taken measurements on with good sound to the listener > and talker? Our household demands both a speakerphone and Caller ID, which reduces the number of options, especially when it has to be a corded phone running on batteries. :-) Mostly we have some GE 2-line phones to satisfy that need, but if you don't need Caller ID, you probably have more options to choose from. Marc |
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hey R!
definitely stay away from anything higher than 2.4 gigahertz. i have an old panasonic cordless with that which i can still use comfortably on the speakerphone function. not saying this would be true of all here--it depends on how resistent you are, i think. i cannot tolerate anything higher, tho. ghc ;) --- On Sun, 6/7/09, rticleone <[hidden email]> wrote: From: rticleone <[hidden email]> Subject: [eSens] What about (corded) speakerphones? To: [hidden email] Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 10:57 AM Hi everyone, I'm still debating about what to do for a house telephone. Right now we're using a normal corded phone, but it gets held to the head, and has an illuminated keypad, and of course the speaker has some electric and magnetic field, and the phone jack at the wall makes some AM radio noise. So, I'd prefer to find something else. I remember asking about corded phones some time ago on one of these lists; I can't find the messages anymore, but there was some talk about the big Panasonic corded phone Less EMF sells along with the air-tube headset, but I've forgotten what was said about it; it's also over eighty bucks, some people may not have liked that phone itself, and having read some reviews on that air tube headset, it seems the sound quality can be a bit sketchy/hard to hear or be heard. I do recall some saying to maybe look for older phones, but that can be hitand miss. A farm I was at last year found me an old corded phone (well intentioned, understanding my concerns) at a second hand shop, and this thing had the most ridiculous magnetic and electric fields you could imagine. So what about using a corded speaker phone that you can turn up the volume on and sit well away from? I know I should look for a model which does *not* require an AC adapter, those transformer blocks should be avoided when possible; thus, something that gets all the power it needs from the phone line. Besides that though, what should I seek/avoid? The less features the better? Or can you all make any recommendations as to specific models you feel finewith/have taken measurements on with good sound to the listener and talker? Many thanks! R. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Yo, G...
I would avoid anything cordless at all; I'm looking around on Amazon at corded models right now...nothing is perfectly reviewed by everyone, but some look pretty good... Take care, R. --- On Sun, 6/7/09, Evie <[hidden email]> wrote: From: Evie <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [eSens] What about (corded) speakerphones? To: [hidden email] Received: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 4:44 PM hey R! definitely stay away from anything higher than 2.4 gigahertz. i have an old panasonic cordless with that which i can still use comfortably on the speakerphone function. not saying this would be true of all here--it depends on how resistent you are, i think. i cannot tolerate anything higher, tho. ghc ;) --- On Sun, 6/7/09, rticleone <rticleone@yahoo. ca> wrote: From: rticleone <rticleone@yahoo. ca> Subject: [eSens] What about (corded) speakerphones? To: eSens@yahoogroups. com Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 10:57 AM Hi everyone, I'm still debating about what to do for a house telephone. Right now we're using a normal corded phone, but it gets held to the head, and has an illuminated keypad, and of course the speaker has some electric and magnetic field, and the phone jack at the wall makes some AM radio noise. So, I'd prefer to find something else. I remember asking about corded phones some time ago on one of these lists; I can't find the messages anymore, but there was some talk about the big Panasonic corded phone Less EMF sells along with the air-tube headset, but I've forgotten what was said about it; it's also over eighty bucks, some people may not have liked that phone itself, and having read some reviews on that air tube headset, it seems the sound quality can be a bit sketchy/hard to hear or be heard. I do recall some saying to maybe look for older phones, but that can be hitand miss. A farm I was at last year found me an old corded phone (well intentioned, understanding my concerns) at a second hand shop, and this thing had the most ridiculous magnetic and electric fields you could imagine. So what about using a corded speaker phone that you can turn up the volume on and sit well away from? I know I should look for a model which does *not* require an AC adapter, those transformer blocks should be avoided when possible; thus, something that gets all the power it needs from the phone line. Besides that though, what should I seek/avoid? The less features the better? Or can you all make any recommendations as to specific models you feel finewith/have taken measurements on with good sound to the listener and talker? Many thanks! R. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________________________________________________________________ Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Argh, sorry, this wasn't meant to go to the group.
