I am very happy with my old talk about by motorolla, I thought I killed it with water but it still prevails and has the best reception of any phone I have tried. But, unfortunately they do not make this model anymore, go figure. christy ----- Original Message ----- From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <cajun@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 8:40 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Phones > I have a 900 mhz and a 2.4. My older 900 mhz is a sony. My BIG complaint with > it, and it is probably just that phone, it changes frequency's itself, and every > time (often) that it changes frequency's, it blocks the sound ! > > my 2.4 is nice. It's a uniden. I got it at Costco. They had a set up of 2 > phones. One in just a cradle that could be plugged in anywhere. The only problem > with it, is that my microwave - when it is running, causes static on the line. I > have no problems with it and our Linksey's 2.4 wireless router. It also came > with a built in answering machine. I have a couple of cheap v-tech. they are > horrible. Sound quality is horendous. > Cris > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cajun > To: PCTechTalk > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 5:28 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Phones > > > My 11 year old Sony cordless got zapped in the storm last night when the > electricity went out at my house (I wasn't home) and I'd like some opinions on a > replacement. The Spread Spectrum Frequency Hopping feature for privacy on the > newer digital 2.4 and 5.8 GHz phones appeals to me, But I have read that these > digital phones simply do not have the sound clarity that an analog 900 Mhz has. > I read one review where a guy wrote in and said the sound was bad on both ends > of his conversation when using the 2.4 Ghz digital cordless, and the person he > was speaking to claimed to hear a low-level humming that went away as soon as he > switched to the 900 MHz analog phone. I've also read that the 2.4 and 5.8 Ghz > phones can interfere with a home network. > Any and all comments are welcome on any aspect of these phones. Please direct > emails to me privately (cajun@xxxxxxxxx) as well as the list since I receive the > digest and don't want to wait to hear comments. I need to do something pretty > quick. : ) > > ) > ( > [_]? dj > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk