indoor cordless phones

[db9go]

What is the best cordless phones for around farm and house

 

[muppet]

Not a BT one! Says it can do however many meters, but in reality can't work upstairs as the wall in the way is too thick

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

How do these wifi phones work. Like Skype on a dedicated telephone with landline number

 

[nick...]

I got a couple of panasonic phones.works well for me
Nick...

 

[B&B Pig Man]

How do these wifi phones work. Like Skype on a dedicated telephone with landline number

Do you mean VOIP?
Voice Over Internet Protocol I belive.

I use it through a company called Vonage - can't fault it. Works exactly like Skype but without the pictures.

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

Do you mean VOIP?
Voice Over Internet Protocol I belive.

I use it through a company called Vonage - can't fault it. Works exactly like Skype but without the pictures.

Do you have an actual landline number for it.

Can you manage on broadband completely. Ie without a phone line?

I have 2 farms close together and one gets wireless broadband from the other

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

What is the best cordless phones for around farm and house

For cordless phones, anything using DECT technology should give the best range, clarity and battery life. I wouldn't recommend a cordless WiFI phone as It won't have as good a battery life compared to a DECT base station and handset.

There are some ruggedised versions out there as well but they will be quite expensive compared to your bog standard domestic type setup

 

[B&B Pig Man]

Do you have an actual landline number for it.

Can you manage on broadband completely. Ie without a phone line?

I have 2 farms close together and one gets wireless broadband from the other

You can 'attach' a landline number to it if you want - I didn't bother and just use the 03330 number that comes with it.
Mine is run without a telephone line - purely via wireless broadband via www.quickline.co.uk.

You just get a little box that plugs into your BB router, then you plug your phone into that.

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

Sounds like the vonage would work for me.