--- In [hidden email], "R. Ticle" <rticleone@...> wrote: > > Yo, G... > > I would avoid anything cordless at all; I'm looking around on Amazon at corded models right now...nothing is perfectly reviewed by everyone, but some look pretty good... > > Take care, > > R. > > --- On Sun, 6/7/09, Evie <evie15422@...> wrote: > > From: Evie <evie15422@...> > Subject: Re: [eSens] What about (corded) speakerphones? > To: [hidden email] > Received: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 4:44 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hey R! > > > > definitely stay away from anything higher than 2.4 gigahertz. i have an old panasonic cordless with that which i can still use comfortably on thespeakerphone function. not saying this would be true of all here--it depends on how resistent you are, i think. i cannot tolerate anything higher, tho. > > > > ghc ;) > > > > --- On Sun, 6/7/09, rticleone <rticleone@yahoo. ca> wrote: > > > > From: rticleone <rticleone@yahoo. ca> > > Subject: [eSens] What about (corded) speakerphones? > > To: eSens@yahoogroups. com > > Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 10:57 AM > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I'm still debating about what to do for a house telephone. Right now we're using a normal corded phone, but it gets held to the head, and has an illuminated keypad, and of course the speaker has some electric and magnetic field, and the phone jack at the wall makes some AM radio noise. So, I'd prefer to find something else. > > > > I remember asking about corded phones some time ago on one of these lists; I can't find the messages anymore, but there was some talk about the big Panasonic corded phone Less EMF sells along with the air-tube headset, but I've forgotten what was said about it; it's also over eighty bucks, some people may not have liked that phone itself, and having read some reviews on that air tube headset, it seems the sound quality can be a bit sketchy/hardto hear or be heard. > > > > I do recall some saying to maybe look for older phones, but that can be hit and miss. A farm I was at last year found me an old corded phone (well intentioned, understanding my concerns) at a second hand shop, and this thing had the most ridiculous magnetic and electric fields you could imagine. > > > > So what about using a corded speaker phone that you can turn up the volume on and sit well away from? > > > > I know I should look for a model which does *not* require an AC adapter, those transformer blocks should be avoided when possible; thus, something that gets all the power it needs from the phone line. > > > > Besides that though, what should I seek/avoid? The less features the better? > > > > Or can you all make any recommendations as to specific models you feel fine with/have taken measurements on with good sound to the listener and talker? > > > > Many thanks! > > > > R. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |
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no problem, R.
i wasn't suggesting a cordless, but when i went to check out phones for my new house, i couldn't find anything i thought would work! they don't have basic phones w/o all sorts of gadgetry added to them anymore (at least not where i was looking). good luck and please do share if you find one which works. d --- On Sun, 6/7/09, rticleone <[hidden email]> wrote: From: rticleone <[hidden email]> Subject: [eSens] Re: What about (corded) speakerphones? To: [hidden email] Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 1:57 PM Argh, sorry, this wasn't meant to go to the group. --- In eSens@yahoogroups. com, "R. Ticle" <rticleone@. ..> wrote: > > Yo, G... > > I would avoid anything cordless at all; I'm looking around on Amazon at corded models right now...nothing is perfectly reviewed by everyone, but some look pretty good... > > Take care, > > R. > > --- On Sun, 6/7/09, Evie <evie15422@. ..> wrote: > > From: Evie <evie15422@. ..> > Subject: Re: [eSens] What about (corded) speakerphones? > To: eSens@yahoogroups. com > Received: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 4:44 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hey R! > > > > definitely stay away from anything higher than 2.4 gigahertz. i have an old panasonic cordless with that which i can still use comfortably on thespeakerphone function. not saying this would be true of all here--it depends on how resistent you are, i think. i cannot tolerate anything higher, tho. > > > > ghc ;) > > > > --- On Sun, 6/7/09, rticleone <rticleone@yahoo. ca> wrote: > > > > From: rticleone <rticleone@yahoo. ca> > > Subject: [eSens] What about (corded) speakerphones? > > To: eSens@yahoogroups. com > > Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 10:57 AM > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I'm still debating about what to do for a house telephone. Right now we're using a normal corded phone, but it gets held to the head, and has an illuminated keypad, and of course the speaker has some electric and magnetic field, and the phone jack at the wall makes some AM radio noise. So, I'd prefer to find something else. > > > > I remember asking about corded phones some time ago on one of these lists; I can't find the messages anymore, but there was some talk about the big Panasonic corded phone Less EMF sells along with the air-tube