Guest guest Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 I also do a great deal of work on the telephone, and, until recently, was able to dial the phone independently. Of late I have gotten a little weaker and the buttons on my phone have gotten somewhat sticky. Over the years I've had pretty good success with various Panasonic cordless phones. They make a unit that has multiple handsets, so if one goes dead, you can grab another. In terms of a replacement, I have been experimenting with the Google phone feature. At first I couldn't get it configured, but I kept trying and eventually got it working quite well. For some reason, recently it has decided not to work again. After I upgraded a few different programs, I will tackle getting the Google phone to work well again. T.K. Small > > Hey everyone, > > Our home phone crapped out on us and we¹re on the hunt for a new one, but > having trouble. can¹t push the buttons on most phones, so easy > buttons are a must. She also works over the phone and needs to wear a > headset since she can¹t hold the phone to her ear for an hour, but most of > the home phones at Target and Best Buy don¹t have headset jacks anymore, not > sure why. > > We found out that the Bluetooth function on some home phones just means you > can link it to your cell phone, but since we need to regularly record work > conversations the cell phone option is out. > > Anyone know of a good landline phone that would work for us? I can run all > over creation looking, but I thought I¹d run it past you folks first. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Hey T.K., Yeah, we¹ve gone through Panasonic after Panasonic and they¹ve worked well enough, though they have only lasted about one year lately. But even these phones are coming out with no headset jacks, leaving us stumped. By Google phone feature, do you mean an Android smart phone? Or is there something else that I¹m unaware of? ~Tyler On 8/20/11 4:14 PM, " teek11201 " <thomas.small@...> wrote: > > > > > > I also do a great deal of work on the telephone, and, until recently, was able > to dial the phone independently. Of late I have gotten a little weaker and > the buttons on my phone have gotten somewhat sticky. Over the years I've had > pretty good success with various Panasonic cordless phones. They make a unit > that has multiple handsets, so if one goes dead, you can grab another. > > In terms of a replacement, I have been experimenting with the Google phone > feature. At first I couldn't get it configured, but I kept trying and > eventually got it working quite well. For some reason, recently it has > decided not to work again. After I upgraded a few different programs, I will > tackle getting the Google phone to work well again. > > T.K. Small > > >> > >> > Hey everyone, >> > >> > Our home phone crapped out on us and we¹re on the hunt for a new one, but >> > having trouble. can¹t push the buttons on most phones, so easy >> > buttons are a must. She also works over the phone and needs to wear a >> > headset since she can¹t hold the phone to her ear for an hour, but most of >> > the home phones at Target and Best Buy don¹t have headset jacks anymore, >> not >> > sure why. >> > >> > We found out that the Bluetooth function on some home phones just means you >> > can link it to your cell phone, but since we need to regularly record work >> > conversations the cell phone option is out. >> > >> > Anyone know of a good landline phone that would work for us? I can run all >> > over creation looking, but I thought I¹d run it past you folks first. >> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 My parents usually buy Uniden phones for the house that have headset jacks. I checked online and they sell a few headset comparable phones (http://goo.gl/otKGX) and quite a few headsets as well. I can't say how easy the buttons are though, almost all buttons are tough for me so it's hard for me to judge. I think they bought the last phone from walmart.com & Ivy- service dog extraordinaire www.k94life.org On 8/20/2011 3:04 PM, Tyler wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > Our home phone crapped out on us and we¹re on the hunt for a new one, but > having trouble. can¹t push the buttons on most phones, so easy > buttons are a must. She also works over the phone and needs to wear a > headset since she can¹t hold the phone to her ear for an hour, but most of > the home phones at Target and Best Buy don¹t have headset jacks > anymore, not > sure why. > > We found out that the Bluetooth function on some home phones just > means you > can link it to your cell phone, but since we need to regularly record work > conversations the cell phone option is out. > > Anyone know of a good landline phone that would work for us? I can run all > over creation looking, but I thought I¹d run it past you folks first. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Hello Tyler, By Google phone, I mean the telephonic capabilities that are present on the Google website. Basically after you register, one can make telephone calls using the computer. After you open the program, there is a little phone dialer that pops up. I use a desktop microphone and listen to the conversation through the speakers. But I am pretty sure you could get a wireless headphone/microphone that would work. Let me know if this helps. T.K. Small > > Hey T.K., > > Yeah, we¹ve gone through Panasonic after Panasonic and they¹ve worked well > enough, though they have only lasted about one year lately. But even these > phones are coming out with no headset jacks, leaving us stumped. > > By Google phone feature, do you mean an Android smart phone? Or is there > something else that I¹m unaware of? > > ~Tyler > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 hi. i use this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plantronics-C65-cordless-DECT-headset/dp/B00069YILW but there are others. i can manage the buttons on my panasonic, so i can dial out, but you do need to be where the master DECT is plugged in, as the range isn't great. there are a lot of other models/makes that can work with most phones, with handset lifter options for corded versions. sorry for uk pricing, amazon won't let me visit .com only .co.uk! good luck. gina > > Hey everyone, > > Our home phone crapped out on us and we¹re on the hunt for a new one, but > having trouble. can¹t push the buttons on most phones, so easy > buttons are a must. She also works over the phone and needs to wear a > headset since she can¹t hold the phone to her ear for an hour, but most of > the home phones at Target and Best Buy don¹t have headset jacks anymore, not > sure why. > > We found out that the Bluetooth function on some home phones just means you > can link it to your cell phone, but since we need to regularly record work > conversations the cell phone option is out. > > Anyone know of a good landline phone that would work for us? I can run all > over creation looking, but I thought I¹d run it past you folks first. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 found you this, it seems a good idea if you can still move your fingers a little. i am struggling now, so am always on the look out. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/the-10-best-ho\ me-phones-2249995.html?action=Gallery & ino=2 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Magicbox-Cordless-Telephone-Answering-Machine/dp/B0053EY\ 3T2 gina > > > > Hey everyone, > > > > Our home phone crapped out on us and we¹re on the hunt for a new one, but > > having trouble. can¹t push the buttons on most phones, so easy > > buttons are a must. She also works over the phone and needs to wear a > > headset since she can¹t hold the phone to her ear for an hour, but most of > > the home phones at Target and Best Buy don¹t have headset jacks anymore, not > > sure why. > > > > We found out that the Bluetooth function on some home phones just means you > > can link it to your cell phone, but since we need to regularly record work > > conversations the cell phone option is out. > > > > Anyone know of a good landline phone that would work for us? I can run all > > over creation looking, but I thought I¹d run it past you folks first. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 http://www.afb.org/message_board_replies.asp?TopicID=1118 & FolderID=7 > > Hey everyone, > > Our home phone crapped out on us and we¹re on the hunt for a new one, but > having trouble. can¹t push the buttons on most phones, so easy > buttons are a must. She also works over the phone and needs to wear a > headset since she can¹t hold the phone to her ear for an hour, but most of > the home phones at Target and Best Buy don¹t have headset jacks anymore, not > sure why. > > We found out that the Bluetooth function on some home phones just means you > can link it to your cell phone, but since we need to regularly record work > conversations the cell phone option is out. > > Anyone know of a good landline phone that would work for us? I can run all > over creation looking, but I thought I¹d run it past you folks first. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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