Looking for help re finding a cordless phone

14 years ago

Our cordless phone finally went belly up. We have a land line in the bedroom, but it's nice to have the cordless in the TV room.

We want a basic cordless phone.

Just one cordless phone, not a gaggle of them where you can put one in every room.

We do not need one with an answering machine.

We do want one that we can turn all the way off, so we won't hear it ring.

I found one at Target online, called an accessory handset. Would that mean an accessory to our landline, or an accessory to other "like" phones by the same manufacturer? I get all tied up with semantics and such sometimes!

We no longer get Consumer Reports, so cannot look things up unless we go to the new (crowded, difficult to park) library. Ratings of different phones on amazon showed lots of problems with the battery recharging.

Any help would be much appreciated! Our budget is $25 or less.

Smiles,

Sooz

Here is a link that might be useful: Maybe this phone?

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lindac
14 years ago
That phone is an extra hand set for a phone you already have.
See the link....for a phone with one hand set.

Here is a link that might be useful: phone
sooz
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14 years ago
Thanks, Linda! You ROCK!!!

Smiles,
Sooz
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dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
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$25 is OK for a single station wireless phone.

You will still need to hard wire to a phone jack for that station, but the phone will be wireless. For the use of the phone in only one room, wired or wireless pnone may not make that much difference. You will also need to be near a power outlet for the phone to work. A wired phone will not need power.

Best to go to a store and try out to see if you like how the phone handles, sound quality, and looks.

Don't worry too much about the battery, it can be replaced very easily. They are not expensive. You can get them on eBay or Radio Shack.

Look for the ones which use Li-ion bastteries. They last longer.

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sushipup1
14 years ago
"Don't worry too much about the battery, it can be replaced very easily. They are not expensive. You can get them on eBay or Radio Shack. "

That's a PITA.

Look for a Panasonic. Ours have lasted many many years with NO battery replacement. VTech and Uniden were the worst. Before I got the Panasonic about 12 years ago, we tried the other brands. Both had batteries that needed replacement after a year. The Panasonics have never needed new batteries
lindac
14 years ago
I have a Uniden...the "base station" also is an answering machine and it has an auxillary charging station. Originally the plan was to have one phone upstairs....but the signal didn't carry that far from the base station, so I got another one station cordless ( a basic $9.99 WalMart special) for upstairs and keep ont of the handsets for the other phone...wherever...in the kitchen, by the computer, on the deck...and switch out when it needs recharging.

Well eventually the batteries stopped holding a charge for more than an hour....so I priced out new phones....would cost about $60 for the similar unit....but new batteries cost about $8 each. While that's a lot to spend for a $10 phone, it's not for what I have....so for less than $20 I refurbished my phones.
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
14 years ago
Most cordless phone batteries are simple plug/unplug a few seconds of no-tools work

eBay sells a ton of them starting at $2.00, shipping included.

ni-cad batteries do not hold charges that well, li-ion batteries and ni-mh batteries are much better.

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sushipup1
14 years ago
But phones that work for 12 years without any battery problems/replacement are the best, wouldn't you agree?
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
14 years ago
Posted by sushipup "But phones that work for 12 years without any battery problems/replacement are the best, wouldn't you agree? "

Of course I agree.

However, when it comes to the science of rechargeable batteries, it may not be that simple.

Battery life for nicad batteries is dependent on the user's operating habits.

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This condition does not apply to the other two battery types I have mentioned.

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lindac
14 years ago
Mine didn't work for all of 12 years with out new batteries....but easily 8 years.
The difference in sound quality of a "good" phone is very noticable. I have 6 phones, 4 cordless and two wired ones....that will work when the electricity goes out.
A couple of those cordless are El-Cheap-o kinds....and don't sound very good....but for the basement and in the solarium, they are fine.

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