Bluetooth and landlines
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From: Frequently frozen MN
Bluetooth and landlines
Hi,
Some time ago, I was looking for a landline phone that worked with a bluetooth earpiece -- made sense to me. I wanted it so that I could wander around while I was waiting for my "very important call" to be answered by "the next available operator".
There basically don't seem to be any. I found:
1. phones that will take bluetooth ( or something) from your cell-- so that you can leave your cell in a good reception spot.
2. A (discontinued ) phone that worked with bluetooth -- on incoming only!
I finally found a Motorola that has an earpiece-- but it's some other standard. It works OK, but it's big and it flops around.
Just wondering why,
hj
ps: I would just take the portable with me, except that they all have so many buttons You can't keep them in a pocket/case without switching to some mystery mode.
Some time ago, I was looking for a landline phone that worked with a bluetooth earpiece -- made sense to me. I wanted it so that I could wander around while I was waiting for my "very important call" to be answered by "the next available operator".
There basically don't seem to be any. I found:
1. phones that will take bluetooth ( or something) from your cell-- so that you can leave your cell in a good reception spot.
2. A (discontinued ) phone that worked with bluetooth -- on incoming only!
I finally found a Motorola that has an earpiece-- but it's some other standard. It works OK, but it's big and it flops around.
Just wondering why,
hj
ps: I would just take the portable with me, except that they all have so many buttons You can't keep them in a pocket/case without switching to some mystery mode.
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I'm guessing more people who've adopted all that BlueTooth technology can't fathom the idea of anyone having a land line these days. Imagine the horror: actually have to be in just one place to receive those imaginary life-altering calls that can only be handled by just one person! 
Sometime in the near future I'll have to drink the Kool-Aid and get with the BlueTooth nonsense. Going to upgrade my stereo to a Kenwood model that includes BlueTooth capability and know it would be helpful answering cell calls when driving from job-to-job.
I'll NEVER give up the land line though--always have some sort of contact with the big, cruel world outside!
Sometime in the near future I'll have to drink the Kool-Aid and get with the BlueTooth nonsense. Going to upgrade my stereo to a Kenwood model that includes BlueTooth capability and know it would be helpful answering cell calls when driving from job-to-job.
I'll NEVER give up the land line though--always have some sort of contact with the big, cruel world outside!
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I don't want a land line due to the fact that it's mostly some type of telemarketing calling you. I haven't had a need for one for 6yrs now, saved a bit of $$$ too without one. We still have a line for the fax though..
As far as the bluetooth thing, I like it, wife hates it. It is the law here in IL in the car though.
As far as the bluetooth thing, I like it, wife hates it. It is the law here in IL in the car though.
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There are BT/landline options out there. I have a Panasonic set(KX TG 7745)that will connect to my cel through BT to receive cel calls on the landline handsets. A BT headset can be linked to the base unit, so you can receive calls without carrying a handset on you. The BT radios are adequate and can reach further than the average 30' while keeping a stable connection. They can also be used as "cellphone routers" connecting to the cellphone and using its service to send/receive calls without any land line service at all. They also make great intercoms as any individual handset can be identified and called from another. All that for about $100. They work great.
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Thanks for the thought william_etc, but I don't think that's quite it.
I don't want to hook my cel to my landline at all. I want to use an earpiece with my landline so that I can roam around while I'm waiting for customer service or whatever.
I have solved the problem, but NOT with bluetooth. Motorola makes a phone that includes a wireless earpiece, and it has far greater range than BT.
Only problem is that the earpiece is relatively large and heavy, and doesn't feel particularly secure. Oh well
Thanks again,
hj
I don't want to hook my cel to my landline at all. I want to use an earpiece with my landline so that I can roam around while I'm waiting for customer service or whatever.
I have solved the problem, but NOT with bluetooth. Motorola makes a phone that includes a wireless earpiece, and it has far greater range than BT.
Only problem is that the earpiece is relatively large and heavy, and doesn't feel particularly secure. Oh well
Thanks again,
hj
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