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Saturday, August 4, 2007

cordless phone with voip service

One of the inconveniences of using a voip service like iTalkBB is the wiring of phone lines in home. Almost all houses or apartments are already wired up for conventional phone lines with jack available in every room. But for voip phones, you pretty much have only one phone jack, most likely being next to your cable/dsl modem. The easiest way to set up multiple phones is to use expandable cordless phone. In my case, I got the PANASONIC KX-TG1031 phone for ~$80 at costco a few weeks ago. It comes with 4 handsets and an all-digital answering system, all having caller ID (which iTalkBB supports). Simply put one handset in each room and you can forget about all the wiring problem. There are other brands and models of phones, and typically in the price range of $20-$100. When you shop for those, I would recommend emphasis on two features:

(a) DECT 6.0: which is a newer technology for base-handset communication. It is more network friendly (less interference with wireless network), and has increased clarity, enhanced security and wider range.
(b) expandability: how many handsets can be added to the same system. My phone can support up to 6 handsets; some phones have just one base and one handset. You need to find the one that match your need.

My experience with PANASONIC KX-TG1031 is quite happy. I'm very impressed by the battery performance -- it goes 10+ hours talk time at one charge, much better than my previous phone that beeps (at low battery) all the time... Highly recommended.

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