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Cordless phones advise needed MiamiCuse 11-23-2006
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Posted by MiamiCuse on November 23, 2006, 11:51 am


I don't have much luck with cordless phones. I have three in my house. I
bought them from stores when on sale like $49, or $60 etc... for each, brand
name - Panasonic, GE etc...

But most of them don't last more than a day before batteries run out. I
usually keep them in the cradle and when I pick it up for a call, talk for
an hour and the light will blink...low battery. This is like the forth
phone I have bought within 2 years that is doing this.

Should I get a more expensive $150 phone? Will that work better? How about
those that comes in a set of 3 or 4 for like $200? I always thought those
are not a good deal because if one breaks you can't easily replace them.

I need recommendation for good, reliable, basic cordless phone!

Thanks,

MC



Posted by Doug Miller on November 23, 2006, 11:54 am



>I need recommendation for good, reliable, basic cordless phone!

Radio Shack 43-3908 -- battery life is excellent. Headset is a bit fragile, so
handle it carefully.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Posted by on November 23, 2006, 12:03 pm


On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:54:16 GMT, spambait@milmac.com (Doug Miller)
wrote:

>
>>I need recommendation for good, reliable, basic cordless phone!
>
>Radio Shack 43-3908 -- battery life is excellent. Headset is a bit fragile, so
>handle it carefully.

43-3908 is a typical ni-cad battery. The same battery I just purchased
from Radio Shack. The same battery that would not hold a charge. The
same battery that I misplaced the receipt for. The same battery that
was most likely was a returned battery that was repackaged by a Radio
Shack employee because their packaging is not sealed.


http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=43-3908&origkw=43-3908

Posted by on November 23, 2006, 12:10 pm


On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:03:54 -0500, tnom@mucks.net wrote:

>On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:54:16 GMT, spambait@milmac.com (Doug Miller)
>wrote:
>
>>
>>>I need recommendation for good, reliable, basic cordless phone!
>>
>>Radio Shack 43-3908 -- battery life is excellent. Headset is a bit fragile, so
>>handle it carefully.
>
>43-3908 is a typical ni-cad battery. The same battery I just purchased
>from Radio Shack. The same battery that would not hold a charge. The
>same battery that I misplaced the receipt for. The same battery that
>was most likely was a returned battery that was repackaged by a Radio
>Shack employee because their packaging is not sealed.
>
>
>http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=43-3908&origkw=43-3908

Sorry the above link is mis-leading/incorrect however the actual
43-3908 phone uses a typical 3.6volt ni-cad (23-9037) that is no
better than other ni-cads.

Posted by Doug Miller on November 23, 2006, 11:22 pm


>On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:54:16 GMT, spambait@milmac.com (Doug Miller)
>wrote:
>
>>
>>>I need recommendation for good, reliable, basic cordless phone!
>>
>>Radio Shack 43-3908 -- battery life is excellent. Headset is a bit fragile, so
>
>>handle it carefully.
>
>43-3908 is a typical ni-cad battery. The same battery I just purchased
>from Radio Shack. The same battery that would not hold a charge. The
>same battery that I misplaced the receipt for. The same battery that
>was most likely was a returned battery that was repackaged by a Radio
>Shack employee because their packaging is not sealed.

You may have gotten a unit with a bad charger. We've had a 3908 for three
years now, and have had no problems at all with short battery life.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

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