Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bellcore!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: rruxc!wws@bellcore.bellcore.com (W W Scott) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: My Wife & a cordless phone Message-ID: Date: 1 Jun 89 16:55:12 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Organization: Bell Communications Research Lines: 26 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 184, message 6 of 11 In article , 940se@mather1.af.mil (Pete Brown) writes: > >From: Blake Farenthold > >Subject: My Wife & a cordless phone > > > ... (deleted stuff)... > > >Any tips on what to look for? What to stay away from? Basicaly I'm not > >overly worried about price, I just want one that sounds good. We bought a Southwestern Bell Freedom Phone 1700 in January '88 and have been very pleased with it. The batteries are user-replaceable, it has 10 user-selectable channels, user-selectable security codes, a speaker phone on the base, you can dial from the base or the handset, and you can store up to 10 numbers in the handset for auto-dialing. I had a problem with interference from a baby monitor, so I just changed to a different channel and haven't had a problem since. The antenna is replaceable also. But to avoid having to replace a broken one, just go to Radio Shack and get a flexible antenna for about $5. That has saved me a lot of grief. My mom and both sisters have had lots of problems with the older ATT phones - the 4400 series. They give false rings, are prone to interference and they cut out a lot. Avoid them at all costs. Wayne Scott