Hey everyone,

I know they exist, I just don't know which one to buy. Basically, I am looking for a cordless phone that has one base (ie. one connection to the phone jack) and then the ability to add more handsets.

For example:

Plug in base to the phone jack and power in one room

Plug in seperate handset JUST to the power in another room, so the phone charges there, but is receiving the phone signal from room 1.

Does this make sense?

I have been looking at a couple, just wondering if anyone has this (in their homes or office) and what you have/like about it!

Here is a link to one I'm considering:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=58356&item=5731137996&rd=1#ebayphotohosting

I tried that exact phone, but had some trouble with reception--namely it not always connecting to the base signal. I ended up in the end going with a Uniden. One receiver/base and three extensions. Love it!

Would you mind connecting me to a link of the phone you've got??? :)

I absolutely LOVE my Panasonic! It is Model KX-TG2740.

This (http://uniden.com/product.cfm?product=TRU8885-2) is pretty close to the one I have. I don't see my exact phone listed, but picked it up at Staples.

plantronics

Plantronics is top of the line in my opinion. You will pay a pretty penny for it most of the time. More office geared than home office/home geared.

We use the A T&T 5840 Digital Cordless (w/Answering System, equipped for Caller ID & Call Waiting)

* New 5.8GHz DSS Technology
* Digital Spread-Spectrum Frequency-Hopping Technology
* Expandable System (add up to five additional handsets)
* Lighted Keypad
* Speakerphones in Handset and Base

Haven't had a problem with it. We've got 3 handsets and are getting a 4th. Works great with Vonage too.

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About 2 weeks ago I bought that panasonic with three handsets.

Basestation - Handset
Bedroom Handset wiht alarm clock
Computer room handset, basic charger.

Thing will work about a block away from the house and absolutely no dropout around a rack of 16 scsi based servers.

Rock solid phones, love em =)

I have the one version lower then that one at home and love it. We have 3 expansion handsets and they all work great. Panasonic makes great phones. I highly recommend it.

We use Siemens here - they have been great until their batteries wore out (about 6 years). Now all the batteries we use - well they only seem to give the handset about an hour of talk time

Our old Siemens 2.4GHz units only lasted a couple years, batteries were a problem for us with these too.

Now I have a Motorola base with three 5.8 GHz handsets and couldnt be happier with them. No problems at all with great sound, battery life, and range.

About 2 weeks ago I bought that panasonic with three handsets.

Basestation - Handset
Bedroom Handset wiht alarm clock
Computer room handset, basic charger.

Thing will work about a block away from the house and absolutely no dropout around a rack of 16 scsi based servers.

Rock solid phones, love em =)


In the first two weeks you will LOVE these phones.

When you're like me and got them over a year ago... and all the batteries are useless despite our best efforts to keep them cycled. There isn't much that makes my family more angry then when we try to pick up the phones, and the battery goes from showing full charge to the phone completely dying.

We went to a basic 2-line multiple phone vTech system, had it for 3 months, and although we don't know about the battery situations, its working fine for now.

If you haven't had them for a whole year's time (and more) you haven't seen the downside.

I frankly prefer corded phones... No battery issues, improved experience with Cisco IP phones. :D

Outpost.com (Fry's Electronics) sale for this week:

http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=op:mfe111204&sku=4243314

That's a heck of deal...and if it weren't for the warranty "maybe" not being valid in Canada, I'd already have it on the way :)

Thanks though. And thanks for everyone's help. I've got some shopping to do now :D

I didn't know about the Canada warranty thing but I see that on the website. Maybe you could e-mail Outpost and find out if that applies. It says "some manufacturers" so you never know.

That's the phone system that my dad has and he loves it. (I think he spent a lot more than that for it, though. Hehe.)

Steer clear of 2.4GHz if you are running WiFi. Bad mojo.

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I haven't had a problem with it whatsoever. In fact, everyone that I know with both 2.4 GHz phones and WIFI haven't had problems either. That was a big concern and speculation in the beginning, but nothing to really worry about now.

Since the 802.11 wireless band has 12 channels, you can have the WIFI on one end and the phone system on another. I actually have two separate WIFI networks in the house, as well as the wireless phone system, and have no problems at all.

I had a lot of problems with it. Maybe it was just my system (Panasonic) but when I moved to the AT&T 5.8GHz it all cleared up.

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I have the Panasonic KX-TG2740 and it has been nothing but smooth sailing. I was walk to the mailbox and back with perfect reception (it gets fuzzy around the firehydrant :)).

You may have just had a lemon or a bad model; who knows.

Actually WiFI and 2.4 ghz are not necessairily a bad combo.. Depends on the phone. Another thing to be carefule about (if you live in a metro area) is to find out if your phone uses any sort of keyed encryption.