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Can you get a bluetooth land line phone? |
mr beeb
Joined: Jul 29, 2002
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Does anyone know if you can get a bluetooth landline phone and can suggest any manufacturers?
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pearl62
Joined: Feb 06, 2003
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I've not seen any yet. The general impression I get is that BT telephony is really meant to be integrated into the cellular handset so the land line could be used when near a BT base station. The cellular guys would really prefer you to use their network (obviously).
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pearl62
Joined: Feb 06, 2003
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DECT handsets are generally thought to be good enough anyway so why use Bluetooth?
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Zoidy
Joined: Jan 30, 2003
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Hi,
I saw a new phone recently which was landline with a built in dsl modem. I think it was WiFi and not Bluetooth though. I'll see if I can find it again.
Z.
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pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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Bluetooth is a patented product,with fees to pay to Ericsson & their associates, so there would have to be a very good reason for landline phone makers to incorporate it, when dect handsets do thep job fine. |
jplacson
Joined: Apr 21, 2002
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Ya, but it would be nice to be able to use just ONE handset for everything. Either use your BT headset at home, or your celfone as ur cordless phone.
That was the concept behind Ericsson's DECT/GSM phone the TH688. (I think that was the model anyway)
Speaking of DECT... does anyone know where I can buy an Ericsson DECT phone in Asia or online? |
TDBearCT
Joined: Feb 21, 2003
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This is what I have tried:
o SE T68i
o Jabra Freespeak BT200 w/ external Bluetooth adapter
o Headset Adapter Kit from Radio Shack
o Belkin/Tecom USB BT Dongle
The headset adapter allows the connection of a standard 2.5mm headset to the handset output of most home or office phones.
Connect the Jabra external Bluetooth adapter to the headset adapter.
With this configuration, you should be able to use the Jabra with all three devices-- the mobile phone, the office phone and your PC running VoIP.
Some caveats:
o The Freespeak will only pair with ONE DEVICE at a time, you would have to repair the device when you switch between phones.
o I have been unable to get the audio profile to work correctly between the Jabra and the Tecom, even using the latest patched drivers.
I returned all of this to Radio Shack after about 4 hours of playing with it-- the audio profile and repairing were showstoppers for me. I may try it again with another headset if I can find one with an external adapter that will pair with multiple devices. |
mr beeb
Joined: Jul 29, 2002
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All I want to be able to do is use ONE bluetooth headset for my land line AND my gsm cell phone. If either phone rings I want to be able to answer and speak via my bluetooth headset.
It's not rocket science but manufacturers seem slow to cotton on that there would be consumer demand for this. |
pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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Why bother just use the mobile for all your calls, i only have a "ladline" for 24hr internet hookup on pc, it hasn`t got a phone on it, i wouldn`t answer it anyway because it would only be some stupid telephone sales rubbish.
For a couple of years now i have used calling cards for all my calls, 2p of peak, 3.5p peak on my mobile using thee feephone number access system, the p800 & t68i both have excelent calling card menu systems making it as easy as just using phone book.
Perhaps you don`t get freephone numbers for free on your mobile in your country, i know some don`t ????
I am noticing more & more people not bothering with "Landlines" now days. |
TDBearCT
Joined: Feb 21, 2003
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All I want to be able to do is use ONE bluetooth headset for my land line AND my gsm cell phone. If either phone rings I want to be able to answer and speak via my bluetooth headset.
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That was what I was trying to accomplish, in a sense. I wanted one headset I could use to answer both phones (albeit by pressing the line button on my office phone). Doing VoIP over the PC would have been a nice-to-have.
If the Jabra was able to pair with more than one device, I would have had it. I may try the Plantronics headset, I'm using a corded one right now and it's my favorite.
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pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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Can`t you divert the landline phone your near to your mobile, wouldn`t that sort it out ?
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pearl62
Joined: Feb 06, 2003
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There are profiles designed for exactly what you are asking for...
I personally can't see why any cellular operator would want to support such a device however. They would prefer to have you always use their network.
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Posted: 2003-02-20 17:53