headset, but I've forgotten what was said about it; it's also over eighty bucks, some people may not have liked that phone itself, and having read some reviews on that air tube headset, it seems the sound quality can be a bit sketchy/hardto hear or be heard. > > > > I do recall some saying to maybe look for older phones, but that can be hit and miss. A farm I was at last year found me an old corded phone (well intentioned, understanding my concerns) at a second hand shop, and this thing had the most ridiculous magnetic and electric fields you could imagine. > > > > So what about using a corded speaker phone that you can turn up the volume on and sit well away from? > > > > I know I should look for a model which does *not* require an AC adapter, those transformer blocks should be avoided when possible; thus, something that gets all the power it needs from the phone line. > > > > Besides that though, what should I seek/avoid? The less features the better? > > > > Or can you all make any recommendations as to specific models you feel fine with/have taken measurements on with good sound to the listener and talker? > > > > Many thanks! > > > > R. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ > Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers. yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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> they don't have basic phones w/o all sorts of gadgetry added to
> them anymore There are basic phones that you can buy online -- try looking for "hospitality phones" used for hotel rooms (manufacturers like Teledex, etc.). However, I think if one is looking for a speakerphone, hotel phones are not going to be powered by batteries -- they'll likely be powered by a DC transformer. I've bought speakerphones which are powered by AA batteries, made by GE and Panasonic. And if you can no longer find these new, you certainly can find people getting rid of used ones on eBay. Marc |
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thanks Marc,
yes, i was looking for a speakerphone without gadgets. wish they still made such a device! lol will try ebay. thanks again, d --- On Mon, 6/8/09, Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote: From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: What about (corded) speakerphones? To: [hidden email] Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 3:12 PM > they don't have basic phones w/o all sorts of gadgetry added to > them anymore There are basic phones that you can buy online -- try looking for "hospitality phones" used for hotel rooms (manufacturers like Teledex, etc.). However, I think if one is looking for a speakerphone, hotel phones are not going to be powered by batteries -- they'll likely be powered by a DC transformer. I've bought speakerphones which are powered by AA batteries, made by GE and Panasonic. And if you can no longer find these new, you certainly can find people getting rid of used ones on eBay. Marc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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> i wasn't suggesting a cordless, but when i went to check out phones for
> my new house, i couldn't find anything i thought would work! they don't > have basic phones w/o all sorts of gadgetry added to them anymore (at > least not where i was looking). Yes, looking at local stores is pretty futile. You need to look online. For example, here is a new speakerphone that runs on batteries: http://www.ahernstore.com/kx-ts105bk.html I have not tried this particular phone, so I cannot vouch for its tolerability. I do have a Panasonic speakerphone in my house that doesn't cause me any trouble, though. It goes through batteries pretty fast, but mine has Caller ID on it. Marc |
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thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, Marc!
exactly what i've been looking for (and i did look online w/o finding this one). di --- On Tue, 6/9/09, Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote: From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: What about (corded) speakerphones? To: [hidden email] Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 12:12 PM > i wasn't suggesting a cordless, but when i went to check out phones for > my new house, i couldn't find anything i thought would work! they don't > have basic phones w/o all sorts of gadgetry added to them anymore (at > least not where i was looking). Yes, looking at local stores is pretty futile. You need to look online. For example, here is a new speakerphone that runs on batteries: http://www.ahernsto re.com/kx- ts105bk.html I have not tried this particular phone, so I cannot vouch for its tolerability. I do have a Panasonic speakerphone in my house that doesn't cause me any trouble, though. It goes through batteries pretty fast, but mine has Caller ID on it. Marc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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> thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, Marc!
> > exactly what i've been looking for (and i did look online w/o finding > this one). You're welcome! That website has a lot of phones that might be suitable for people with ES. Most notably this one: http://www.ahernstore.com/golgee2805.html :-) Marc |
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