[Guest_possum11_*]

Apologies, I have posted this in the country/rural forum also, hoping to find a fast solution:

My mum and dad have a 40 acre farm, and their Omni Longranger phone blew up recently when lightning struck their electricity pole. This phone used to work pretty much all over the farm, as long as you were facing the direction of the house. It would at least beep to let you know there was an incoming call, and you had time to walk a little closer to the house to receive it.

Apparently Omni have gone out of business, and so far they have tried 2 Panasonic phones as replacements - a TG2551 2.4GHz which didn't work past the house garden and a KXTG5230ALM 5.8Ghz which was better but still won't work further than about 300-400m away.

So, I would love to know what you have found to be the best long range cordless phone. And what to avoid like the plague!

thanks so much in advance

[chky_cel]

Panasonic and Phillips founds haven't worked that well for me in the past.

We've just bought some new Doro phones and that's worked without any interference at all, though we haven't tried it on as large a distance. The Panasonic never let me go into the next room before it started to go bad.

The Doro will beep to let you know the phone is ringing and you're out of range too, or beep when you're on a call and gives you a minute or so to get back into range before it loses the call.

HTH

[Ryloe]

Hi,

We have a new uniden phone which from memory reaches at least a kilometre, and is just fantastic, with lots of great features. Sorry I can help with the actula model, but its silver and black/grey with answering machine etc etc, sorry probably wasnt much help

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[bubbas]

We have Uniden and it was been working fine for at least 6 years! My parents and parents-in-law both had Panasonic and and they didn't last long at all - less than 2 years. Some problems we found with panasonic - battery problems (either faulty or runs flat very quickly), continuious beeping like low battery, even though it's just been charged, handset playing up etc.

[*Why*]

we have a uniden sytem model ds805 900mghz - base and 3 hadnsets - and it's been nothing but trouble. ONly had it 2 years and half the handsets and the handsfree base just don't work or do funny things. Maybe it's just this model. We have a Doro set from Target on layby. The main base and 4 handsets for only $180, half the regular price. Hope they aren't cheap cos they're dodgy. Specials are on now in the catalogue.
Cheers,
Helen

[Guest_Scorpio_*]

Can't help with the range/country question, but just thought I'd mention that we have the panasonic digital $400 deal and I hate it. They operate on the same frequency as wireless networking, and despite having broadband, the network drops out when we are on the phone. Kind of defeats the purpose of broadband a bit.
K

[tapz]

Hi

I have had a uniden cordless for about 5 years now and it is still going strong. It's one of the basic models and and doesn't really work that great when there are a few walls in between the handset and the arial. However it's using the same battery I had when I bought it and I have never bothered to let it run flat and then re-charge.

My brother has an expensive Panasonic model and has had alot of problems with it's battery - and it's only 2 years old. A with a Telstra model also mentioned that the Telstra handsets are not that brilliant.

[more than just M...]

From memory (I worked at Harvey Normal Before Bubs), Panasonic and Uniden are supposed to be the best. One does have a 1km length, but that is the best. If they have a shed with power out from the main house they could get an extender. It is a bit of trial and error.
There are phones that run on 2.4gz (same as alot of networking and cordless devices) and 5.8gz. But some people find analogue goes further. Remember though that analogue phones can be tapped easier. :mad:

Brooke

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DF 26
DD 31-12-04 (Klippel-trenaunay Syndrome)

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