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From: arens@hpai03.isi.edu (Yigal Arens)
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Subject: Re: Long-range cordless phones? (> 2000 feet)
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Date: 16 Oct 89 18:44:04 GMT
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In article <330@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu>,
pjd@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Peter J. Dotzauer) writes:
> Most cordless phones are advertised as having a range of 700 to 1000 feet
> (under good circumstances). Are there any that have a considerably larger
> range, such as 2000 to 3000 feet. That would make them much more useful.

I'd be happy just to find one that actually provided the advertised
range, or anything barely approaching it.  I've owned several cordless
phones over the past few years and I've found that their effective
range is about 1/10 of what the manufacturers claim, i.e. no more than
100ft.  This is for speech.  The phone will ring ok over a much
greater distance -- but that isn't of any use if you can hardly hear
the other party, is it?

Has anyone ever used a cordless phone that provided decent sound
quality beyond 100ft?

Yigal Arens
USC/ISI
arens@isi.edu