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Dolchas
Guest
Greetings all!
I have a Uniden 900mz cordless phone that I always thought was pretty
mediocre (and the battery holds almost no charge nowadays), so I
figured I'd upgrade to a 2.4 ghz Panasonic that I saw at Costco for a
good price. The nice thing about this package is that it came with
three handsets and the promise of an intercom function; this intercom
function is a key feature for me because I live in a three story house
and am tired of yelling across floors.
When I got the 2.4 ghz system home, I found it interfered with my
Lorex transmitter device that sends signals from one TV to another on
2.4 ghz frequency. So I figured maybe I'll try moving up to a 5.8 ghz
system, but as I started to research things, I read that:
(a) Some (many? all?) 5.8 ghz systems transmit partly on 2.4 ghz and
partly on 5.8 ghz, in which case I would still expect interference;and
(b) higher frequency units are more likely to be obstructed by objects
as opposed to lower freq units like my 900 mz units. I have to be
able go through walls and floors whilst communicating between handset
and base, and handset to handset (for the intercom function) -- will I
have problems with this at 5.8 ghz?
Costco has a good price on a Uniden 5.8 ghz phone which also has three
handsets (I am not presently confident about whether or not it has the
intercom function). Does anyone know if this Uniden phone utilizes
2.4 ghz freqs in any way? Also, does anyone know if, like the
Panasonic, it has a handset-to-handset interocom function? Am I
likely to have problems communicating through floors and walls with a
5.8 ghz system? How is Uniden as a brand?
Should I just stay in the 20th century rather than leap into the 21st?
If so, are there any decent 900 mz cordless phone systems with three
handsets and an intercom feature?
Any recommendations at all are much appreciated!
Chuck
I have a Uniden 900mz cordless phone that I always thought was pretty
mediocre (and the battery holds almost no charge nowadays), so I
figured I'd upgrade to a 2.4 ghz Panasonic that I saw at Costco for a
good price. The nice thing about this package is that it came with
three handsets and the promise of an intercom function; this intercom
function is a key feature for me because I live in a three story house
and am tired of yelling across floors.
When I got the 2.4 ghz system home, I found it interfered with my
Lorex transmitter device that sends signals from one TV to another on
2.4 ghz frequency. So I figured maybe I'll try moving up to a 5.8 ghz
system, but as I started to research things, I read that:
(a) Some (many? all?) 5.8 ghz systems transmit partly on 2.4 ghz and
partly on 5.8 ghz, in which case I would still expect interference;and
(b) higher frequency units are more likely to be obstructed by objects
as opposed to lower freq units like my 900 mz units. I have to be
able go through walls and floors whilst communicating between handset
and base, and handset to handset (for the intercom function) -- will I
have problems with this at 5.8 ghz?
Costco has a good price on a Uniden 5.8 ghz phone which also has three
handsets (I am not presently confident about whether or not it has the
intercom function). Does anyone know if this Uniden phone utilizes
2.4 ghz freqs in any way? Also, does anyone know if, like the
Panasonic, it has a handset-to-handset interocom function? Am I
likely to have problems communicating through floors and walls with a
5.8 ghz system? How is Uniden as a brand?
Should I just stay in the 20th century rather than leap into the 21st?
If so, are there any decent 900 mz cordless phone systems with three
handsets and an intercom feature?
Any recommendations at all are much appreciated!
Chuck