 cb14
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to MarkLT1
Re: [Equipment] Recommendations for home cordless phone system.If you want to go with analog I have good experience with 2 line v tech cordless phones. |
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 Almighty1
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San Francisco, CA |
How are the range on Vtech's and do their phones last long? I'm still using my Panasonic KX‑TG2740S 2 line cordless expandable system from the late 1990s with the Obi202. Heard Panasonic was better than Sony but not sure if Vtech is good or not. |
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cb14
join:2013-02-04
Miami Beach, FL |
cb14
Member
2017-Jul-3 10:16 pm
I have them for over 4 years. I had to change the battery once in both hand sets . My mother has a single line DECT V tech about the same time. No problems whatsoever.
The range is pretty good, covers easily the entire property( small lot and beyond. |
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Almighty1
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San Francisco, CA |
Cool, how big is the property in square ft are we talking about? MInes is actually 2.4Ghz and other than the battery, the Panasonic's are pretty good. I remember the VTech were identical to the AT&T's other than the brand name on the outside so VTech was probably the OEM. The only thing with VTech is that they don't have a battery backup which was something the Motorola flip cordless phone had in the base and something the current Panasonic's have but mines doesn't either. |
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 kevinds
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Calgary, AB |
kevinds
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2017-Jul-4 2:53 pm
said by Almighty1: The only thing with VTech is that they don't have a battery backup which was something the Motorola flip cordless phone had in the base and something the current Panasonic's have but mines doesn't either. I completely forgot about that.. Believe it was a vTech model that had that feature too. Propitiatory batteries, but they would swap between the handset and base.. Was also a 2-line phone.. That was years ago, but we had frequent power issues |
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Almighty1
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San Francisco, CA |
I was looking at the vTech site and their multi-line phones don't have the battery backup either. In any case, what's the best way to transfer the voice messages from the answering machine built into the phone to a digital file format and still sound original? |
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kevinds
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Calgary, AB
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kevinds
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2017-Jul-5 3:25 pm
said by Almighty1:what's the best way to transfer the voice messages from the answering machine built into the phone to a digital file format and still sound original? That is not something you want to do... Have your phone system just record the voicemail.. Unless you already have voicemails saved to your phone, that is asking for hurt  If you already have the voicemails you need to keep, I would use a smartphone to call and 'remotely retrieve" the voicemails, while recording the call. But yes, it is rare to see the battery in the base.. On the flip side.. Many phones are using standard AAA batteries instead of the special batteries |
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cb14
join:2013-02-04
Miami Beach, FL |
to Almighty1
The property size is less important than the type of construction and the location within. So a phone in a sturdy 40 floor high rise will most likely reach far less than a phone in a wood frame structure. I am in a CBS block structure with rebars . The phone is in the desk at the window in the second bedroom in front of the house, signal is great in the house and about 15 meters outside in the back, while going really far, about 100 m outside in the front. |
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Almighty1
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I meant existing voicemails already on the answering machine obviously so I can replace the phone with whatever I decide to buy. I never thought of the remote method and how would one record the call with a smartphone? The phone system is already on a Obi 202 using google voice so need to have it answer before google's voicemail picks up. |
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That's true about the structure. I am in a stucco single family residence and the Panasonic 2.4GHZ seems to reach pretty far, hopefully I don't lose it with the 1.9Ghz since the lower 1.9Ghz at a lower frequency is supposed to have a further range just like cell phones saturate better at 850Mhz than 1.9Ghz. |
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kevinds
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Calgary, AB |
to Almighty1
said by Almighty1: I never thought of the remote method and how would one record the call with a smartphone? The phone system is already on a Obi 202 using google voice so need to have it answer before google's voicemail picks up. That is basically it.. Set the ring count on your phone really low, 1 or two rings, then it will answer. Have to set a remote code, might need the phone manual  |
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to Almighty1
said by Almighty1:I don't lose it with the 1.9Ghz since the lower 1.9Ghz at a lower frequency is supposed to have a further range That is part of it.. There is also very little interference on the 1.9 band |
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Almighty1
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to kevinds
Thanks kevinds, but what do I need on the smartphone side to do the recording? |
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kevinds
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kevinds
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2017-Jul-8 6:54 pm
said by Almighty1:, but what do I need on the smartphone side to do the recording? That depends on which smart-phone you have.. There is usually a record-call available in some fashion, either in the base OS or with an application install (either for recording cellular calls or recording from a SIP client) |
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said by Almighty1:Thanks kevinds, but what do I need on the smartphone side to do the recording? Don't Obi ATAs have a call recording function in the web interface? You'd just have to call in to remote access the answering machine, then start call recording from the web interface. |
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kevinds
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kevinds
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2017-Jul-8 9:07 pm
I don't think so..?
Some of the VoIP providers do.. CallCentric has this ability I think (not necessarily for free on all packages) |
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bw5745
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2017-Jul-8 9:15 pm
I don't have an Obi, but isn't there a call recording button on the Call Status screen? You press the button and it records the active call via the web browser. |
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kevinds
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kevinds
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2017-Jul-8 10:23 pm
Not that I am aware of...? |
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bw5745
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2017-Jul-8 11:11 pm
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kevinds
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kevinds
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2017-Jul-8 11:15 pm
I stand corrected. Cool!
Anybody heard of an .au file before? lol |
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said by kevinds:I stand corrected. Cool!
Anybody heard of an .au file before? lol Yes, definitely, it started out as 8khz sampled 8 bit ulaw but evolved to tremendous capability now. Where did you see one? |
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kevinds
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kevinds
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2017-Jul-8 11:48 pm
What OBi records them as... From the above link.. |
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Almighty1
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San Francisco, CA |
to kevinds
Verizon LG G4 and Apple iPhone 6S Plus, don't think it's in the base OS but what apps would you recommend? |
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to kevinds
Yes, in the old days and I mean old days since I used to run the GUS (Gravis UltraSound) soundcard mailing list in the 1990s. |
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to bw5745
Never thought about that one but thanks for that idea and even finding out where it is! |
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