Cordless phones - 5.8Ghz?

[LuNoTiCK]

Originally posted by: Antoneo

Originally posted by: dr150
<snip>As far as co-existing with wireless computing, if the phone is within a body's length of the laptop, it'll knock the signal out.

Distance was unimpressive, but it was the sound quality that really turned me off compared to the 2.4 ghz.
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Why would the 5.8Ghz signal interfere with wlan (802.11b/g) when the phone is placed near the laptop? Unless you were talking about 802.11a, I don't see how this is possible. 😕

I heard that there are many so called 5.8ghz phones which only claim to be 5.8ghz. They are only 5.8ghz 1 way, but the other way they are 2.4. I'm not sure how true it is, but thats what I heard.

 

[0roo0roo]

yea i remember reading about that somewhere too. 5.8 one way, 2.4 the other. rather convoluted sh*t.

 

[Slickone]

Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK

Originally posted by: Antoneo

Originally posted by: dr150
<snip>As far as co-existing with wireless computing, if the phone is within a body's length of the laptop, it'll knock the signal out.

Distance was unimpressive, but it was the sound quality that really turned me off compared to the 2.4 ghz.
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Why would the 5.8Ghz signal interfere with wlan (802.11b/g) when the phone is placed near the laptop? Unless you were talking about 802.11a, I don't see how this is possible. 😕

I heard that there are many so called 5.8ghz phones which only claim to be 5.8ghz. They are only 5.8ghz 1 way, but the other way they are 2.4. I'm not sure how true it is, but thats what I heard.

Uniden's FAQ says:
Q: Does Uniden&AElig;s 5.8Ghz cordless phones truly transmit and receive at 5.8GHz?
A: Yes. The Uniden 5.8 is the only cordless phone truly transmitting and receiving in the 5.8GHz frequency band.

Also, the 2.4 Vtech I have says it will not interfere with WLAN.


RossMAN, the $180 phone at the costo link above (TRU8885-3) isn't the same one you saw for $99 is it?
Uniden's front page says their 5.8's are DSS, even though the product pages only say Digital (as do specs on Amazon, etc). Also neither Amazon or even Uniden's website show the 3 handset model, only the 2. It does say the TRU8885-2 has "Memory location transfer between handsets" which is nice and something people have been complaining about not having in reviews. Also the New Message Waiting Indicator is something I like. And the DirectLink Mode might be useful (act as two way radios without using the base).
Uniden's FAQ must be out of date since it says you can't intercom, yet it has the DirectLink mode, plus the product page says you can have 4-Way Conferencing so surely you could intercom. FAQ also says you can add a max of 2 handsets, yet product page says 10.

 

[Slickone]

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[DarkAssassin]

I personally own Vtech phones and from my experience, the batterie life suck, even after new ones are bought and replaced. the phones suck the battery life out like nothing.

 

[codeyf]

Originally posted by: redly1
Its not really a 5.8Ghz phone, it's a 900Mhz phone overclocked to 1450Mhz with a quad piped FSB

hahahaha

 

[RossMAN]

Slickone - We're going to CostCo soon and I'll write down their SKU and model number for you.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: cRazYdood
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Originally posted by: Thegonagle
I still believe that 900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum (DSS) is the best. The key here is the DSS. DSS phones eat the regular digital and cheap analog phones alive. (I think that DSS phones are allowed to transmit at a higher power level than analog and standard digital phones.) It's just too bad nobody seems to make 900 MHz DSS phones anymore. Whether you get a 2.4 or a 5.8 GHz cordless phone, make sure it's a DSS model, and you should be happy with its range.

In my experience, I agree. My sprint 900mhz (I think it's a rebadged uniden) is the best phone I've used. I like it better than my uniden or my panasonic 2.4ghz phones. It's range is just as long too.[/quote]

Exactly. THey've put a lot of $$ into making 5.8Ghz's range so long, but the fact remains that THE PROPERTIES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM states that the 900mhz pohne will be be able to travel farther before attenuation sets in.....I have the same phone love it. Cheap as hell $40

IF they invested money into 900 mzh DSS technology, they would be far greater..inf fact however, how many people REALLY go 200yards fro the base station..the percentage is few....therefore marketing can have their way with "voice quality"

 

[kag]

Originally posted by: Thegonagle
I still believe that 900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum (DSS) is the best. The key here is the DSS. DSS phones eat the regular digital and cheap analog phones alive. (I think that DSS phones are allowed to transmit at a higher power level than analog and standard digital phones.) It's just too bad nobody seems to make 900 MHz DSS phones anymore. Whether you get a 2.4 or a 5.8 GHz cordless phone, make sure it's a DSS model, and you should be happy with its range.

I've had my Panasonic SP-9001 (900Mhz DSS) since 2.5 years now and it's great. Most people see 2.4Ghz and they think it's better just because it's bigger. They end up buying analog or "semi" digital (regular digital) ones... but my SP-9001 is a lot better than those cheapos.

 

[RossMAN]

We were at CostCo a few days ago and I checked out the Uniden cordless phones for you.

Unfortunately I was wrong on the price they had the Uniden 2.4Ghz for $99.99 (not the 5.8), the 5.8GHz was $179.99

Both came with 3 handsets and 3 recharging handset cradles.

 

[Howard]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006OAK2/qid=1082832864/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-5455225-1806227?v=glance&amp;s=electronics