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ebola - 25 Jan 2004 19:16 GMT

Hello,

i would like to get rid of my land line, but i live in a basement
where my GSM gets poor signal.

I've noticed that bluetooth can communicate from some distance, so was
thinking...

is there any wireless headset that exists, that i could use to
communicate in the basement, while my phone is in a spot in the house
where the wireless signal is strong??

just looking for your thoughts,

M.

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Tony Clark - 26 Jan 2004 00:27 GMT

Headsets generally will not work much beyond 5m or so, some even less. The
other problem is dialing. Kind of hard to dial out when the phone is
upstairs and you're in the basement. Some phones do support voice dialing
but this means setting up every number you want to dial in advance, also not
very flexible. Lastly, BT headphones have very short battery life so you
would probably need to keep the headset attached to the charger when not in
use.

You would probably be better off getting a phone that can use an external
antenna and mount the antenna upstairs.

TC

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Mark E. Daniel - 31 Jan 2004 02:16 GMT

> Headsets generally will not work much beyond 5m or so, some even less. The
> other problem is dialing. Kind of hard to dial out when the phone is
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> would probably need to keep the headset attached to the charger when not in
> use.

I tried using a SE T610 on T-Mobile USA where the phone was upstairs and
I was downstairs with the headset. Got to about the stairs to my
basemet and it would still try and talk to the phone, but the headset
lacked enough power to actually hear what I was saying so voice dialing
failed. My Nokia 3650 can find a signal in my basemet, though it is
somewhat dependent on where it is placed. Now with the phone downstairs
and me upstairs with the headset, the link could be esstablished but I
tried that before I had really set anything up. Now I just need a
headset that supports the handsfree profile for my 3650 and all should
be well....

> You would probably be better off getting a phone that can use an external
> antenna and mount the antenna upstairs.

I'm glad I didn't have to do that. If your basemet has any windows, try
finding a signal around them. You may have have to expairment,but one
to two bars will work.....GSM seems to deal with less signal someewhat
better then the CDMA I was on.....

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The Watcher - 26 Jan 2004 02:44 GMT

Depending opn phone, many Carriers, Motorla and Ericsson for instance, have
software available that lets you dial and talk using say a laptop or
desktop. With or without a BT Headset, that would work much better. As my
assocaite said ahead of me, just a headset would be a pain and not
practical. If you want to go further, let me know make and model and
computer and we can go from there. (I am assuming computer is available
cause your sending news posts, obviously if not downstairs a problem. )

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ebola - 29 Jan 2004 02:14 GMT

hello,

wow, you guys have some superb ideas.

I've currently got a GSM phone (nokia 8390), and both a
desktop/laptop.

I'm not sure how the details of this solution might work, but it IS
intriguing! I knew the BT idea was a stretch... but had to ask. I've
been annoyed ever since the idea was put in my head by a (now
discountinued) cradle that once existed for a cell phone... allowing
you to convert it into a land line...

I am happy and excited to hear of this possible solution via
notebook/cell phone!

many thanks...

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ebola - 30 Jan 2004 02:31 GMT

>Depending opn phone, many Carriers, Motorla and Ericsson for instance, have
>software available that lets you dial and talk using say a laptop or
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